STAAR Alternate 2 Prerequisite Skill Guide

Subject: US History Grade: ____ Student: ______

Essence Statement RC1: Recognizes the impact of international decisions and conflicts during the Cold War on the United States. (8)

STAAR Reporting Category 1– History/TEKS: 8 The student understands the impact of significant national and international decisions and conflicts in the Cold War on the United States.

Directions: Begin at the bottom of each focus area and check off the prerequisite skills the student has mastered. Begin instruction at the next highest prerequisite skill not yet mastered. Work on skills in each focus area (as appropriate) in order to instruct the depth and breadth of the Curriculum Framework. (Note: Essence statements may have more than one focus.)

Focus: Events Prior and During Military and Diplomatic Conflicts Date: More Grade Prerequisite Skills: Mastered/M Complex Target/T explain the causes of the Civil War, including sectionalism, states' rights, and slavery, and significant events of the Civil War,

including the firing on Fort Sumter; the battles of Antietam,

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Gettysburg, and Vicksburg; the announcement of the

Emancipation Proclamation; Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court

House; and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln

explain reasons for the involvement of in the Civil War such

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as states' rights, slavery, sectionalism, and tariffs

trace the development of events that led to the ,

including the Fredonian Rebellion, the Mier y Terán Report, the

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Law of April 6, 1830, the Turtle Bayou Resolutions, and the arrest

of Stephen F. Austin

identify and analyze the causes and effects of events prior to and Less 5 during the American Revolution, including the French and Indian Complex War and the Boston Tea Party

Focus: Individual Contributions During Wartime Date: More Grade Prerequisite Skills: Mastered/M Complex Target/T analyze Abraham Lincoln's ideas about liberty, equality, union, and government as contained in his first and second inaugural 8 addresses and the Gettysburg Address and contrast them with the ideas contained in Jefferson Davis's inaugural address explain the roles played by significant individuals during the Civil War, including Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and 8 Abraham Lincoln, and heroes such as congressional Medal of Honor recipients William Carney and Philip Bazaar identify significant individuals and events concerning Texas and the Civil War such as John Bell Hood, John Reagan, Francis 7 Lubbock, Thomas Green, John Magruder and the Battle of Galveston, the Battle of Sabine Pass, and the Battle of Palmito Ranch

8/18/16 Adapted from the Texas Education Agency Curriculum Framework and 1 Developed by Region 4 Education Service Center (ESC) in Collaboration with ESCs 3, 9, 11, 12, & 20

STAAR Alternate 2 Prerequisite Skill Guide

Subject: US History Grade: ____ Student: ______

Essence Statement RC1: Recognizes the impact of international decisions and conflicts during the Cold War on the United States. (8)

explain the issues surrounding significant events of the Texas Revolution, including the Battle of Gonzales, William B. Travis's letter "To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World," the 7 siege of the Alamo and all the heroic defenders who gave their lives there, the Constitutional , Fannin's surrender at Goliad, and the Battle of San Jacinto explain the roles played by significant individuals during the Texas Revolution, including George Childress, Lorenzo de Zavala, James 7 Fannin, Sam Houston, Antonio López de Santa Anna, Juan N. Seguín, and William B. Travis identify the Founding Fathers and Patriot heroes, including John Adams, Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Nathan Hale, Thomas 5 Jefferson, the Sons of Liberty, and George Washington, and their motivations and contributions during the revolutionary period identify leaders important to the founding of Texas as a republic 4 and state, including José Antonio Navarro, Sam Houston, Mirabeau Lamar, and Anson Jones summarize the significant contributions of individuals such as Texians William B. Travis, James Bowie, David Crockett, George Childress, and Sidney Sherman; Tejanos Juan Antonio Padilla, 4 Carlos Espalier, Juan N. Seguín, Plácido Benavides, and José Francisco Ruiz; Mexicans Antonio López de Santa Anna and Less Vicente Filisola; and non-combatants Susanna Dickinson and Complex Enrique Esparza

Focus: Effects of Military and Diplomatic Conflicts Date: Grade Prerequisite Skills: Mastered/M More Target/T Complex analyze the political, economic, and social effects of the Civil 7 War and Reconstruction in Texas explain how the establishment of the Republic of Texas brought 7 civil, political, and religious freedom to Texas summarize the results of the American Revolution, including the 5 establishment of the United States and the development of the U.S. military explain the events that led to the annexation of Texas to the 4 United States, including the impact of the U.S.-Mexican War describe the successes, problems, and organizations of the Republic of Texas such as the establishment of a constitution, 4 economic struggles, relations with American Indians, and the Texas Rangers analyze the causes, major events, and effects of the Texas 4 Revolution, including the Battle of the Alamo, the Texas 8/18/16 Adapted from the Texas Education Agency Curriculum Framework and 2 Developed by Region 4 Education Service Center (ESC) in Collaboration with ESCs 3, 9, 11, 12, & 20

STAAR Alternate 2 Prerequisite Skill Guide

Subject: US History Grade: ____ Student: ______

Essence Statement RC1: Recognizes the impact of international decisions and conflicts during the Cold War on the United States. (8)

Less Declaration of Independence, the , and the Battle Complex of San Jacinto

Focus: Historical Significance of Patriotic Celebrations and National Landmarks Date: More Grade Prerequisite Skills: Mastered/M Complex Target/T identify and explain the significance of various community, state, 2 and national landmarks such as monuments and government buildings explain the significance of various community, state, and national 2 celebrations such as Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Thanksgiving compare the observance of holidays and celebrations, past and 1 present describe the origins of customs, holidays, and celebrations of the 1 community, state, and nation such as San Jacinto Day, Independence Day, and Veterans' Day identify customs associated with national patriotic holidays K such as parades and fireworks on Independence Day Less explain the reasons for national patriotic holidays such as K Complex Presidents' Day, Veterans Day, and Independence Day

8/18/16 Adapted from the Texas Education Agency Curriculum Framework and 3 Developed by Region 4 Education Service Center (ESC) in Collaboration with ESCs 3, 9, 11, 12, & 20