NY- New York State StandardsSubject: Social Studies (1996)Learning Standard 1 : History of the United States and New York Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas,
eras, themes, developments, and turning points in the history of the United States and New York.
Level: IntermediateKey Idea: The skills of historical analysis include the ability
to: explain the significance of historical evidence;
weigh the importance, reliability, and validity of
evidence; understand the concept of multiple
causation; understand the importance of changing and
competing interpretations of different historical
developments.s identify the author’s or artist’s main point of view or purpose in
creating a document or artifact
s compare several historical accounts of the same event in New
York State or United States history and contrast the different
facts included or omitted from each author and determine the
different authors’ points of view
s use a variety of sources to study important turning points from
different perspectives and to identify varying points of view of
the people involved (e.g., European settlement and the impact of
diseases on Native American Indian populations, writing the
Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, the Civil War,
industrialization, significant reform movements, and the Cold
War)
s debate various views of United States foreign policies and
involvement during the Mexican-American War, World Wars I
and II, Vietnam, and the Cold War.
Performance Indicator: Consider the sources of historic documents, narratives,or artifacts and evaluate their reliability
Performance Indicator: Understand how different experiences, beliefs, values,
traditions, and motives cause individuals and groups interpret historic events and issues from different
perspectives
Performance Indicator: Compare and contrast different interpretations of key
events and issues in New York State and United States
history and explain reasons for these different accounts
Performance Indicator: Describe historic events through the eyes and
experiences of those who were there.
Author:
Darcy Barber
Last modified:
8/16/2021 8:27 AM (EST)