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Era 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s)

• Standard 1A: The student understands the causes of the American Revolution
• Standard 1B: The student understands the principles articulated in the Declaration of Independence
• Standard 2A: The student understands revolutionary government-making at national and state levels
• Standard 3A: The student understands the issues involved in the creation and ratification of the United States Constitution and the new government it established

Era 7: An Age of Revolutions, 1750-1914

• Standard 1A: The student understands how the French Revolution contributed to transformations in Europe and the world (including how the American Revolution affected social and political conditions in France)
• Standard 1B: The student understands how Latin American countries achieved independence in the early 19th century
• Standard 6: The student understands major global trends from 1750 to 1914

  Era 8: A Half-Century of Crises and Achievement, 1900-1945

• Standard 2B: The Student understands the global scope, outcome, and human costs of World War I