Some of the content standards that our programs cover include:
Colonial and Early American Learning
- 3.His.2.b. Comparing life today to the lived experiences of cultural groups in the past
- 3.His.10.a. Compare information provided by different historical sources
- 3.Geo.6.a. How environmental and cultural characteristics influence where people live and work
- 3.Geo.8.a. How the location of Connecticut industries has been influenced by access to natural resources
- 3.Eco.3.a. Identify examples of resources in Connecticut that are used to produce goods and services
- 3.His.1.a. Put events related to innovations and industries in chronological order
- 3.His.9.a. How multiple historical sources explain the importance of a notable inventor or invention
- 5.His.14.b. The causes and effects of European exploration and settlement of the Americas
- 5.His.5.a. How the culture and experiences of African, Indigenous, and European people influenced their perspectives during the Age of Exploration
- 5.Geo.4.a. How cultural diffusion of agricultural and technological knowledge contributed to North American settlements
- 5.Civ.6.a. Describe gender roles in early United States History
- 5.Eco.3.a. Identify examples of resources used to produce goods and services in colonial settlements
- 5.Eco.4.a. Compare the reasons for different areas of specialization and trade in the colonies
- 5.His.14.d. Explain Connecticut’s connection to the transatlantic slave trade Coming Soon
- 5.His.4.b. Explain why members of the Northeastern Woodland Native American tribes and Black communities held conflicting views regarding support for the American Revolution
- 8.His.6.a. Analyze the perspectives of both enslaved and free Black people through the historical sources they created
- 8.Civ.5.a. Explain laws that institutionalized slavery in the Colonial Era and in the Constitution
- 8.His.1.c. Analyze the events and developments related to the institution of slavery in the early republic
- 8.His.3.a. Develop questions to analyze the significance of the methods of resistance employed by enslaved and free Black people
Native American Learning
- 3.Civ.4.a. Tribal Sovereignty
- 3.Civ.6.b. Family and community organization in Indigenous societies
- 3.Geo.4.b. How Northeastern Woodland Native American communities preserve their cultural identity
- 3.His.2.a. Compare the regional and cultural characteristics of Northeastern
Woodland Native American tribes of Connecticut - 3.His.2.b. Comparing life in specific historical time periods to life in Connecticut today
- 5.His.14.a. Probable causes and effects of the migration of Indigenous
peoples - 5.Geo.8.a. Natural resources and human settlement patterns
- 5.His.14.b. Causes and effects of European exploration and
settlement of the Americas - 5.Geo.4.a. Companion planting – Cultural diffusion of agricultural and technological knowledge held by Indigenous communities