Grade 9 through 12 Alaska History Standards

Other Alaska Social Studies sets

• Kindergarten through Grade 2 Civics Standards
• Kindergarten through Grade 2 Economics Standards
• Kindergarten through Grade 2 Geography Standards
• Kindergarten through Grade 2 History Standards
• Kindergarten through Grade 2 Inquiry Standards
• Grade 3 through 5 Civics Standards
• Grade 3 through 5 Economics Standards
• Grade 3 through 5 Geography Standards
• Grade 3 through 5 History Standards
• Grade 3 through 5 Inquiry Standards
• Grade 6 Alaska Studies and Geography Standards
• Grade 6 through 8 Inquiry Standards
• Grade 7 World History and Geography Standards
• Grade 8 U.S. History and Civics
• Grade 9 through 12 Civics Standards
• Grade 9 through 12 Economics Standards
• Grade 9 through 12 Geography Standards
• Grade 9 through 12 Inquiry Standards
• Grade 9 through 12 U.S. History Standards
• Grade 9 through 12 World History Standards

Compare and contrast Indigenous, Russian, and American understandings of land claims and land stewardship.SS.AKH.2.21.1

Analyze the social, political, cultural, and economic issues that emerged from the initial Russian and European contact in Alaska.SS.AKH.2.23.1

Analyze the role of the federal government’s claims to Alaska’s lands for military use, resources, trade, and infrastructure over time.SS.AKH.2.6.1

Analyze the legal contexts of Alaska’s Land Claims Settlement Act and the long‐term effects of it on Indigenous Tribal societies and governments.SS.AKH.2.8.1

Assess the cultural‐ political development of Alaska’s Indigenous societies as a means of thriving on the land and its resources.SS.AKH.2.20.1

Cite and compare historical arguments about the purchase of Alaska from Indigenous, Russian, and American perspectives.SS.AKH.2.17.1

Compare and contrast Indigenous and Western understandings of resources.SS.AKH.3.16.1

Develop a claim using multiple sources and perspectives about the United States’ goals in relation to resource extraction in Alaska.SS.AKH.3.23.1

Examine the economic, social, cultural, and political developments resulting from the common ownership of Alaska’s oil and natural resources.SS.AKH.3.9.1

Explain the significance and impact of various Tribal, corporate, state, and federal policies on resource stewardship in Alaska.SS.AKH.3.8.1

Develop a claim using evidence from multiple sources and perspectives about the relationship between Alaska’s geopolitical importance and the exploitation of Alaska’s resources.SS.AKH.3.17.1

Analyze the environmental changes that have resulted from resource extraction from Alaska.SS.AKH.3.16.2

Explain the relationship between modern migration events and the development of major industries in Alaska.SS.AKH.3.19.1

Develop a claim using multiple sources and perspectives explaining how specific policies or issues in Alaska are a result of the legacy of western expansion.SS.AKH.4.21.1

Compare and contrast the political and economic developments leading to the colonization of Alaska.SS.AKH.4.24.1

Identify the causes of decline in colonial rule throughout Alaska’s history.SS.AKH.4.24.2

Analyze the social, political, cultural, and economic issues that emerged as a result of colonial rule in Alaska.SS.AKH.4.23.1

Develop a claim using a variety of sources and perspectives about how the intent and outcomes of colonial assimilationist policies have had an impact on Alaskan cultural identities.SS.AKH.4.23.2

Identify the impacts of missionaries and missionary activity throughout Alaska’s history.SS.AKH.4.6.1

Evaluate the efficacy of formal and informal colonial policies, their effects on Sovereign Tribal Nations’ ability to self‐govern, and Alaska Native resistance efforts to preserve Tribal sovereignty.SS.AKH.4.8.1

Assess the ongoing effects of changing climate on Alaska’s landscapes and societies.SS.AKH.4.19.1

Evaluate Alaskans’ arguments for self‐determination and full citizenship rights through the statehood movement.SS.AKH.5.23.1

Examine Alaska’s electoral system and the responsibilities of individuals within the system.SS.AKH.5.10.1

Identify federal, state, Tribal, and local powers, and explore the student’s personal role in their local community by taking informed action.SS.AKH.5.7.1

Analyze how Alaskans have challenged the status quo from the colonial era through today to gain protection of their civil rights and build long‐term survival of their communities.SS.AKH.5.10.2

Explain how the Alaska Constitution organizes government power, protects rights, and includes features unique to Alaska.SS.AKH.5.8.1

Define sovereignty and explore how Tribal sovereignty has been defended over time by Indigenous communities to gain protection of Tribal rights and build long‐term survival of Tribal affairs.SS.AKH.5.6.1

Explain the significance and impact of various court cases, legal documents, and laws on Alaska.SS.AKH.5.8.2

Compare and contrast Tribal constitutions, the Alaska State Constitution, the Federal Constitution, and Alaska Native corporations as created by ANCSA.SS.AKH.5.6.2

Describe the formation of ANCSA Corporations (Regional Corporations), the outcomes of resource sharing, and their impacts on Alaska’s economy.SS.AKH.6.24.1

Compare and contrast the perspectives of sport, commercial, and subsistence users on Tribal, state, and federal policies regarding fish and game management.SS.AKH.6.21.1

Explain the significance of natural resources in major political developments throughout Alaska’s history.SS.AKH.6.23.1

Explain the creation of the Permanent Fund and Permanent Fund Dividend and how it continues to impact the state economically, politically, and socially.SS.AKH.6.8.1

Identify Alaska’s markets and industries and analyze their impact on Alaska’s economy.SS.AKH.6.11.1

Describe how Alaska’s place in the circumpolar north has long‐ term implications on its economic role in the global development of industries, travel, and trade.SS.AKH.6.17.1

Explain how elements of state, Tribal, and local economies have developed in response to Alaska’s role as a resource developer.SS.AKH.6.15.1

Analyze the role of the federal government in Alaska’s economy and maintenance of Alaska’s infrastructure.SS.AKH.6.13.1

Identify Tribal and Western concepts of land ownership and how acting upon those concepts contributes to changes in land use, stewardship, and control.SS.AKH.6.12.1

Examine the causes and consequences of Alaska’s boom‐and‐bust economy.SS.AKH.6.11.2

Examine Indigenous political systems pre‐contact and explain changes and adaptations due to colonialism and Western influence.SS.USH.1.9.1

Explain the relationship that was developed between federal, state, and Tribal governments through treaties, court decisions, and land acquisition statutes.SS.USH.1.8.1

Evaluate the ways in which the United States acquired new territories, including purchases, forced relocation, treaties, annexation, and war.SS.USH.1.21.1

Evaluate the efficacy of formal U.S. policies of expansion, their effects on Sovereign Tribal Nations’ ability to self‐govern, and Indigenous resistance efforts to preserve Tribal sovereignty.SS.USH.1.8.2

Analyze why and how Indigenous peoples resisted U.S. territorial expansion.SS.USH.1.21.2