South Dakota Dept. of Ed.

Curriculum Standards

High School U.S. History

Note: The South Dakota High School Graduation Requirements include a requirement for 1 credit of U.S. History. The standards have been labeled, below, to allow for flexibility within school districts across the state. Those labels indicate course options including Early U.S. History, Modern U.S. History, and Comprehensive U.S. History. A survey was sent to U.S. History teachers in South Dakota to gain feedback on the inclusion of Early U.S. History in the standards.  From this survey, it was deemed necessary to convene an issue‐specific workgroup of South Dakota U.S. History Teachers to help determine the best course of addressing the required content and time periods for High School U.S. History. The special workgroup is credited at the end of the standards document.

K‐12.H.1 Students will analyze how major events are chronologically connected and evaluate their impact on one another.

·         9‐12.H.1.3 Describe causes and effects of the process of United States territorial expansion between the founding and the Civil War. (Courses: Early, Comprehensive)

·         9‐12.H.1.4 Analyze how individuals and groups reacted to social, political, and economic problems in the U.S. from Reconstruction through the Progressive Era. (Courses: Modern, Comprehensive)

·         9‐12.H.1.5 Explain the transformation of America from World War I through the Great Depression. (Courses: Modern, Comprehensive)

K‐12.H.2 Students will analyze and evaluate the impact of people, events, ideas and symbols upon history using multiple sources.

·         9‐12.H.2.6 Evaluate the impact the American Revolution had on politics, economy, and society. (Courses: Early, Comprehensive)

·         9‐12.H.2.7 Critique recent developments in the United States addressing the roles of people, ideas, and groups in terms of foreign & domestic issues. (Courses: Modern, Comprehensive)

K‐12.H.3 Students will analyze and evaluate historical events from multiple perspectives

·         9‐12.H.3.3 Critique the development of American industrial society including its impacts on migration, systems of slavery, and the national economy. (Courses: Early, Comprehensive)

·         9‐12.H.3.4 Explain causes, events, and effects of the Civil War. (Courses: Early, Comprehensive)

·         9‐12.H.3.5 Assess the causes, events, and impacts of the Cold War on domestic and international affairs in American history. (Courses: Modern, Comprehensive)

K‐12.H.4 Students will identify and evaluate the causes and effects of past, current and potential events, issues and problems

·         9‐12.H.4.5 Analyze the development of American constitutional frameworks during the Revolutionary Era. (Courses: Early, Comprehensive)

·         9‐12.H.4.6 Evaluate the causes, events, and effects of reform movements stimulated from the 2nd Great Awakening. (Courses: Early, Comprehensive)

·         9‐12.H.4.7 Evaluate the causes and effects of the First World War on the United States. (Courses: Modern, Comprehensive)

·         9‐12.H.4.8 Assess the roots and outcomes of the Great Depression including its transformation of American political and economic institutions. (Courses: Modern, Comprehensive)

·         9‐12.H.4.9 Explain the causes, events, and consequences of the Second World War including issues at home and abroad. (Courses: Modern, Comprehensive)

K‐12.H.5 Students will develop historical research skills.

·         9‐12.H.5.4 Investigate the philosophical foundations, the causes, and the effects of the Revolutionary Era in American history. (Courses: Early, Comprehensive)

·         9‐12.H.5.5 Evaluate to what extent Reconstruction both succeeded and failed in its intentions. (Courses: Modern, Comprehensive)

·         9‐12.H.5.6 Investigate the social, political, and economic transformation of the United States in the aftermath of the Second World War. (Courses: Modern, Comprehensive)