Arkansas Curriculum Frameworks
AR.SS.USH. United States History 1800-1900
Era4.8. Era 4: Expansion and Reform 1801-1861
Era4.1.8. Students will analyze the period of expansion and reform in the United States.
Era4.1.8.1. Analyze multiple factors that affected territorial expansion and influenced the perspectives of people (e.g., Manifest Destiny, mining, War of 1812, Louisiana Purchase).
Era4.1.8.3. Examine economic, political, and geographic causes and effects of territorial expansion.
Era6.8. Era 6: Development of the Industrial United States 1870-1900
Era6.3.8. Students will analyze the development of the industrial United States and the economic and cultural transformation that led to modern America.
Era6.3.8.3. Analyze the historical significance of individuals, groups, and events.
Era6.3.8.7. Explain the origins and development of American expansionism (e.g., acquisition of new territories, Spanish-American War, expansionist foreign policy, Filipino insurrection).
AR.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.