Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning

The Compendium of Academic Standards was developed by McREL in the late 1990’s and maintained through the early 2010’s. Funding for the project has since ended, and the site is no longer actively updated. For information on McREL’s current services for developing and analyzing standards, curriculum, instruction, and professional learning, please visit www.mcrel.org.

Standards Database Logo
Home | Browse | Search | Purpose | History | Process | Acknowledgment| Reference

 

 

List of Benchmarks for United States History 
 Standard 6.Understands the causes of the American Revolution, the ideas and interests involved in shaping the revolutionary movement, and reasons for the American victory
  
Topics1. Revolutionary War; 2. Role of individuals in history
   Level II (Grade 5-6)
  Benchmark 4.Understands the major developments and chronology of the Revolutionary War and the roles of its political, military, and diplomatic leaders (e.g., George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Richard Henry Lee)
   Vocabulary terms
A.  chronology of the Revolutionary War
B.  leaders of the American Revolution
  Knowledge/skill statements
  1. Understands the major developments of the Revolutionary War  A   
  2. Understands the chronology of the Revolutionary War   
  3. Understands the role of political leaders in the Revolutionary War   
  4. Understands the role of military leaders in the Revolutionary War   
  5. Understands the role of diplomatic leaders in the Revolutionary War   
  6. Understands the role of George Washington in the Revolutionary War   
  7. Understands the role of Benjamin Franklin in the Revolutionary War   
  8. Understands the role of Thomas Jefferson in the Revolutionary War   
  9. Understands the role of John Adams in the Revolutionary War   
  10. Understands the role of Samuel Adams in the Revolutionary War   
  11. Understands the role of John Hancock in the Revolutionary War   
  12. Understands the role of Richard Henry Lee in the Revolutionary War   


 A  = Assessment items available

Citation Log: BD(BE,87;​AE,76;​LE,74,75;​LI,75-76;​NE,16)
Citation reference
BD = benchmark, declarative
BP = benchmark, procedural
BC = benchmark, contextual

1st letter/number of each code in parentheses:
A   NCHS: U.S. History, Expanded Edition
B   NCHS: Basic Edition
L   Lessons from History
N   NAEP: Framework 2006

2nd letter code :
E = Explicitly stated in document
I = Implicit in document

Number:
Page number of the cited document