Social Studies Inquiry, Digital Research, and Historical Writing

Examine the structure, principles, amendments, and comparative frameworks of the United States and Wyoming state constitutions.

Analyze the constitutional basis of tribal sovereignty, federal Indian law, Wind River tribal governance, and comparative political systems.

Analyze the rights and duties of U.S. and tribal citizens, compare civil and criminal legal systems, and evaluate methods of civic engagement.

Apply core economic concepts including supply, demand, scarcity, market structures, and financial decision-making.

Evaluate the cultural traditions, sovereignty, and historical impacts of federal Indian policies on the Indigenous tribes of Wyoming and the Plains.

Analyze the social, economic, and political factors leading from European colonization and the French and Indian War to American independence.

Analyze the political development of the early republic, the ideology of Manifest Destiny, and the impact of westward expansion on Indigenous nations.

Examine the roots of sectional division, the major events and turning points of the Civil War, and the constitutional transformation during Reconstruction.

Analyze how technological innovations, industrial expansion, urbanization, and labor movements transformed American society and Wyoming.

Analyze how cultural traditions, arts, belief systems, and social institutions meet human needs and shape identities across diverse communities.

Utilize geographic models and spatial tools to analyze global interconnectedness, and master primary and secondary source inquiry methods.

Analyze how physical geography, natural resources, and demographics shape human settlement patterns, tribal lands, and environmental change across Wyoming and the American West.

Conduct rigorous historical research using digital tools, evaluate information across diverse media formats, and construct evidence-based written arguments.