Standards |
| Era 1 - Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620) |
| 1. | Understands the characteristics of societies in the Americas, Western Europe, and Western Africa that increasingly interacted after 1450 |
| 2. | Understands cultural and ecological interactions among previously unconnected people resulting from early European exploration and colonization |
| Era 2 - Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763) |
| 3. | Understands why the Americas attracted Europeans, why they brought enslaved Africans to their colonies and how Europeans struggled for control of North America and the Caribbean |
| 4. | Understands how political, religious, and social institutions emerged in the English colonies |
| 5. | Understands how the values and institutions of European economic life took root in the colonies and how slavery reshaped European and African life in the Americas |
| Era 3 - Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s) |
| 6. | Understands the causes of the American Revolution, the ideas and interests involved in shaping the revolutionary movement, and reasons for the American victory |
| 7. | Understands the impact of the American Revolution on politics, economy, and society |
| 8. | Understands the institutions and practices of government created during the Revolution and how these elements were revised between 1787 and 1815 to create the foundation of the American political system based on the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights |
| Era 4 - Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) |
| 9. | Understands the United States territorial expansion between 1801 and 1861, and how it affected relations with external powers and Native Americans |
| 10. | Understands how the industrial revolution, increasing immigration, the rapid expansion of slavery, and the westward movement changed American lives and led to regional tensions |
| 11. | Understands the extension, restriction, and reorganization of political democracy after 1800 |
| 12. | Understands the sources and character of cultural, religious, and social reform movements in the antebellum period |
| Era 5 - Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) |
| 13. | Understands the causes of the Civil War |
| 14. | Understands the course and character of the Civil War and its effects on the American people |
| 15. | Understands how various reconstruction plans succeeded or failed |
| Era 6 - The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) |
| 16. | Understands how the rise of corporations, heavy industry, and mechanized farming transformed American society |
| 17. | Understands massive immigration after 1870 and how new social patterns, conflicts, and ideas of national unity developed amid growing cultural diversity |
| 18. | Understands the rise of the American labor movement and how political issues reflected social and economic changes |
| 19. | Understands federal Indian policy and United States foreign policy after the Civil War |
| Era 7 - The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930) |
| 20. | Understands how Progressives and others addressed problems of industrial capitalism, urbanization, and political corruption |
| 21. | Understands the changing role of the United States in world affairs through World War I |
| 22. | Understands how the United States changed between the post-World War I years and the eve of the Great Depression |
| Era 8 - The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) |
| 23. | Understands the causes of the Great Depression and how it affected American society |
| 24. | Understands how the New Deal addressed the Great Depression, transformed American federalism, and initiated the welfare state |
| 25. | Understands the causes and course of World War II, the character of the war at home and abroad, and its reshaping of the U.S. role in world affairs |
| Era 9 - Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s) |
| 26. | Understands the economic boom and social transformation of post-World War II United States |
| 27. | Understands how the Cold War and conflicts in Korea and Vietnam influenced domestic and international politics |
| 28. | Understands domestic policies in the post-World War II period |
| 29. | Understands the struggle for racial and gender equality and for the extension of civil liberties |
| Era 10 - Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) |
| 30. | Understands developments in foreign policy and domestic politics between the Nixon and Clinton presidencies |
| 31. | Understands economic, social, and cultural developments in the contemporary United States |
Topics |
| | 1. | Abolition of the slave trade |
| | 2. | African, European, and Native American Societies circa 1492 |
| | 3. | Allies in World War II |
| | 4. | American cultural movements, late 19th Century |
| | 5. | American expansionism, post-Civil War |
| | 6. | American political conflict |
| | 7. | Antebellum debates over slavery |
| | 8. | Antebellum immigration |
| | 9. | Art in culture/society |
| | 10. | Causes and consequences of slavery |
| | 11. | Causes of the American Revolution |
| | 12. | Causes of World War I |
| | 13. | Causes of World War II |
| | 14. | Changes in American life during the 1930s |
| | 15. | Changes in American political life |
| | 16. | Changing role of the United States in world affairs, early 20th century |
| | 17. | Civil Rights Movement |
| | 18. | Civil War |
| | 19. | Colonial economic life and labor systems |
| | 20. | Colonies and colonial systems |
| | 21. | Comparative analysis of culture and societies |
| | 22. | Consequences of U.S. involvement in Vietnam |
| | 23. | Consumer culture |
| | 24. | Contemporary American culture |
| | 25. | Cooperation and conflict |
| | 26. | Creation and ratification of the United States Constitution |
| | 27. | Cultural continuity and change |
| | 28. | Cultural diffusion, adaptation, and interaction |
| | 29. | Cultural movements in American society, 1920s |
| | 30. | Cultural perspectives |
| | 31. | Development of state and national government post-American Revolution |
| | 32. | Development of the first American party system |
| | 33. | Development of the Supreme Court |
| | 34. | Development, ideology, and structure of political systems |
| | 35. | Differences between the North and South prior to the Civil War |
| | 36. | Domestic policies in early 21st century United States |
| | 37. | Domestic policies in late 20th century United States |
| | 38. | Domestic policies of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations |
| | 39. | Domestic policies of the Nixon and Carter administrations |
| | 40. | Domestic policies of the Reagan and Bush administrations |
| | 41. | Economic changes of the post-World War II period |
| | 42. | Economic conditions and society |
| | 43. | Economic development and growth |
| | 44. | Economic patterns in the United States since 1968 |
| | 45. | Economic programs and policies |
| | 46. | Economic systems |
| | 47. | Education and society |
| | 48. | Effects of the environment |
| | 49. | Emergence of modern capitalist economy, 1920s |
| | 50. | European exploration and colonization, 9th to 17th centuries |
| | 51. | European struggle for control of North America |
| | 52. | Expansion, exploration, and conquest |
| | 53. | Family and gender roles |
| | 54. | Farming and agriculture |
| | 55. | Foreign policies in early 21st century United States |
| | 56. | Foreign policies in the late 20th century United States |
| | 57. | Government and the economy |
| | 58. | Great Depression |
| | 59. | Group and national identity |
| | 60. | Growth of slavery after 1800 |
| | 61. | Guarantees and significance of the Bill of Rights |
| | 62. | Historic documents, treaties, and agreements |
| | 63. | Historical analysis and interpretations |
| | 64. | Historical documents, treaties, and agreements |
| | 65. | Historical viewpoints and perspectives |
| | 66. | Human and civil rights |
| | 67. | Immigration and demographic shifts in the United States |
| | 68. | Immigration and the immigrant experience |
| | 69. | Immigration in the United States, late 19th century |
| | 70. | Impact of American Revolution |
| | 71. | Impact of immigration on colonial development |
| | 72. | Impact of post-World War II science and technology in the United States |
| | 73. | Impact of religious diversity on American institutions and values |
| | 74. | Impact of slavery on African life |
| | 75. | Impact of society on the environment |
| | 76. | Impact of the American Revolution |
| | 77. | Impact of the New Deal on labor |
| | 78. | Impact of World War II on the home front |
| | 79. | Industrialization and the rise of big business |
| | 80. | Influence of art on culture/society |
| | 81. | Influence of ideas on society |
| | 82. | International background of World War II |
| | 83. | International diplomacy and relations |
| | 84. | Labor movements, patterns, and conflicts |
| | 85. | Labor unions and role of government in labor conflict |
| | 86. | Leaders and leadership styles |
| | 87. | Leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| | 88. | Legacy of the New Deal |
| | 89. | Limits of Progressivism |
| | 90. | Literary and artistic developments |
| | 91. | Migration and settlement patterns |
| | 92. | Military strategies |
| | 93. | Multinational and international organizations |
| | 94. | Northern and southern resources of the Civil War |
| | 95. | Opposition to the New Deal |
| | 96. | Origins and consequences of the Cold War |
| | 97. | Origins of colonial government and politics |
| | 98. | Origins of Progressivism |
| | 99. | Perspectives on federal Indian policy and westward expansion |
| | 100. | Political controversy over Reconstruction |
| | 101. | Political debates of the post-World War II period |
| | 102. | Political parties, campaigns, and elections |
| | 103. | Politics and ideologies that led to the Civil War |
| | 104. | Politics and international affairs of the 1920s |
| | 105. | Popular culture |
| | 106. | Population density, distribution, and growth rates |
| | 107. | Pre-Columbian indigenous societies |
| | 108. | Principles of the Declaration of Independence |
| | 109. | Progressivism at the national level |
| | 110. | Race and ethnicity |
| | 111. | Race relations and the struggle for equal rights after 1870 |
| | 112. | Racial, ethnic, and religious discrimination |
| | 113. | Rapid industrialization and environmental issues, late 19th century |
| | 114. | Reconstruction policies |
| | 115. | Reform movements |
| | 116. | Religion in the English colonies |
| | 117. | Religion, belief systems, and values |
| | 118. | Revolutionary War |
| | 119. | Rights and status of individuals and groups |
| | 120. | Rise and decline of societies and civilizations |
| | 121. | Rise of social, political, and economic revolutions |
| | 122. | Role of government in society |
| | 123. | Role of individuals in history |
| | 124. | Role of race and ethnicity |
| | 125. | Role of the Warren Court in addressing civil liberties and equal rights |
| | 126. | Role of women |
| | 127. | Roles and experiences of diverse groups |
| | 128. | Roles of ordinary people in American democracy |
| | 129. | Science, technology, and society |
| | 130. | Scope and human costs of World War I |
| | 131. | Second industrial revolution |
| | 132. | Settlement of the West, early 19th century |
| | 133. | Shay’s Rebellion |
| | 134. | Slavery |
| | 135. | Social change and development |
| | 136. | Social change in the post-World War II period |
| | 137. | Social class structure and interactions |
| | 138. | Social conflict |
| | 139. | Social experience of the Civil War |
| | 140. | Social issues and individual rights in contemporary American society |
| | 141. | Social movements |
| | 142. | Social, economic, and political issues of the late 19th century |
| | 143. | Social, political, and economic characteristics of society |
| | 144. | Social, political, and economic characteristics of society |
| | 145. | Society and culture in colonial America |
| | 146. | Spanish and Portuguese conquest of the Americas |
| | 147. | State and federal Indian policy, early 19th century |
| | 148. | Successes and failures of Reconstruction |
| | 149. | Suffrage movements |
| | 150. | Territorial expansion in the United States, early 19th century |
| | 151. | Trade and trade routes |
| | 152. | Transformation of agriculture, mining, and ranching |
| | 153. | Transportation and market revolutions of the 19th century |
| | 154. | U.S. involvement in World War I at home and abroad |
| | 155. | United States foreign policy post-World War II |
| | 156. | United States foreign policy, early 19th century |
| | 157. | Urban growth and development |
| | 158. | Western Europe during the Age of Exploration |
| | 159. | Women’s movement for civil rights and equal opportunities |
