Standard(s):
[SS2010] USS5 (5) 13 : 13 ) Describe social and economic influences on United States' expansion prior to World War I.
Explaining how the development of transcontinental railroads helped the United States achieve its Manifest Destiny
Locating on a map states, capitals, and important geographic features west of the Mississippi River
Explaining how the United States acquired Alaska and Hawaii
Identifying major groups and individuals involved with the Westward Expansion, including farmers, ranchers, Jewish merchants, Mormons, and Hispanics
Analyzing the impact of closing the frontier on American Indians' way of life
Explaining how the Spanish-American War led to the emergence of the United States as a world power
[SS2010] US10 (10) 16 : 16 ) Explain the transition of the United States from an agrarian society to an industrial nation prior to World War I. [A.1.a., A.1.b., A.1.c., A.1.d., A.1.e., A.1.h., A.1.i., A.1.k.]
Describing the impact of Manifest Destiny on the economic and technological development of the post-Civil War West, including mining, the cattle industry, and the transcontinental railroad
Identifying the changing role of the American farmer, including the establishment of the Granger movement and the Populist Party and agrarian rebellion over currency issues
Evaluating the Dawes Act for its effect on tribal identity, land ownership, and assimilation of American Indians between Reconstruction and World War I
Comparing population percentages, motives, and settlement patterns of immigrants from Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America, including the Chinese Exclusion Act regarding immigration quotas