Gps Targets

SS1H1 The student will read about and describe the life of historical figures in American history.

a. Identify the contributions made by these figures: Benjamin Franklin (inventor/author/ statesman),Thomas Jefferson (Declaration of Independence), Meriwether Lewis and William Clark with Sacagawea (exploration), Harriet Tubman (Underground Railroad), Theodore Roosevelt (National Parks and the environment), George Washington Carver (science).

SS2CG2 The student will identify the roles of the following elected officials:

a. President (leader of our nation)

b. Governor (leader of our state)

c. Mayor (leader of a city)

SS3CG1 The student will explain the importance of the basic principles that provide the foundation of a republican form of government.

a. Explain why in the United States there is a separation of power between branches of government and levels of government.

b. Name the three levels of government (national, state, local) and the three branches in each (executive, legislative, judicial), including the names of the legislative branch (Congress, General Assembly, county commission or city council).

c. State an example of the responsibilities of each level and branch of government.

SS4H4 The student will explain the causes, events, and results of the American Revolution.

c. Describe the major events of the American Revolution and explain the factors leading to American victory and British defeat; include the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Saratoga, and Yorktown.

SS5H6 The student will explain the reasons for America's involvement in World War II.

e. Describe the effects of rationing and the changing role of women and African- Americans; include "Rosie the Riveter" and the Tuskegee Airmen.

SS5H9 The student will trace important developments in America since 1975.

b. Explain the impact the development of the personal computer and the Internet has had on American life.

SS6E5 The student will analyze different economic systems.

a. Compare how traditional, command, and market, economies answer the economic questions of 1 -what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce.

SS7E1 The student will analyze different economic systems.

a. Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of (1) what to produce, (2) how to produce, and (3) for whom to produce.

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