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From this browse and search tool, you will find the New York State (NYS) Learning Standards statements for all seven standard areas across grades PreK - 12. The NYS Learning Standards provides the foundation for the NYS Assessments and the local core curriculum.

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Standard Area - SS: Social Studies

Standard - SS1: History of the United States and New York
Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in the history of the United States and New York.

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Key Idea - SS1.4: History of the United States and New York
The skills of historical analysis include the ability to: explain the significance of historical evidence; weigh the importance, reliability, and validity of evidence; understand the concept of multiple causation; understand the importance of changing and competing interpretations of different historical developments.

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Academic Level - SS1.I.4: Intermediate

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Performance Indicator - SS1.I.4B:
Students understand how different experiences, beliefs, values, traditions, and motives cause individuals and groups to interpret historic events and issues from different perspectives.