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Standards Alignment

U.S. Standards

Era 4, Expansion and Reform

Standard 1: United States territorial expansion between 1801 and 1861, and how it affected relations with external powers and Native Americans.

  • A: Demonstrate understanding of the international background and consequences of the Louisiana Purchase, War of 1812, and the Monroe Doctrine.
  • B: Demonstrate understanding of federal and state Indian policy and the strategies for survival forged by Native Americans.
  • C: Demonstrate understanding of the ideology of Manifest Destiny. The nation’s expansion to the Northwest and the Mexican-American War.

Standard 2: How the industrial revolution, the rapid expansion of slavery, and the westward movement changed the lives of Americans and led toward regional tensions.

  • D: Demonstrate understanding of the settlement of the West.

Standards of Historical Thinking

Standard 1: Chronological Thinking
Standard 2: Historical Comprehension
Standard 3: Historical Analysis and Interpretation
Standard 4: Historical Research Capabilities
Standard 5: Historical Issues-Analysis and Decision-Making

Minnesota Standards

I. U.S. History, Sub-Strand E. Growth and Westward Expansion, 1801-1861

  • The student will demonstrated knowledge of western expansion, conflict, and reform in America.

II. Minnesota History, Sub-Strand C. Early Settlement and Statehood, 1810-1860

  • The student will know and understand the factors that led to rapid settlement of Minnesota in the 19th Century and the changes the new Minnesotans brought with them.

II. Minnesota History, Sub-Strand D. Civil War and Dakota War, 1860-1864

  • The student will know and understand Minnesota’s role in the Civil War and the impact of the Dakota War of 1862.

IV. Historical Skills, Sub-Strand A. Concepts of Time

  • The student will acquire skills of chronological thinking

IV. Historical Skills, Sub-Strand B. Historical Resources

  • The student will begin to use historical resources

IV. Historical Skills, Sub-Strand C. Historical Inquiry

  • The student will apply research skills by investigating a topic in U.S. history
  • The student will analyze historical evidence and draw conclusions
  • The student will present and explain the findings of a research project