Alabama Courses of Study
AL.6. United States Studies: The Industrial Revolution to the Present
6.4. Identify cultural and economic developments in the United States from 1900 through the 1930s.
6.4.4. Identifying notable persons of the early 1900s.
6.4.5. Comparing results of the economic policies of the Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover Administrations.
6.5. Explain causes and effects of the Great Depression on the people of the United States.
6.5.3. Describing the importance of the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President of the United States, including the New Deal alphabet agencies.
6.5.4. Locating on a map the river systems utilized by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
AL.RH.6-8. Reading Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies
Craft and Structure
RH.6-8.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to history/social studies.
RH.6-8.5. Describe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally).
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
RH.6-8.10. By the end of Grade 8, read and comprehend history/social studies texts in the Grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.