United States History: 1877 to the Present
Skills
USII.1
The student will develop skills for historical and geographical analysis, including the ability to
- a) identify and interpret primary and secondary source documents to increase understanding of events and life in United States history to 1877;
- b) make connections between the past and the present;
- c) sequence events in United States history from pre-Columbian times to 1877;
- d) interpret ideas and events from different historical perspectives;
- e) evaluate and discuss issues orally and in writing;
- f) analyze and interpret maps to explain relationships among landforms, water features, climatic characteristics, and historical events;
- g) distinguish between parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude;
- h) interpret patriotic slogans and excerpts from notable speeches and documents.
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