Understand the political and cultural contributions of individuals and groups to Pennsylvania history.
- William Penn
- Benjamin Franklin
- Pennsylvanians impacting American Culture
- John Chapman,
- Richard Allen,
- Betsy Ross,
- Mary Ludwig Hayes,
- Rachel Carson,
- Elizabeth Jane Cochran,
- Marian Anderson
- Local historical figures in municipalities and counties.
Identify and describe primary documents, material artifacts and historic sites important in Pennsylvania history.
- Documents, Writings and Oral Traditions
- Penn’s Charter, Pennsylvania “Declaration of Rights”
- Artifacts, Architecture and Historic Places
- Local historical sites, museum collections, Independence Hall
- Liberty Bell
- Official Commonwealth symbols
Identify and describe how continuity and change have influenced Pennsylvania history.
- Belief Systems and Religions (e.g., Native Americans, early settlers, contemporary religions)
- Commerce and Industry (e.g., jobs, trade, environmental change)
- Innovations (e.g., technology, ideas, processes)
- Politics (e.g., rules, regulations, laws)
- Settlement Patterns (e.g., farms, towns, rural communities, cities)
- Social Organization (e.g., relationships of individuals, families, groups, communities; ability to be educated)
- Transportation (e.g., methods of moving people and goods over time)
- Women’s Movement (e.g., changes in roles and rights over time)
Identify and describe conflict and cooperation among social groups and organizations in Pennsylvania history.
- Domestic Instability
- political,
- economic and
- geographic impact on daily activities
- Ethnic and Racial Relations
- treatment of various ethnic and racial groups in history
- Labor Relations
- working conditions over time
- Immigration
- diverse groups inhabiting the state
- Military Conflicts
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