European Exploration and Early North American Encounters

Use geographic tools, grid systems, latitude, longitude, and diverse map types to navigate and analyze spatial patterns.

Identify major US physical landforms, water systems, climate zones, and human-environment interactions.

Examine the physical landscapes, economies, cultures, states, and capitals across the five major US regions.

Explore the diverse cultures, governance, environments, and enduring sovereignty of Native American nations.

Analyze the motivations, key voyages, and ecological impacts of European exploration, as well as early Spanish and French settlements in North America.

Examine the founding of English settlements, the distinct geographic and economic regions of the Thirteen Colonies, Atlantic trade networks, and daily colonial life.

Understand the political, economic, and social tensions that led the American colonies to rebel against British rule.

Examine the key battles, diverse contributors, Declaration of Independence, and final peace treaty that established a new nation.

Examine the origins of the U.S. Constitution, the structure of the three federal branches, and constitutional protections like the Bill of Rights.

Explore how local, state, and tribal governments serve communities and learn the rights, responsibilities, and actions of engaged citizens.

Differentiate historical evidence, analyze timelines, and explore key milestones and figures in Wisconsin history.

Understand scarcity, factors of production, and how businesses organize resources and manage costs to generate profits.

Analyze how buyer and seller behaviors interact through supply and demand to set equilibrium prices and drive market competition.

Learn how money functions, how workers earn income, and how to create balanced personal and family budgets.

Explore how banks operate, how borrowing and interest work, and how the broader monetary system impacts financial choices.

Understand fundamental macroeconomic concepts including price level changes, inflation, deflation, purchasing power, and how unemployment is measured across demographic groups.

Analyze national economic output through Gross Domestic Product (GDP), explore the phases of the business cycle, and examine how international trade connects local economies to the world.