*explain the establishment of Colonial America

*explain the perspective of the patriots and loyalists during the Revolutionary War

*summarize the importance of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution

*sequence and describe the importance of the Lewis and Clark expedition

*evaluate the impact of Westward Expansion

*use and evaluate primary and secondary sources

*identify the political, economic, and social causes of the Civil War

*explain Missouri's role in the Civil War

*use artifacts to understand the Civil War

 *compare and contrast state and federal government

*create maps, timelines, graphs, diagrams, cartoons, and narratives related to Missouri