Standards
The following Illinois Learning Standards are reflected in this WebQuest:
STATE GOAL 18: Understand social systems, with an emphasis on the United States.
A. Compare characteristics of culture as reflected in language, literature, the arts,
traditions and institutions.
- 18.A.2 Explain ways in which language, stories, folk tales, music, media and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture.
C. Understand how social systems form and develop over time.
- 18.C.3a Describe ways in which a diverse U.S. population has developed and maintained common beliefs (e.g., life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; the Constitution and the Bill of Rights).
- 18.C.3b Explain how diverse groups have contributed to U.S. social systems over time.
The following National Council for the Social Studies Theme is reflected in this WebQuest: