3rd 6weeks: USI.5 & USI.6
USI.5 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the factors that shaped
colonial America by
a) describing the religions and economic events and conditions that
led to the colonization of America
b) comparing and contrasting life in the New England, Mid-Atlantic,
and Southern colonies, with emphasis on how people interacted with
their environment
c) describing colonial life in America from the perspectives of large
landowners, farmers, artisans, women, indentured servents, and
slaves
d) identifying the political and economic relationships between the
colonies and England
USI.6 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the causes and results of
the American Revolution by
a) identifying the issuses of dissatisfaction that led to the American
Revolution
b) identifying how political ideas shaped the revolutionary movement
in America and led to the Declaration of Independence, with
emphasis on the ideas of John Locke
c) describing key events and the roles of key individuals in the
American Revolution, with emphasis on George Washington, Benjamin
Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, and Thomas Paine
d) explaning reasons why the colonies were able to defeat Britain
