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Evaluating Conflicting Perspectives on Historical Events
Examine how social standing, race, gender, and region created differing interpretations of major events in early America.
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Historical Thinking, Source Analysis, and Geographic Tools
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Analyze primary and secondary sources from diverse perspectives and use geographic tools to examine early American physical and human systems.
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Learning standards covered
SS.8.1.1Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesInvestigate and evaluate primary and secondary sources from multiple diverse perspectives about United States history from the American Revolution through Reconstruction to formulate and defend claims with textual evidence and logical reasoning.
SS.8.1.2Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesDevelop a contextual understanding of the historical eras, individuals, groups, ideas, and themes from the origins of the American Revolution through Reconstruction.