Content Standard 2: Later Elementary
All students will understand narratives about major eras of American and world history by identifying the people involved, describing the setting, and sequencing the events. (Comprehending the Past)

Benchmarks
1. Summarize the sequence of key events in stories describing life from the past in their local community, the state of Michigan and other parts of the United States.

3. Recount the lives and characters of a variety of individuals from the past representing their local community, the state of Michigan and other parts of the United States.

Content Standard 4: Later Elementary
All students will evaluate key decisions made at critical turning points in history by assessing their implications and long-term consequences. (Judging Decisions from the Past)

Benchmarks
1. Identify problems from the past that divided their local community, the state of Michigan, and the United States and analyze the interests and values of those involved.

2. Select decisions made to solve past problems and evaluate those decisions in terms of ethical considerations, the interests of those affected by the decisions, and the short- and long-term consequences in those decisions.