Performance Indicator - SS.E.1.1A:
Students know the roots of American culture, its development from many different traditions, and the ways many people from a variety of groups and backgrounds played a role in creating it.

Performance Indicator - SS.E.1.1B:
Students understand the basic ideals of American democracy as explained in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and other important documents.

Performance Indicator - SS.E.1.1C:
Students explain those values, practices, and traditions that unite all Americans.

Performance Indicator - SS.E.1.2A:
Students gather and organize information about the traditions transmitted by various groups living in their neighborhood and communities.

Performance Indicator - SS.E.1.2B:
Students recognize how traditions and practices were passed from one generation to the next.

Performance Indicator - SS.E.1.2C:
Students distinguish between near and distant past and interpret simple timelines.

Performance Indicator - SS.E.1.3A:
Students gather and organize information about the important accomplishments of individuals and groups, including Native American Indians, living in their neighborhoods and communities.

Performance Indicator - SS.E.1.3B:
Students classify information by type of activity; social, political, economic, technological, scientific, cultural, or religious.

Performance Indicator - SS.E.1.3C:
Students identify individuals who have helped to strengthen democracy in the United States and throughout the world.

Performance Indicator - SS.E.1.4A:
Students consider different interpretations of key events and/or issues in history and understand the differences in these accounts.

Performance Indicator - SS.E.1.4B:
Students explore different experiences, beliefs, motives, and traditions of people living in their neighborhoods, communities, and state.

Performance Indicator - SS.E.1.4C:
Students view historic events through the eyes of those who were there, as shown in their art, writings, music, and artifacts.