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title: "SSUSH4: American Revolution Aspects (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SSUSH4
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SSUSH4
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - high-school
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# SSUSH4: American Revolution Aspects

Analyze the ideological, military, social, and diplomatic aspects of the American Revolution.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SSUSH4.a**: Investigate the intellectual sources, organization, and argument of the Declaration of Independence including the role of Thomas Jefferson and the Committee of Five.
- **SSUSH4.b**: Explain the reason for and significance of the French alliance and other foreign assistance including the diplomacy of Benjamin Franklin and John Adams.
- **SSUSH4.c**: Analyze George Washington as a military leader, including but not limited to the influence of Baron von Steuben, the Marquis de LaFayette, and the significance of Valley Forge in the creation of a professional military.
- **SSUSH4.d**: Investigate the role of geography at the Battles of Trenton, Saratoga, and Yorktown.
- **SSUSH4.e**: Examine the roles of women, American Indians, and enslaved and free Blacks in supporting the war effort.
- **SSUSH4.f**: Explain the significance of the Treaty of Paris, 1783.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

- US History (EOC). Colonization through the Constitution. Colonization through the Constitution (about 16% of the test; 7–8 points; shared with other standards, so count these points once and never add them up per standard)

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.