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American History

Use research and inquiry skills to analyze American History using primary and secondary sources.
1. 1
  Use the FINDS research process model to identify strong vs weak arguments, or validity of information. SS.8.A.1.AP.1
2. 2
  Use charts, graphs, maps, photographs and timelines; identify symbolism in political cartoons; and identify cause and effect. SS.8.A.1.AP.2
3. 3
  Identify current events relevant to American History topics through a variety of electronic and print media resources. SS.8.A.1.AP.3
4. 4
  Identify fact versus opinion. SS.8.A.1.AP.4
5. 5
  Identify within primary or secondary sources, the author, audience, format, and purpose of significant historical documents. SS.8.A.1.AP.5
6. 6
  Identify interpretations of key events and issues throughout American history. SS.8.A.1.AP.6
7. 7
  View historic events through the eyes of those who were there as shown in their art, writings, music, and artifacts. SS.8.A.1.AP.7
Examine the causes, course, and consequences of British settlement in the American colonies.
1. 1
  Identify the ways that competition between the British, French, Spanish, and Dutch shaped early colonial North America. SS.8.A.2.AP.1
2. 2
  Identify key characteristics of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. SS.8.A.2.AP.2
3. 3
  Identify the economic systems of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. SS.8.A.2.AP.3
4. 4
  Identify the impact of key colonial figures on the economic, political, and social development of the colonies. SS.8.A.2.AP.4
5. 5
  Identify the impact of colonial settlement on Native American populations. SS.8.A.2.AP.5
6. 6
  Identify key causes, events, and consequences of the French and Indian War. SS.8.A.2.AP.6
7. 7
  Identify the contributions of a key group (Africans, Native Americans, women, and children) to the society and culture of colonial America. SS.8.A.2.AP.7
Demonstrate an understanding of the causes, course, and consequences of the American Revolution and the founding principles of our nation.
1. 1
  Identify the consequences of the French and Indian War in British policies for the American colonies from 1763 1774. SS.8.A.3.AP.1
2. 2
  Identify American colonial reactions to British policy from 1763 1774. SS.8.A.3.AP.2
3. 3
  Identify the contributions of the Founding Fathers during American Revolutionary efforts. SS.8.A.3.AP.3
4. 4
  Identify the contributions of various groups to both the American and British war efforts during the American Revolutionary War and their effects on the outcome of the war. SS.8.A.3.AP.4
5. 5
  Identify the influence of individuals on social and political developments during the Revolutionary Era. SS.8.A.3.AP.5
6. 6
  Identify the causes, events, and consequences of the American Revolution. SS.8.A.3.AP.6
7. 7
  Identify the structure, content, and consequences of the Declaration of Independence. SS.8.A.3.AP.7
8. 8
  Identify individuals and groups that affected political and social motivations during the American Revolution. SS.8.A.3.AP.8
9. 9
  Identify the structure, strengths, and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and its aspects that led to the Constitutional Convention. SS.8.A.3.AP.9
10. 10
  Identify the events, compromises, and consequences of the Constitutional Convention. SS.8.A.3.AP.10
11. 11
  Identify the beliefs of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. SS.8.A.3.AP.11
12. 12
  Identify the influences of George Washingtons presidency in the formation of the new nation. SS.8.A.3.AP.12
13. 13
  Identify major domestic and international economic, military, political, and socio-cultural events of John Adams’ presidency. SS.8.A.3.AP.13
14. 14
  Identify major domestic and international economic, military, political, and socio-cultural events of Thomas Jefferson’s presidency. SS.8.A.3.AP.14
15. 15
  Identify the viewpoints of historically under-represented groups during the time period of 1763-1815. SS.8.A.3.AP.15
16. 16
  Identify key events in Florida history as each impacts this era of American history. SS.8.A.3.AP.16
Demonstrate an understanding of the domestic and international causes, course, and consequences of westward expansion.
1. 1
  Identify the causes, events, and consequences of United States westward expansion. SS.8.A.4.AP.1
2. 2
  Identify the debate, legislation, and events surrounding the spread of slavery into western territories and Florida. SS.8.A.4.AP.2
3. 3
  Identify the experiences and perspectives of significant individuals and groups during this era of American History. SS.8.A.4.AP.3
4. 4
  Identify the impacts of westward expansion on cultural practices and migration patterns of Native American and African slave populations. SS.8.A.4.AP.4
5. 5
  Identify the causes, events, and consequences of the 19th century transportation revolution on the growth of the nation’s economy. SS.8.A.4.AP.5
6. 6
  Identify the inventions and inventors that contributed to industrial growth. SS.8.A.4.AP.6
7. 7
  Identify the causes, events, and consequences of New Englands textile industry on children, women, and industrial growth. SS.8.A.4.AP.7
8. 8
  Identify the influence of individuals on social and political developments of this era in American History. SS.8.A.4.AP.8
9. 9
  Identify the causes, events, and consequences of the Second Great Awakening on social reform movements. SS.8.A.4.AP.9
10. 10
  Identify the impact of technological advancements on the agricultural economy and slave labor. SS.8.A.4.AP.10
11. 11
  Identify the aspects of slave culture including plantation life, resistance efforts, and the role of the slaves’ spiritual system. SS.8.A.4.AP.11
12. 12
  Identify the effects of the 1804 Haitian Revolution on the United States acquisition of the Louisiana Territory. SS.8.A.4.AP.12
13. 13
  Identify the consequences of early landmark Supreme Court decisions, including but not limited to, McCulloch v. Maryland [1819], Gibbons v. Odgen [1824], Cherokee Nation v. Georgia [1831], and Worcester v. Georgia [1832]. SS.8.A.4.AP.13
14. 14
  Identify the causes, events, and consequences of the womens suffrage movement. SS.8.A.4.AP.14
15. 15
  Identify the causes, events, and consequences of the Transcendentalism movement. SS.8.A.4.AP.15
16. 16
  Identify key ideas and influences of Jacksonian democracy. SS.8.A.4.AP.16
17. 17
  Identify the impact of key events and peoples in Florida during this era of American history. SS.8.A.4.AP.17
18. 18
  Identify the experiences, perspectives, and contributions of key groups in Florida during the Territorial Period. SS.8.A.4.AP.18
Examine the causes, course, and consequence of the Civil War and Reconstruction including its effects on American peoples.
1. 1
  Identify the causes, events, and consequences of the Civil War. SS.8.A.5.AP.1
2. 2
  Identify the role of slavery in the development of sectional conflict. SS.8.A.5.AP.2
3. 3
  Identify major domestic and international economic, military, political, and socio-cultural events of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency. SS.8.A.5.AP.3
4. 4
  Identify the division of the United States at the outbreak of the Civil War. SS.8.A.5.AP.4
5. 5
  Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the Confederate and Union States. SS.8.A.5.AP.5
6. 6
  Identify significant Civil War battles and events and their effects on civilian populations. SS.8.A.5.AP.6
7. 7
  Identify key events and peoples in Florida history during the Civil War era. SS.8.A.5.AP.7
8. 8
  Identify the policies, practices, and consequences of Reconstruction. SS.8.A.5.AP.8

Civics and Government

Demonstrate an understanding of the origins and purposes of government, law and the American political system.
1. 1
  Identify the views of Patriots, Loyalists and other colonists on limits of government authority, inalienable rights and resistance to tyranny. SS.8.CG.1.AP.1
2. 2
  Identify the similarities and differences between the 1838 Florida Constitution and 1868 Florida Constitution. SS.8.CG.1.AP.2
3. 3
  Identify the importance of the rule of law in the United States constitutional republic. SS.8.CG.1.AP.3
Evaluate the roles, rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens, and determine methods of active participation in society, government and the political system.
1. 1
  Identify the constitutional provisions for establishing citizenship. SS.8.CG.2.AP.1
2. 2
  Identify the responsibilities of citizens at the local, state and national levels. SS.8.CG.2.AP.2
3. 3
  Identify the rule of civic virtue in the lives of citizens and leaders from the Colonial Period through Reconstruction. SS.8.CG.2.AP.3
4. 4
  Identify how forms of civic and political participation changed from the Colonial Period through Reconstruction. SS.8.CG.2.AP.4
5. 5
  Identify how the Bill of Rights guarantees civil rights and liberties to citizens. SS.8.CG.2.AP.5
6. 6
  Identify examples of how amendments to the U.S. Constitution expanded opportunities for civic participation through Reconstruction. SS.8.CG.2.AP.6
Demonstrate an understanding of the principles, functions and organization of government.
1. 1
  Identify the foundational ideals and principles related to the U.S. government expressed in primary sources from the colonial period to Reconstruction. SS.8.CG.3.AP.1

Economics

Understand the fundamental concepts relevant to the development of a market economy.
1. 1
  Identify factors that influenced the development of the United States economy over time. SS.8.E.1.AP.1
Understand the fundamental concepts relevant to the institutions, structure, and functions of a national economy.
1. 1
  Identify contributions of entrepreneurs, inventors, and other key individuals from various gender, social, and ethnic backgrounds in the development of the United States economy. SS.8.E.2.AP.1
2. 2
  Identify the economic impact of government policies. SS.8.E.2.AP.2
3. 3
  Identify the role of Africans and other minority groups in the economic development of the United States. SS.8.E.2.AP.3
Understand the fundamental concepts and interrelationships of the United States economy in the international marketplace.
1. 1
  Identify examples of domestic and international interdependence, such as regional exchange of resources. SS.8.E.3.AP.1

Financial Literacy

Examine the various methods of preparation, possible benefits and tax responsibilities related to earning income.
1. 1
  Identify and describe how education and training are needed for the progression from a job to a career. SS.8.FL.1.AP.1
2. 2
  Identify how decisions about incomes and job opportunities are affected by education, in a career or profession. SS.8.FL.1.AP.2
3. 3
  Identify how continuing education and job skills training can increase a persons income and opportunities. SS.8.FL.1.AP.3
4. 4
  Identify the average wage or salary for different jobs and explain how they differ by level of education, job skill, or years of experience. SS.8.FL.1.AP.4
5. 5
  Identify the fact that investment in education and training generally has a positive rate of return in terms of the income that people earn over a lifetime. SS.8.FL.1.AP.5
6. 6
  Identify the opportunity costs that education, training, and development of job skills have in the terms of time, effort, and money. SS.8.FL.1.AP.6
7. 7
  Identify that interest is a form of income earned from financial investments. SS.8.FL.1.AP.7
8. 8
  Identify the fact that some people receive income support from government because they qualify in one of various ways for government assistance. SS.8.FL.1.AP.8
Explore and evaluate the role, influences affecting and legal responsibility of being a consumer of goods and services.
1. 1
  Identify how consumers benefit from gathering information from a variety of credible sources. SS.8.FL.2.AP.1
2. 2
  Identify why advice from a source such as a salesperson may or may not be useful when deciding which product to buy. SS.8.FL.2.AP.2
3. 3
  Identify the variety of payment methods people can use in order to buy goods and services. SS.8.FL.2.AP.3
4. 4
  Identify the costs and benefits of choosing different payment options. SS.8.FL.2.AP.4
5. 5a
  Identify the purpose and components of a family budget. SS.8.FL.2.AP.5a
6. 5b
  Identify ways a family budget can be impacted by unplanned expenses SS.8.FL.2.AP.5b
Identify and compare the different means and risks of saving and investing money, including the impact of inflation and interest rates.
1. 1
  Identify how financial institutions use deposited funds to gain profit and offer loans. SS.8.FL.3.AP.1
2. 2
  Identify an interest rate as the price paid for using someone elses money, expressed as a percentage of the amount saved. SS.8.FL.3.AP.2
3. 3
  Identify why banks that experience an increase in the number of people who want loans may decide to pay higher interest rates on deposits. SS.8.FL.3.AP.3
4. 4
  Identify how when interest rates increase, people earn more on their savings and their savings grow more quickly. SS.8.FL.3.AP.4
5. 5
  Identify principle as the initial amount of money upon which interest is paid. SS.8.FL.3.AP.5
6. 6
  Identify the value of a persons savings in the future as determined by the amount saved and the interest rate. SS.8.FL.3.AP.6
7. 7
  Identify the different reasons that people save money, including large purchases, retirement, and unexpected events. SS.8.FL.3.AP.7
8. 8
  Identify how the FDIC and NCUA protect your investments and savings in financial institutions. SS.8.FL.3.AP.8
Identify and analyze the benefits, risks, associated fees and laws that consumers should consider when choosing to buy on credit.
1. 1
  Identify interest rate as the price of using someone elses money expressed as an annual percentage of the loan principle. SS.8.FL.4.AP.1
2. 2
  Identify a credit card purchase as a loan from the financial institution that issued the card, as expressed on a credit card statement. SS.8.FL.4.AP.2
3. 3
  Identify how credit card interest is charged monthly, leading to much higher costs if not paid in full. SS.8.FL.4.AP.3
4. 4
  Identify how lenders charge different interest rates based on the risk of nonpayment by borrowers. SS.8.FL.4.AP.4
Identify and analyze the means, types and risks of financial investing including personal and societal influences and the government’s role in regulating investments.
1. 1
  Identify the difference among various types of financial assets. SS.8.FL.5.AP.1
2. 2
  Calculate the amount of interest income received from depositing a certain amount of money in a bank account. SS.8.FL.5.AP.2
3. 3
  Identify the amount of dividends paid from a selected stock and how much the price of the stock has appreciated or depreciated over the year. SS.8.FL.5.AP.3
4. 4
  Identify how the price of a financial asset is determined by the interaction of buyers and sellers in a financial market. SS.8.FL.5.AP.4
5. 5
  Identify how and why the rate of return earned from investments will vary. SS.8.FL.5.AP.5
Identify and analyze methods of protecting financial investments and personal information.
1. 1
  Identify the fact that personal financial risk exists when unexpected events can damage health, income, property, wealth, or future opportunities. SS.8.FL.6.AP.1
2. 2
  Identify insurance as a product that allows people to pay a fee now to transfer the costs of a potential loss to a third party. SS.8.FL.6.AP.2
3. 3
  Identify how a person may self-insure by accepting a risk and saving money on a regular basis to cover a potential loss. SS.8.FL.6.AP.3
4. 4
  Identify why insurance policies that guarantee higher levels of payment have higher prices. SS.8.FL.6.AP.4
5. 5
  Identify why drivers who receive repeated speeding tickets will see their insurance premiums increase. SS.8.FL.6.AP.5
6. 6
  Identify ways in which an automobile driver can avoid, reduce, or transfer the risk of being in an automobile accident. SS.8.FL.6.AP.6
7. 7
  Identify ways that identity thieves can obtain someone’s personal information and steps an individual can take to protect their personal information. SS.8.FL.6.AP.7

Geography

Understand how to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technology to report information.
1. 1
  Use maps to identify physical and cultural attributes of major regions throughout American history. SS.8.G.1.AP.1
2. 2
  Use appropriate geographic tools and terms to identify and describe significant places and regions in American history. SS.8.G.1.AP.2
Understand physical and cultural characteristics of places.
1. 1
  Identify the physical elements and the human elements that define and differentiate regions. SS.8.G.2.AP.1
2. 2
  Use geographic terms and tools to identify the economic, physical, or political ramifications of cataclysmic natural or man-made disasters. SS.8.G.2.AP.2
3. 3
  Use geographic terms and tools to identify how selected regions of the United States have changed over time. SS.8.G.2.AP.3
Understand the relationships between the Earth's ecosystems and the populations that dwell within them.
1. 1
  Using geographic terms, identify the major ecosystems of the United States. SS.8.G.3.AP.1
2. 2
  Use geographic terms and tools to identify differing perspectives on the use of renewable and non-renewable resources in the United States and Florida over time. SS.8.G.3.AP.2
Understand the characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations.
1. 1
  Identify changes in population for selected regions in the United States over time. SS.8.G.4.AP.1
2. 2
  Identify the effects of migration to and within the United States. SS.8.G.4.AP.2
3. 3
  Identify cultural diffusion throughout the United States as it expanded its territory. SS.8.G.4.AP.3
4. 4
  Use geographic tools or case studies to identify the role that selected regions play in influencing trade, migration, and cultural interaction in the United States over time. SS.8.G.4.AP.4
5. 5
  Use geographic terms and tools to identify changes in cities and urban centers in the United States over time. SS.8.G.4.AP.5
6. 6
  Use political maps to identify changes in boundaries and governance throughout American history. SS.8.G.4.AP.6
Understand how human actions can impact the environment.
1. 1
  Identify human dependence on the physical environment and natural resources to satisfy basic needs in local environments in the United States. SS.8.G.5.AP.1
2. 2
  Identify the impact of human modifications on the physical environment and ecosystems of the United States throughout history. SS.8.G.5.AP.2
Understand how to apply geography to interpret the past and present and plan for the future.
1. 1
  Use maps and other graphic representations to describe geographic problems and changes in the United States over time. SS.8.G.6.AP.1
2. 2
  Illustrate a place or event in United States history using a narrative and graphic representation, such as a map, graph, or table. SS.8.G.6.AP.2

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