Vermont Standards
VT.6.4. History: Historical Connections: Students identify major historical eras and analyze periods of transition in various times in their local community, in Vermont, in the United States, and in various locations world wide, to interpret the influence of the past on the present.
H&SS7-8:10. Grade Level Expectation: Students show understanding of past, present, and future time by:
7-8:10.g. Identifying important events in the United States and/or world, and describing multiple causes and effects of those events.
H&SS7-8:8. Grade Level Expectation: Students connect the past with the present by:
7-8:8.c. Investigating and evaluating how events, people, and ideas (democracy, for example) have shaped the United States and the world, and hypothesizing how different influences could have led to different consequences (e.g., How did the ideals of Greek democracy impact the world? How has European colonialism influenced race relations in Africa?).
VT.6.5. History: Traditional and Social Histories: Students investigate both the traditional and the social histories of the people, places, and cultures under study, including those of indigenous peoples.
H&SS7-8:10. Grade Level Expectation: Students show understanding of past, present, and future time by:
7-8:10.b. Constructing time lines of significant historical developments in the nation and world, designating appropriate equidistant intervals of time and recording events according to the order in which they occurred.
7-8:10.g. Identifying important events in the United States and/or world, and describing multiple causes and effects of those events.
H&SS7-8:8. Grade Level Expectation: Students connect the past with the present by:
7-8:8.b. Describing ways that life in the United States and/or the world has both changed and stayed the same over time, and explaining why these changes have occurred (e.g., In what ways would the life of a teenager during the American Revolution be different from the life of a teenager today? What factors have contributed to these differences?).
7-8:8.c. Investigating and evaluating how events, people, and ideas (democracy, for example) have shaped the United States and the world, and hypothesizing how different influences could have led to different consequences (e.g., How did the ideals of Greek democracy impact the world? How has European colonialism influenced race relations in Africa?).
VT.6.6. History: Being A Historian: Students use historical methodology to make interpretations concerning history, change, and continuity.
H&SS7-8:8. Grade Level Expectation: Students connect the past with the present by:
7-8:8.c. Investigating and evaluating how events, people, and ideas (democracy, for example) have shaped the United States and the world, and hypothesizing how different influences could have led to different consequences (e.g., How did the ideals of Greek democracy impact the world? How has European colonialism influenced race relations in Africa?).