Content Specification - SS.11.2.a.1:
Students will examine British efforts to gain greater political and economic control such as the Proclamation of 1763, the Stamp Act, the Townsend Acts, the Tea Act, the Boston Massacre, and the Coercive Acts, and colonial reactions to these efforts.

Content Specification - SS.11.2.b.1:
Students will examine the purpose of and the ideas contained in the Declaration of Independence and consider its long term impact.

Content Specification - SS.11.2.b.2:
Students will examine the impact of the Revolutionary War on workers, African Americans, women, and Native Americans.

Content Specification - SS.11.2.c.1:
Students will examine the weaknesses and successes of government under the Articles of Confederation.

Content Specification - SS.11.2.c.2:
Students will explore the development of the Constitution, including the major debates and their resolutions including compromises over representation, taxation, and slavery.

Content Specification - SS.11.2.c.3:
Students will examine the structure, power, and function of the federal government as created by the Constitution, including key constitutional principles such as the division of power between federal and state government, the separation of powers at the federal level, the creation of checks and balances, the sovereignty of the people, and judicial independence.

Content Specification - SS.11.2.c.4:
Students will examine the key points of debate expressed in the Federalist Papers and the Antifederalist Papers, focusing on the protection of individual rights and the proper size for a republic.

Content Specification - SS.11.2.c.5:
Students will examine the rights and protections provided by the Bill of Rights and to whom they initially applied.

Content Specification - SS.11.2.d.1:
Students will identify presidential actions and precedents established by George Washington, including those articulated in his Farewell Address.

Content Specification - SS.11.2.d.2:
Students will examine Hamilton’s economic plan, the debate surrounding the plan, and its impact on the development of political parties.

Content Specification - SS.11.2.d.3:
Students will examine the tradition of a peaceful transfer of power established in the presidential election of 1800 and compare it to the presidential election of 2000, focusing on the roles of the Electoral College and Congress in 1800 and the Electoral College and the Supreme Court in 2000.

Content Specification - SS.11.2.d.4:
Students will examine Supreme Court cases, including Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, and Gibbons v. Ogden, and analyze how these decisions strengthened the powers of the federal government.