What does a student learn in StateNew Hampshire,GradeGrade 11,SubjectSocial Studies?

Students examine the ideas and events that shaped the U.S. Constitution, from Enlightenment thinkers to colonial grievances, and learn how those principles carried into New Hampshire's own founding document.

Students trace how power is divided among local, state, federal, and tribal governments, and explain how those levels work together or push against each other on real issues.

Students learn what rights citizens have under the Constitution and what responsibilities come with those rights, including how people vote, petition, and take part in government decisions.

Students examine how the U.S. works with other countries and groups like the United Nations, looking at trade deals, alliances, and conflicts to understand why those relationships matter.

Students weigh the real costs and benefits of different choices using economic thinking. That means asking what's gained, what's given up, and whether the trade-off is worth it.

Markets match buyers and sellers, and prices signal where resources go. Students examine how competition shapes those prices and what happens when one business dominates a market or supply runs short.

Students compare how different countries organize their economies and examine what governments, businesses, banks, and workers each control. The focus is on tradeoffs: who sets prices, who owns property, and who decides what gets made.

Students practice real money decisions: how much to save, when to use credit, and where to put money to grow over time. These skills cover budgeting, debt, and basic investing so students are ready to handle their own finances after graduation.

Students read maps, aerial photos, and data tools to spot geographic patterns and figure out why places and regions look the way they do.

Students study what makes a place distinctive, its landforms, climate, population, economy, and history, then compare those traits across regions of New Hampshire and the broader United States.

Students look at why people move, where they settle, and how ideas and customs spread from one region to another. They use maps and historical evidence to explain the patterns behind migration, city growth, and cultural change.

Students examine how geography influences where and how people live, and how human decisions, like building cities or farming land, change the landscape over time.

Students trace how the U.S. system of government took shape and examine New Hampshire's specific role in that process, from the founding era to today.

Students examine the big turning points in American history: reform movements, westward expansion, and major conflicts. They analyze how each one changed the country's laws, borders, or daily life.

Students trace how American and New Hampshire life changed over time, from the cultures and economies of Native peoples before European contact through the economic and social shifts that shaped the country today.

Students trace how major civilizations rose and changed over time, then look at what happened when those civilizations met, traded with, or fought one another.

Students compare how different countries and time periods organized power and money. They look at why some systems led to stability or growth while others collapsed or left people behind.

Students trace today's global conflicts, migrations, and political tensions back to their historical roots. They explain how past events shaped the problems the world still deals with now.