Virginia SOL USII.SKILLS

What students need to be able to do

• Synthesize evidence from artifacts, primary and secondary sources, charts, graphs, and diagrams to understand events in U.S. history.
• Apply geographic skills to determine and predict patterns and trends of people, places, and events.
• Develop questions and engage in critical thinking and analysis to explore historical topics.
• Integrate evidence to construct and analyze timelines, classify events, and distinguish fact from opinion.
• Compare and contrast people, places, events, and historical and political perspectives.
• Determine and explain cause-and-effect relationships in historical events.
• Use an economic decision-making model to analyze costs, benefits, incentives, and consequences of historical choices.
• Engage and communicate as a civil and informed individual with persons holding different perspectives.
• Develop products that reflect an understanding of historical content.