Develop, organize, and participate in civic action plans and community service projects to inform others and help solve public problems.

Analyze contemporary public issues related to the U.S. Constitution by evaluating graphic data, distinguishing factual, definitional, and ethical questions, and composing reasoned arguments about democratic values.

Examine daily routines, labor systems, and the varied perspectives of diverse groups across the colonial regions, synthesizing how regional economies and cultures developed.

Explain how the Framers addressed issues of representation, slavery, and limited government power to create the U.S. Constitution.

Explain the democratic ideals of the Declaration of Independence, compare the opposing sides, and evaluate key early turning points under Washington's leadership.

Describe the powers and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, examine the crises facing the young republic, and explain why the Constitutional Convention convened.