8.3.9.A Identify and analyze the political and cultural contributions of individuals and groups to United States history from 1787 to 1914.

* Political Leaders (Abrham Lincoln)
* Military Leaders (Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant)
* Cultural and Commercial Leaders
* Innovators and Reformers

8.3.9.B Identify and analyze primary documents, material artifacts and historic sites important in United States history from 1787 to 1914.

* Documents (e.g., Fugitive Slave Law, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Emancipation Proclamation)
* 19th Century Writings and Communications (e.g., Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, Brown's "Washed by Blood," Key's "Star Spangled Banner")
* Historic Places

8.3.9.C. Explain how continuity and change has influenced United States history from 1787 to 1914.
* Belief Systems and Religions
* Commerce and Industry (e.g., growth of manufacturing industries, economic nationalism)
* Innovations
* Politics
* Settlement Patterns and Expansion
* Social Organizations
* Transportation and Trade

8.3.9.D. Identify and analyze conflict and cooperation among social groups and organizations in United States history from 1787 to 1914.

* Domestic Instability (e.g., wartime confiscation of private property, abolistionist movement, Reconstruction)
* Ethnic and Racial Relations (e.g., slavery and underground railroad)
* Military Conflicts (Civil War)

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