Unit Standards
SS.8.A.1.1 Provide supporting details for an answer from text, interview for oral history, check validity of information from research/text, and identify strong vs. weak arguments.
SS.8.A.1.2 Analyze charts, graphs, maps, photographs and timelines; analyze political cartoons; determine cause and effect.
SS.8.A.1.4 Differentiate fact from opinion, utilize appropriate historical research and fiction/nonfiction support materials.
SS.8.A.1.5 Identify, within both primary and secondary sources, the author, audience, format, and purpose of significant historical documents.
SS.8.A.1.6 Compare interpretations of key events and issues throughout American History.
SS.8.A.1.7 View historic events through the eyes of those who were there as shown in their art, writings, music, and artifacts.
SS.8.A.4.3 Examine the experiencesand perspectives of significant individuals and groups during this era of American History.
SS.8.A.4.4 Discuss the impact of westward expansion on cultural practices and migration patterns of Native Americas and African slave populations.
SS.8.A.4.8 Describe the influence of individuals on social and political developments of this era in American history.
SS.8.A.4.13 Explain the consequences of landmark Supreme Court decisions. (McCulloch v. Maryland [1819], Gibbons v. Ogden [1824], Cherokee Nation v. Georgia [1831], and Worcester v. Georgia [1832])
SS.8.A.4.16 Identify key ideas and influences of Jacksonian democracy.
SS.8.A.4.17 Examine key events and peoples in FL history as each impacts this era of American history.
SS.A.8.4.18 Examine the experiences and perspectives of different ethnic, national, and religious groups in FL, explaining their contributions to Florida's and America's society and culture during the territorial period.
SS.8.C.1 The student will evaluate the roles, rights, and responsibilities of U.S. citizens and determine methods of active participation in society, government, and the political system.
SS.8.C.1.3 Recognize the role of civic virtue in the lives of citizens and leaders from the colonial period through Reconstruction.
SS.8.C.1.4 Identify the evolving forms of civic and political participation from the colonial period through Reconstruction.
SS.8.E.2.2 Explain the economic impact of government policies.
SS.8.E.2.3 Assess the role of Africans and other minority groups in the economic development of the U.S.
SS.8.G.6.1: Use appropriate maps and other graphic representations to analyze geographic problems and changes over time throughout American history.
SS.8.G.6.2 Illustrate places and events in U.S. history through the use of narratives and graphics.
Unit Five Essential Questions
- What are the characteristics of a leader?
- What are the consequences when cultures interact?
- How do governments change?
Words to Know
civil servant, dispute, Jacksonian Democracy, secede, spoils system, tariff, Trail of Tears