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1 Georgia End-of-Course Tests Content Description Guide United States History (High School) Social Studies - U.S. History Domain: Colonization to the Constitution (Beginnings to 1789) Students identify and describe the native inhabitants the Europeans found in the New World. Students identify the factors that led to the colonization of the continent of North America e.g., national rivalry, religious persecution, economic opportunity, and political unrest). SE/ The Native American World, 3 8; Native Americans, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 39, 41, 43, 44, 48, 48, 49, 85, 86, 87; Chapter 1 Review, A 2B Instructional Support, Unit 1: Guided Reading & Quiz, 3 4; Enrichment Support, Skills for Life, 15 TECH: See Chapter 1 Resource Pro CD-ROM, SE/ The European World, 9-14; The World of the West Africans, 15-18; The Atlantic World Is Born, 19 24; Chapter 1 Review, A 2B Instructional Support, Unit 1: Guided Reading & Quiz, 5 15; Enrichment Support, Literature Activity, 14; Learning With Documents, 7, 79; Why Study History? 2 TECH: See Chapter 1 Resource Pro CD-ROM, SE = Student Edition TE = Teacher s Edition TR=Teaching Resources TECH = Technology 1

2 Students identify and analyze the social, political, religious and economic patterns that developed in the American colonies. Students explain (or identify) the causes and effects of the French and Indian War. Students explain (or identify) the causes of the American Revolution ( ). SE/ European Colonization of the Americas, 28; Spanish Explorers and Colonies, 29-33; The Jamestown Colony, 36 41; The New England Colonies, 42-50; The Middle and Southern Colonies, 51-54; Why Study History? Your Culture Interacts with Others, 55; Chapter 2 Review, 56 57; Growth of the American Colonies, 58; An Empire and Its Colonies, 59 64; Life in Colonial America, 65-71; African Americans in the Colonies, 72-76; Emerging Tensions, 77 80; Chapter 3 Review, A 28B, 58A 58B Instructional Support, Unit 1: 16 28, 29 41; Enrichment Support, Decision-Making Activities folder, 30-31; Learning with Documents Folder, 9, 44; Lasting Impact, 2 3; Why Study History? 4 TECH: Chapters 2 & 3 Resource Pro CD-ROM, Test Bank CD-ROM, American Heritage CD- ROM, Listening to Literature Audiotapes, Listening to Music CD, Color Transparencies SE/ The French and Indian War, A 84B Instructional Support, Unit 1: Guided Reading and Quiz, 42 43; Enrichment Support, Primary Source Activity, 10 History of the United States CD- SE/ Issues Behind the Revolution, 89 97; Ideas Behind the Revolution, ; The Declaration of Independence, 102; Fighting for Independence, ; Winning Independence, ; Chapter Review, A 84B Instructional Support, Unit 1: Guided Reading and Quiz, 42 56; Enrichment Support, Skills for Life, 56; Comparing Primary Sources, 53 54; Biography, 52; Why Study History? 5 TECH: See Chapter 4 Resource Pro CD-ROM, 2

3 Students identify and analyze the Declaration of Independence (e.g., basis for self-evident truths and inalienable rights, obtain support of the uncommitted Americans, and gain foreign support). Students describe (or identify) the major events, military campaigns and influential persons of the American Revolution and develop a beliefs and value profile of those persons including George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. Students discuss (or analyze) the limitation of the Articles of Confederation and the reasons for the calling of the Constitutional Convention. Students summarize the debates and resulting compromises of the Constitutional Convention, including large v. small states, Hamilton and Madison, and the north-south division. SE/ Declaration of Independence, A 84B Instructional Support, Unit 1: Guided Reading and Quiz, 42 56; Enrichment Support, Key Documents, 81; Comparing Primary Sources, TECH: See Chapter 4 Resource Pro CD-ROM, SE/ Winning Independence, ; Chapter Review, A 84B Instructional Support, Unit 1: Guided Reading and Quiz, TECH: See Chapter 4 Resource Pro CD-ROM, SE/ Government by the States, ; The Constitution, ; The Constitution of the United States, A 122B Instructional Support, Unit 2: Guided Reading and Quiz, 57 69; Enrichment Support, Comparing Primary Sources, 66 67; Key Documents, 82; Biography, 65; Literature, 68 TECH: See Chapter 5 Resource Pro CD-ROM, SE/ The Constitution, ; The Constitution of the United States, ; Chapter Review, A 122B Instructional Support, Unit 2: Guided Reading and Quiz, 57 69; Enrichment Support, Comparing Primary Sources, 66 67; Key Documents, 82; Biography, 65; Literature, 68 TECH: See Chapter 5 Resource Pro CD-ROM, 3

4 Students summarize the Constitutional ratification process, including the role of the Federalist papers, foundations of political parties, the Bill of Rights, and anti-federalist arguments. Students identify the Bill of Rights as the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution and state (or understand) their importance. SE/ Ratifying the Constitution, ; Chapter Review, A 122B Instructional Support, Unit 2: Guided Reading & Quiz, 61 62; Enrichment Support, Key Documents, 83; Learning with Documents, 47 History of the United States CD- SE/ The Bill of Rights, ; Chapter Review, Recent Scholarship, 141 Instructional Support, Unit 2: Guided Reading and Quiz, 61 62; Enrichment Support, Key Documents, 83; Learning with Documents, 47 History of the United States CD- Domain: Development of the New Nation: Students explain the importance of George Washington s and John Adams administrations. Students trace and describe the growth of a nation. SE/ The New Government, ; Liberty Versus Order in the 1790's, ; The Government Takes a New Course, A 122B, 174A 174B Instructional Support, Unit 2: Guided Reading and Quiz, 63 64, See related Enrichment Support. History of the United States CD- SE/ The Jefferson Administration, ; Native American Resistance, ; The War of 1812, ; Crossing the Appalachians, A 174B, 200A 200B Instructional Support, Unit 2: Guided Reading & Quiz 74 79, See related Enrichment Support. History of the United States CD- 4

5 Students trace the development of political parties in the United States. Students examine (or demonstrate an understanding of) the concept Manifest Destiny as it applies to U.S. history between Students identify (the significance of) the intellectual, cultural and social movements between SE/ The Origin of American Politics, 174; Liberty Versus Order, ; The Government Takes a New Course, ; The Jefferson Administration, ; Chapter Review, A 174B Instructional Support, Unit 2: Guided Reading & Quiz See related Enrichment Support. History of the United States CD- SE/ Manifest Destiny, 301; Beyond the Mississippi, 286; The Plains Indians, ; Hispanic North America, ; Trails to the West, ; From Sea to Sea, ; Chapter 10 Review, A 286B Instructional Support, Unit 3: Guided Reading & Quiz 32 44; Enrichment Support, Biography, 40; Literature, 43; Skills for Life, 44; Primary Source, 16; Comparing Primary Sources, History of the United States CD- SE/ Middle-Class Reform, ; The Anti- Slavery Movement, ; The Movement for Women's Rights, ; Turning Point: The Seneca Falls Convention, 277; Growing Divisions, ; Chapter 9 Review, A 258B Instructional Support, Unit 3: Guided Reading & Quiz 19 31; See related Enrichment Support. History of the United States CD- 5

6 Students identify and examine the industrial and transportation improvements from Students identify and analyze the causes and events leading to the Civil War. SE/ Industrial Innovation in America, ; A Transportation Revolution, ; Advances in Communication, 213; American Artifacts, Life after the American Revolution, ; The Market Revolution, 230; A Market Economy, ; The Northern Section, ; The Southern Section, ; Chapter Review, A 230B Instructional Support, Unit 3: Guided Reading & Quiz, 3 18; Enrichment Support, Comparing Primary Sources, History of the United States CD- SE/ The Three-Fifths Compromise, ; The Missouri Compromise, ; The North Section, ; The Southern Section, ; The Anti-Slavery Movement, ; Two Nations? ; New Political Parties, ; The System Fails, ; A Nation Divided Against Itself, ; Why Study History? The Debate over States' Rights Continues, 337; Chapter 11 Review, A 314B Instructional Support, Unit 4: Guided Reading & Quiz 45 58; Enrichment Support, Literature, 56 57; Skills for Life, 58; Primary Source, 17; Biography, 53 TECH: See Chapter 11 Resource Pro CD-ROM, Domain: Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Industrial Age ( ) Students examine the values and beliefs of major Civil War personalities including Lincoln and Lee. SE/ The Civil War, 340; From Bull Run to Antietam, ; Life Behind the Lines ; The Tide of War Turns, ; A New Birth of Freedom, Chapter 12 Review, A 340B Instructional Support, Unit 4: Guided Reading & Quiz 59 71; Enrichment Support, Visual Learning Activity, 54; Comparing Primary Sources, 68 69; Biography, 67 TECH: See Chapter 12 Resource Pro CD-ROM, 6

7 Students discuss and analyze reasons for the military defeat of the Confederacy. Students analyze the social, political and economic results of Reconstruction. Students trace the development of the Industrial Revolution in the United States. SE/ A New Birth of Freedom, ; Chapter 12 Review, A 340B Instructional Support, Unit 4: Guided Reading & Quiz 65 66; Enrichment Support, Visual Learning Activity, 54 TECH: See Chapter 12 Resource Pro CD-ROM, SE/ Reconstruction, 378; Presidential Reconstruction, ; Congressional Reconstruction, ; Birth of the "New South," ; The End of Reconstruction, ; Chapter 13 Review, A 378B Instructional Support, Guided Reading and Quizzes, Unit 4: 72-79; Biography, 80; Comparing Primary Sources, 81-82; Literature Activity, 83-85; Skills for Life, 86; Big Idea Graphic Organizer, 75 History of the United States CD- SE/ The Expansion of American Industry, 406; A Technological Revolution, ; The Growth of Big Business, ; Industrialization and Workers, ; The Great Strikes, ; Chapter Review, A 406B Unit 5: Guided Reading & Quiz See all Enrichment activities. TECH: Chapter 14 Resource Pro CD-ROM, Test Bank CD-ROM, American Heritage CD- ROM, Listening to Literature Audiotapes, Listening to Music CD, Color Transparencies 7

8 Students trace westward expansion from Students describe and analyze the social changes in the United States from Students describe and analyze the political reforms in the United States from SE/ Looking to the West, 432; Moving West, ; Conflict with Native Americans, ; Farming, Mining, and Ranching, ; Populism, ; Frontier Myths, ; Chapter Review, A 432B Instructional Support, Guided Reading and Quizzes, Unit 5: 16 32; Biography, 26; Comparing Primary Sources, 27 28; Literature Activity, 29 31; Skills for Life, 32 TECH: See Chapter 15 Resource Pro CD-ROM, SE/ Politics, Immigration, and Urban Life, 460; Politics in the Gilded Age, ; People on the Move, ; The Challenge of the Cities, ; Ideas for Reform, , Chapter Review, ; Daily Life in the Gilded Age, 486; The Expansion of Education, ; New Forms of Entertainment, ; The World of Jim Crow, ; Women in Late 1800s, ; Chapter Review, A 46B, 486A 486B Instructional Support, Unit 5: Guided Reading & Quiz 33 45, 46 58; Enrichment Support, Why Study History, 17; Biography, 41, 54; Primary Source Activity, 22, 23; Skills for Life 45; Comparing Primary Sources, History of the United States CD- SE/ Politics, Immigration, and Urban Life, 460; Politics in the Gilded Age, ; Ideas for Reform, , Chapter Review, A 46B Instructional Support, Unit 5: Guided Reading & Quiz 33 45; Enrichment Support, Why Study History, 17 History of the United States CD- 8

9 Domain: World Power and Domestic Reform ( ) Students trace and analyze the developments that led to the United States emerging as a world power. Students identify and state the significance of the national reforms of Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson during the Progressive Era. SE/ Becoming a World Power, ; The Pressure to Expand, ; The Spanish American War, ; Expansion Under Roosevelt and, ; Debating America's New Role, ; Chapter 18; Review, A 514B Instructional Support, Unit 6: Guided Reading & Quiz 59 71; Enrichment Support, Learning with Documents Folder, 24, 60, 94; Why Study History? 19 TECH: See Chapter 18 Resource Pro CD-ROM, SE/ The Era of Progressive Reform, 540; The Origins of Progressivism, ; Progressive Legislation, ; Progressive Presidents, ; Suffrage at Last, ; Chapter Review, A 540B Instructional Support, Unit 6: Guided Reading & Quiz 72 85; Enrichment Support, Decision- Making Activities folder, 16-17; Learning with Documents Folder, 25, 61; History's Lasting Impact folder, TECH: See Chapter 19 Resource Pro CD-ROM, 9

10 Students evaluate the foreign policies of Theodore Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson. Students explain American entry into World War I and describe the impact of the war on life in the United States. Students analyze social upheavals in the United States in the 1920s and the 1930s. SE/ Becoming a World Power, ; The Pressure to Expand, ; The Spanish American War, ; Expansion Under Roosevelt and, ; Debating America's New Role, ; Chapter 18; Review, ; The World War I Era, 564; The Road to War, ; The United States Declares War, ; Americans on the European Front, ; On the Home Front, ; Global Peacemaker, ; Chapter Review, A 514B, 564A 564B Instructional Support, Unit 6: Guided Reading & Quiz 59 71, ; Enrichment Support, Learning with Documents Folder, 24, 26, 60, 94, 95; Why Study History? 19 TECH: See Chapter 18 & Chapter 20 Resource Pro CD-ROM, Interactive Tutorial CD-ROM, and American Heritage History of the United States CD- SE/ The World War I Era, 564; The Road to War, ; The United States Declares War, ; Americans on the European Front, ; On the Home Front, ; Global Peacemaker, ; Chapter Review, A 564B Instructional Support, Unit 6: Guided Reading & Quiz ; Enrichment Support, Learning with Documents Folder, 26, 95 TECH: See Chapter 20 Resource Pro CD-ROM, SE/ The Twenties, 596; A Business Boom, ; Society in the 1920s, ; Mass Media and the Jazz Age, ; Cultural Conflicts, ; Chapter 21 Review, A 596B Instructional Support, Unit 7: Guided Reading & Quiz 3 17; Enrichment Support, Decision- Making Activities folder, 18 19; Learning with Documents Folder, 27, 63 TECH: See Chapter 21 Resource Pro CD-ROM, 10

11 Students analyze the causes and effects of the Great Depression. Students analyze the development and implementation of Franklin Delano Roosevelt s programs and relate their impact on present day social and economic policies. SE/ Crash and Depression, 630; The Economy in the Late 1920s, ; The Stock Market Crash, ; The Social Effects of the Great Depression, ; Surviving the Great Depression, ; The Election of 1932, ; Chapter Review, A 630B Instructional Support, Unit 7: Guided Reading & Quiz 18 32; Enrichment Support, Learning with Documents Folder, 28, 64, 96; History's Lasting Impact folder, 14 15; Why Study History? 23 TECH: See Chapter 22 Resource Pro CD-ROM, SE/ Forging a New Deal, ; The New Deal's Critics, ; Last Days of the New Deal, ; Chapter 23 Review, A 658B Instructional Support, Unit 7: Guided Reading & Quiz 33 43; Enrichment Support, Learning with Documents Folder, 29, 65; Why Study History? 24 TECH: See Chapter 23 Resource Pro CD-ROM, Domain: The Modern Era (1940 to the Present) Students analyze the causes and results of America s participation in World War II. SE/ World War II, 684; Prelude to Global War, ; The Road to Victory in Europe, ; The War in the Pacific, ; The Holocaust, ; Chapter 24 Review, ; World War II at Home, 714; The Shift to Wartime Production, ; Daily Life on the Home Front, ; Women and the War, ; The Struggle for Justice at Home, ; Chapter 25 Review, A 684B, 714A 714B Instructional Support, Unit 8: Guided Reading & Quiz 44 56, 57 69; Enrichment Support, Learning with Documents Folder, 30, 31, 66, 67; History's Lasting Impact folder, 16 17; Why Study History? 25, 26 TECH: See Chapters 24 & 25 Resource Pro CD- ROM, Interactive Tutorial CD-ROM, and American Heritage History of the United States CD- 11

12 Students trace the causes and effects of the Cold War period Students analyze United States foreign relations from 1961 to present. Students evaluate (the significance of) social protest movements and the demand for reforms in post-world War II period to the present. SE/ The Cold War, 740; The Origins of the Cold War, ; The Cold War Abroad and at Home, ; The Cold War Expands, ; Chapter 26 Review, A 740B Instructional Support, Guided Reading and Quizzes, Biography, 76; Comparing Primary Sources, 77-78; Literature Activity, 79; Skills for Life, 80 History of the United States CD- SE/ Foreign Policy in the 1960s, ; The Vietnam War and American Society, ; Nixon s Foreign Policy, ; Carter s Foreign Policy, ; The Reagan Legacy, ; The Cold War Ends, ; The United States in a New World, ; Foreign Policy After the Cold War, See all Instructional Support and Enrichment Support. TECH: See Chapters Resource Pro CD-ROM, SE/ Demands for Civil Rights, ; The Civil Rights Movement, , Leaders and Strategies, ; The Struggle Intensifies, ; The Political Response, ; The Challenge of Black Power, ; Chapter 29 Review, ; Ethnic Minorities seek Equality, ; Ethnic Minorities seek Equality, ; Native American Struggles, ; Twenty-First Century Americans, ; Immigration and the Golden Door, ; Turning Point, The Civil Rights Act of 1964, 833; Why Study History? You Can Help Achieve Racial Equality, A 818B, 872A 872B Instructional Support, Unit 9: Guided Reading & Quiz 15 28, 29 41; Enrichment Support, Learning with Documents Folder, 35, 36, 71, 72, 103; Why Study History? 30, 31 TECH: See Chapters 29 & 30 Resource Pro CD- ROM, Interactive Tutorial CD-ROM, and American Heritage History of the United States CD- 12

13 Students trace the events and identify the influential personalities of the Civil Rights Era from 1947 to the present. Students analyze how conflicting philosophies affect the U.S. government s role in solving domestic problems. Students evaluate (or identify) the impact of technological changes in the post-world War II period to the present. SE/ The Struggle for Justice at Home, ; Demands for Civil Rights, ; The Civil Rights Movement, , Leaders and Strategies, ; The Struggle Intensifies, ; The Political Response, ; The Challenge of Black Power, ; Chapter 29 Review, A 818B Instructional Support, Unit 9: Guided Reading and Quizzes, 15 28; Enrichment Support, Biography, 23; Comparing Primary Sources, 24 25; Literature Activity, 26 27; Skills for Life, 28 TECH: See Chapter 29 Resource Pro CD-ROM, SE/ Pathways to the Future: Immigration and the Golden Door, ; Gun Control and Crime, ; The Minimum Wage, ; Rethinking Entitlements, ; The Debate Over Trade, ; Foreign Policy after the Cold War, ; Technology and You in the Next Century, ; Why Study History? 25, 55, 81, 115, 147, 197, 223, 255, 283, 307, 337, 373, 399, 429, 457, 483, 507, 537, 561, 589, 627, 655, 677, 711, 737, 763, 789, 815, 841, 867, 895, 927, 951, 975, 1001 See all Instructional and Enrichment activities. History of the United States CD- SE/ Technology Transforms Life, ; The First Moon Landing, 914; American Artifacts, The Information Age, ; The Computer Revolution, ; Technology and You in the Next Century, ; Exploring Technology, 811, 948 See related Instructional Support and Enrichment Support. History of the United States CD- 13

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