Indicators Discuss causes and results of the French and Indian War that necessitated changes in British colonial policy. Discuss the economic weakness of the Articles of Confederation and the attempts to strengthen them. Benchmark Analyze reform movements and immigration during the period. Describe the contributions of immigrants and individuals. Discuss the ethnic conflicts and discrimination which existed.
Indicators Describe the organization of the government under the new Constitution.
Benchmark Analyze the role of nationalism in economic growth. Indicators Examine the role of economic and technological innovations in transforming society. Discuss the effect of trade, tariffs, taxation and trends in the national debt. Indicators Compare the foreign policy decisions of the early Presidents. Indicators Analyze major territorial issues facing the early Presidents and Congress.