Lessons

To Bigotry No Sanction: Antisemitism in the United States

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2014 Wyoming Social Studies Content and Performance Standards [See Full Text]
WY SS8.4.1
Describe how historical events impact the future (cause and effect) and how change spreads to other places (e.g., spread of industrial revolution or causes of the Civil War).
WY SS12.4.1
Describe patterns of change (cause and effect) and evaluate how past events impacted future events and the modern world.
2021 North Carolina K-12 Social Studies Standards [See Full Text]
NC SS AH.C&G.1.4
Explain how racism, oppression, and discrimination of indigenous peoples, racial minorities, and other marginalized groups have impacted equality and power in America.
NC SS CL.C&G.3.2
Compare strategies used by individuals to address discrimination, segregation, disenfranchisement, reconcentration, and other discriminatory practices that have existed in the United States.
NC SS CL.H.1.5
Explain how the experiences and achievements of minorities and marginalized peoples have contributed to the protection of individual rights and “equality and justice for all” over time.
NC SS CL.H.1.6
Exemplify ways individuals have demonstrated resistance and resilience to inequities, injustice, and discrimination within the American system of government over time.
2019 North Dakota Social Studies Content Standards [See Full Text]
ND SS US.6_12.1-6.E3.5
Explain the political, social, and economic changes of the 1920s.
2018 Ohio's Learning Standards Social Studies [See Full Text]
OH SS 8GS.18
Cultural biases, stereotypes and prejudices had social, political and economic consequences for minority groups and the population as a whole.
OH SS 9-12AH.16
Racial intolerance, anti-immigrant attitudes and the Red Scare contributed to social unrest after World War I.
2019 Oklahoma Academic Standards Social Studies [See Full Text]
OK SS USH.4.1 .E
Describe the rising racial tensions in American society, resulting in the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan, lynchings, violence typified by the Tulsa Race Massacre, and the continued use of poll taxes and literacy tests to disenfranchise African Americans, including responses by African American leadership, such as Marcus Garvey.
2024 Oregon Social Studies Standards [See Full Text]
OR SS HS.US.CC.5
Analyze primary sources from multiple perspectives to develop an argument about how the conflict between traditionalism and modernity in the early 20th century generated both progress and backlash on issues of justice and equality.
OR SS HS.US.CE.11
Using primary source images, data, and documents, describe the causes of immigration to the United States and identify the domestic social and political responses to migration and immigration in the United States from the 19th century to the present.
OR SS HS.US.CP.16
Assess the role and consequences of antisemitism in the United States.
2003 Pennsylvania Academic Standards for History [See Full Text]
PA SS 8.3.6.B
Identify and explain primary documents, material artifacts and historic sites important in United States history from Beginnings to 1824.
PA SS 8.3.6.C
Explain how continuity and change has influenced United States history from Beginnings to 1824.
PA SS 8.3.6.D
Identify and explain conflict and among social groups and organizations in United States history from Beginnings to 1824.
PA SS 8.3.9.B
Identify and analyze primary documents, material artifacts and historic sites important in United States history from 1787 to 1914.
PA SS 8.3.9.C
Analyze how continuity and change has influenced United States history from 1787 to 1914.
PA SS 8.3.9.D
Identify and analyze conflict and cooperation among social groups and organizations in United States history from 1787 to 1914.
PA SS 8.3.12.B
Identify and evaluate primary documents, material artifacts and historic sites important in United States history from 1890 to Present.
PA SS 8.3.12.C
Evaluate how continuity and change has influenced United States history from 1890 to Present.
PA SS 8.3.12.D
Identify and evaluate conflcit and cooperation among social groups and organizations in United States history from 1890 to the Present.
2022 Rhode Island Social Studies Standards [See Full Text]
RI SSHS.USII.1.4
Argue the influence industrialization had on second-wave immigration in the late 19th century, and the impacts of government responses
RI SSHS.USII.3.1
Argue how cultural and migratory shifts at the end of World War I impacted society and changed the demographic and cultural landscape of the nation
2023 South Dakota Social Studies Standards [See Full Text]
SD SS 7.SS.6.D
The student tells the biography of George Washington, including: H ̵ his upbringing ̵ his fighting in the French and Indian War ̵ his ownership of slaves at Mount Vernon ̵ his crossing of the Delaware River, leadership at Valley Forge, and command at the battles of Trenton and Yorktown ̵ his dismissal of the Newburgh Conspiracy ̵ his presiding at the Constitutional Convention ̵ his presidency ̵ his views on slavery and its abolition ̵ his freeing of slaves at Mount Vernon upon his death and that of his wife, Martha ̵ his policies and practices regarding Native Americans ̵ his views on education, religion, and morality as they relate to self-government ̵ his views on partisanship and foreign policy ̵ the building of the Washington Monument
SD SS 9-12.USH.7.C
The student tells the biography of George Washington, including: H ̵ his upbringing ̵ his fighting in the French and Indian War ̵ his ownership of slaves at Mount Vernon ̵ his crossing of the Delaware River, leadership at Valley Forge, and command at the battles of Trenton and Yorktown ̵ his dismissal of the Newburgh Conspiracy ̵ his presiding at the Constitutional Convention ̵ his presidency ̵ his views on slavery and its abolition ̵ his policies towards Native Americans ̵ his freeing of slaves at Mount Vernon upon his death and that of his wife, Martha ̵ his views on education, religion, and morality as they relate to self-government ̵ his views on partisanship and foreign policy ̵ the building of the Washington Monument
SD SS 9-12.C.7.C
The student explains how the First Amendment guarantees that individuals can practice their religious beliefs without fear of persecution by the government. C
2017 Tennessee Social Studies Standards [See Full Text]
TN SS US.35
Examine challenges related to civil liberties and racial/ethnic tensions during this era, including (T.C.A. § 49-6-1006): • First Red Scare • Efforts of Ida B. Wells • Immigration Quota Acts of the 1920s • Emergence of Garveyism • Resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan • Rise of the NAACP
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills: Social Studies [See Full Text]
TX SS 113.18.c.9.c
identify and describe examples of human rights abuses by limited or unlimited governments such as the oppression of religious, ethnic, and political groups
TX SS 113.20.c.25.a
trace the development of religious freedom in the United States
TX SS 113.20.c.25.c
analyze the impact of the First Amendment guarantees of religious freedom on the American way of life
TX SS 113.41.d.6.a
analyze causes and effects of events and social issues such as immigration, Social Darwinism, the Scopes Trial, eugenics, race relations, nativism, the Red Scare, Prohibition, and the changing role of women
2022 Utah Core State Standards for Social Studies: 7-12 [See Full Text]
UT SS U.S. II Standard 4.1
Students will develop and defend an interpretation of why cultural clashes occurred in the 1920s, citing examples such as science vs. religion, rural vs. urban, Prohibition proponents vs. opponents, and nativism vs. immigration.
2014 College, Career and Civil Life C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards (Vermont) [See Full Text]
VT SS D2.Civ.8.6-8
Analyze ideas and principles contained in the founding documents of the United States, and explain how they influence the social and political system.
VT SS D2.His.1.6-8.
Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.
VT SS D2.His.1.9-12.
Evaluate how historical events and developments were shaped by unique circumstances of time and place as well as broader historical contexts.
VT SS D2.His.14.6-8.
Explain multiple causes and effects of events and developments in the past.
VT SS D2.His.14.9-12.
Analyze multiple and complex causes and effects of events in the past.
2023 Virginia History and Social Studies Standards of Learning [See Full Text]
VA SS CE.6.b
describing the rights and privileges guaranteed by the First Amendment, including freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition, the rights guaranteed by due process and equal protection under the law (Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments), and protection from unreasonable government search and seizure (Fourth Amendment)
VA SS VUS.12.c
analyzing the effects of changes in immigration to the United States including, but not limited to the Immigration Act of 1918 and the Immigration Act of 1924
2019 Washington Social Studies Learning Standards [See Full Text]
WA SS H1.9-10.1 A
Analyze change and continuity within a historical time period.
WA SS H1.9-10.2
Assess how historical events and developments were shaped by unique circumstances of time and place as well as broader historical contexts.
WA SS H1.11-12.1
Evaluate how historical events and developments were shaped by unique circumstances of time and place as well as broader historical contexts.
WA SS H2.11-12.1
Analyze how technology and ideas have shaped United States history (1877-present).
WA SS H2.11-12.4
Analyze how cultural identity can promote unity and division.
2023 Washington, D.C. K-12 Social Studies Standards [See Full Text]
DC SS 7.42
Analyze the presidency and legacy of George Washington, including his legacy as an enslaver and as a leader who voluntarily relinquished political power.
DC SS 8.4
Analyze the historical and philosophical influences on the creation of the American government, including the role of race, gender, religion and socioeconomic status
DC SS US2.17
Analyze the reasons for and consequence of rising nativism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act and the Immigration Act of 1924, and the role violence, discrimination and resistance had on the experiences of Asian, Italian, Jewish and other ethnic communities.
2018 Wisconsin Standards for Social Studies [See Full Text]
WI SS.Hist2.a.m
Explain patterns of continuity over time in the community, the state, the United States, and the world.
WI SS.Hist2.b.m
Explain patterns of change over time in the community, the state, the United States, and the world.
WI SS.Hist2.c.m
Analyze how the historical context influenced the process or nature of the continuity or change that took place.
WI SS.Hist2.a.h
Evaluate a variety of primary and secondary sources to apply knowledge of major eras, enduring themes, turning points, and historical influences to analyze the patterns of continuity in the community, the state, the United States, and the world.
WI SS.Hist2.b.h
Evaluate a variety of primary and secondary sources to apply knowledge of major eras, enduring themes, turning points, and historical influences to analyze the patterns of change in the community, the state, the United States and the world.
WI SS.Hist2.c.h
Evaluate how the historical context influenced the process or nature of the continuity or change that took place.
2021 Montana Content Standards for Social Studies for K-12 [See Full Text]
MT SS.CG.6-8.5
identify events and leaders that ensure that key United States principles of equality and civil rights are applied to various groups, including American Indians
MT SS.CG.9-12.10
analyze historical, contemporary, and emerging means of changing societies, promoting the common good, and protecting rights
MT SS.H.9-12.1
analyze how unique circumstances of time, place, and historical contexts shape individuals' lives
MT SS.H.9-12.3
identify ways in which people and groups exercise agency in difficult historical, contemporary, and tribal contexts
2016 New York Social Studies Framework [See Full Text]
NY SS 8.2c
Increased urbanization and industrialization contributed to increasing conflicts over immigration, influenced changes in labor conditions, and led to political corruption.
NY SS 11.7 a
The 1920s was a time of cultural change in the country, characterized byclashes between modern and traditional values.  Students will examine the cultural trends associated with the Roaring Twenties, including women’s efforts at self-expression and their changing roles.  Students will examine the impact of Prohibition on American society.  Students will examine change in immigration policy as reflected by the passage of the Quota Acts of the 1920s.  Students will examine the reasons for the resurgence of the Ku
2022 New Mexico Social Studies Standards [See Full Text]
NM SS 8.56
Evaluate how individuals and groups addressed specific problems at various levels to form a new republic.
NM SS 9-12.US.60
Evaluate how the events of the 1920s impacted people from diverse groups
NM SS 9-12.US.67.
Examine the impact of historical, cultural, economic, political, religious, and social factors that resulted in unequal power relations among identity groups between 1920 and 1929.
NM SS 9-12.US.73
Examine the impact of historical, cultural, economic, political, religious, and social factors that resulted in unequal power relations among identity groups between 1929 and 1941.
NM SS 9-12.US.75
Analyze the similarities, differences, and connections between the racial social order in the United States, Germany, and other countries during World War II.
2020 New Jersey Student Learning Standards: Social Studies [See Full Text]
NJ SS 6.1.8.CivicsPI.3.a
Cite evidence to evaluate the extent to which the leadership and decisions of early administrations of the national government met the goals established in the Constitution.
NJ SS 6.1.8.HistorySE.3.a
Analyze how the leadership of George Washington during the American Revolution and as president allowed for the establishment of American democracy.
NJ SS 6.1.12.CivicsDP.5.a:
Analyze the effectiveness of governmental policies and of actions by groups and individuals to address discrimination against new immigrants, Native Americans, and African Americans.
NJ SS 6.1.12.CivicsHR.8.a
Analyze primary and secondary sources to explain how social intolerance, xenophobia, and fear of anarchism led to restrictive immigration and refugee laws, and the violation of the human rights of individuals and groups.
2006 K-12 Social Studies New Hampshire Curriculum Framework [See Full Text]
NH SS:CV:6:2.2
Identify and illustrate the heritage that early settlers brought to the development and establishment of American democracy, e.g., political, legal, philosophical, or religious traditions
NH SS:HI:8:1.3
Examine how religion has influenced the political life of the nation, e.g., the Know Nothing Party, the temperance movement, or the First Great Awakening.
NH SS:HI:6:5.1
Explain the impact ethnic and religious groups have had on the development of the United States, e.g., the Irish or the Mormons.
NH SS:HI:12:1.2
Analyze how religion has influenced the political life of the nation, e.g., the separation of church and state in early New Hampshire or the rise of the Moral Majority.
2018 Nevada Academic Content Standards for Social Studies [See Full Text]
NV SS SS.9-12.US.26.
Examine how and why diverse groups have been denied equality and opportunity, both institutionally and informally.
NV SS.9-12.US.36.
Explain the historical background of a current national issue and propose a course of action to solve it.
2019 Nebraska Social Studies Standards [See Full Text]
NE SS 6.4.3
Examine historical events from the perspectives of marginalized and underrepresented groups.
NE SS 7.4.3
Examine historical events from the perspectives of marginalized and underrepresented groups.
NE SS SS 8.4.1.a
Evaluate the impact of people, events, and ideas, including various cultures and ethnic groups, on the United States.
NE SS 8.4.3
Examine historical events from the perspectives of marginalized and underrepresented groups.
NE SS HS.4.1.a (US)
Evaluate the cause and effect of historical events on various groups in the United States
NE SS HS.4.3 (US)
Examine historical events from the perspectives of marginalized and underrepresented groups.
2016 Missouri Priority Standards for Leveraging Learning in Social Studies [See Full Text]
MO SS 9-12.AH.1.GS.A
Analyze laws, policies, and processes to determine how governmental systems affect individuals and groups in society in United States history c. 1870-2010.
MO SS 9-12.AH.1.PC.A
Using a United States’ historical lens, describe how peoples’ perspectives shaped the sources/artifacts they created.
2024 Idaho Content Standards K-12 Social Studies [See Full Text]
ID SS 9-12.US2.10
Evaluate the social tensions of the era, including: • Race • Christian fundamentalism • Labor • Immigration • Changing social values • The Red Scare • Rise of the Ku Klux Klan• Prohibition • Rise of the mob and mafia
2022 Illinois Learning Standards for Social Science [See Full Text]
IL SS.6-8.CV.4.MdC
Analyze and synthesize ideas and principles contained in the founding and governing documents and practices of the United States, U.S. territories, and tribal nations within the United States.
IL SS SS.6-8.H.1.MdC.
Analyze connections and disconnections among events and developments in broader historical contexts and identify the effects of events on groups of people who have been marginalized.
IL SS.9-12.H.3
Evaluate the methods used to promote change and the effects and outcomes of these methods on diverse groups of people.
IL SS.9-12.H.6
Analyze the concept and pursuit of the "American Dream" and identify the factors that could promote or present barriers to the pursuit of the "American Dream" for multiple groups of people.
IL SS.9-12.H.7
Identify and analyze the role of individuals, groups, and institutions in people's struggle for safety, freedom, equality, and justice.
IL SS.9-12.H.8
Analyze key historical events and contributions of individuals through a variety of perspectives, including those of historically underrepresented groups.
2023 Indiana Academic Standards for Social Studies [See Full Text]
IN SS 6.CIV.2
Identify and explain essential ideas of constitutional government, which include limited government; rule of law; due process of law; separated and shared powers; checks and balances; federalism; popular sovereignty; republicanism; representative government; and individual rights to life, liberty, and property; and freedom of conscience and religion. (E)
IN SS USH.1.1
Read key documents from the Founding Era and analyze major ideas about government, individual rights, and the general welfare embedded in these documents.
IN SS USH.4.2
Assess the causes of the resurgence of social movements, reform movements, and vigilante groups, including the Ku Klux Klan, the Red Scare, and Prohibition.
2023 Indiana Academic Standards for Social Studies [See Full Text]
IN SS 6.CIV.4
Describe and give examples of individual rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. (E) ● Examples: The right to associate with whomever one pleases; the right to practice the religion of one’s choice; the right to speak freely, and criticize the government; the right to due process; and the right to be protected from unreasonable search and seizure; when those rights could cause conflict or disagreement.
NE SS HS.4.1.c (US)
Evaluate the impact of people, events, and ideas, including various cultures and ethnic groups, on the United States.
Iowa Social Studies Standards [See Full Text]
IA SS-US.9-12.17
Explain the patterns of and responses to immigration on the development of American culture and law.
2020 Kansas History, Government, and Social Studies Standards [See Full Text]
KS SS 6-8.1.1
The student will recognize and evaluate significant choices and consequences that have impacted our lives and futures.
KS SS 6-8.1.2
The student will analyze the context and draw conclusions about choices and consequences.
KS SS 6-8.4.1
The student will recognize and evaluate continuity and change over time
KS SS 6-8.4.2
The student will analyze the context and draw conclusions about continuity and change.
KS SS 6-8.5.1
The student will recognize and evaluate dynamic relationships that impact lives in communities, states, and nations.
KS SS 6-8.5.2
The student will analyze the context and draw conclusions about dynamic relationships.
KS SS 9-12.1.1
The student will recognize and evaluate significant choices and consequences that have impacted our lives and futures.
KS SS 9-12.1.2
The student will analyze the context and draw conclusions about choices and consequences.
KS SS 9-12.4.1
The student will recognize and evaluate continuity and change over time
KS SS 9-12.4.2
The student will analyze the context and draw conclusions about continuity and change.
KS SS 9-12.5.1
The student will recognize and evaluate dynamic relationships that impact lives in communities, states, and nations.
KS SS 9-12.5.2
The student will analyze the context and draw conclusions about dynamic relationships.
2022 K-12 Louisiana Student Standards for Social Studies [See Full Text]
LA SS 7.1
Explain ideas, events, and developments in the history of the United States of America from 1791 to 1877 and how they progressed, changed, or remained the same over time.
LA SS 8.1
Explain ideas, events, and developments in the history of the United States of America from 1877 to 2008 and how they progressed, changed, or remained the same over time.
LA SS 8.12k
Analyze factors leading to and consequences of social and economic tensions in the early twentieth century, including the 1918 influenza outbreak, recession and inflation, labor strikes, resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan, Chicago riot of 1919, and the Tulsa Massacre.
LA SS US.1
Analyze ideas and events in the history of the United States of America from 1776 to 2008 and how they progressed, changed, or remained the same over time.
LA SS US.7h
Analyze major events and developments of U.S. presidents of the late 1700s to the early 1800s, including the presidencies of George Washington (foreign and domestic policies, Farewell Address), John Adams (Alien and Sedition Act), Thomas Jefferson (role in the Louisiana Purchase), and Andrew Jackson (Bank War).
LA SS US.13h
Describe the effects of racial and ethnic tensions, including the Chicago riot of 1919, Tulsa Massacre, and re-emergence of the Ku Klux Klan.
2019 Maine Social Studies Standards [See Full Text]
ME SS 6-8 H2.F1
Explaining how both unity and diversity have played and continue to play important roles in the history of Maine and the United States.
ME SS 9-12 H1.F2
Analyzing and critiquing major historical eras: major enduring themes, turning points, events, consequences, and people in the history of the United States and the implications for the present and future.
ME SS 9-12 H2.F.1
Identifying and critiquing issues characterized by unity and diversity in the history of the United States, and describing their effects, using primary and secondary sources. *
2020 Maryland State Standards and Frameworks in Social Studies [See Full Text]
MD SS 6-8 USH.S11
Identifying the impact President GeorgeWashington had on setting precedents for the office of the President.
MD SS 9-12 USH.U2.S1
Analyze how fears of radicalism during the Red Scare led to anti-immigration policies and the discrimination, surveillance, and repression of Jewish Americans, immigrants, labor activists, women, and other racial, ethnic, and ideological groups.
MD SS 9-12 USH.U2.S2
Assessing how the Immigration Act of 1924, the Ku Klux Klan, Tulsa Race Riot, Alien Land Laws, and Eugenics perpetuated racism, antisemitism, and discrimination against racial, ethnic, and religious minorities, those with disabilities, and LGBTQ+.
2018 Massachusetts History and Social Science Framework [See Full Text]
MA SS USI.T2 1
Evaluate the major policies and political developments of the presidencies of George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, and their implications for the expansion of Federal power and foreign policy (e.g., the origins of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties in the conflicting ideas of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton on topics such as foreign policy, the Alien and Sedition Acts, and the National Bank; the establishment of the concept of judicial review in Marbury v. Madison).
MA SS USII.T2 4
Using primary sources such as campaign literature, news articles/analyses, editorials, and radio/newsreel coverage, analyze the important policies, institutions, trends, and personalities of the Depression era (e.g., Presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Frances Perkins, Huey Long, Charles Coughlin, Charles Lindbergh). Students may research and complete a case study on any one of the following policies, institutions, or trends: a. the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation b. the Securities and Exchange Commission c. the Tennessee Valley Authority d. the Social Security Act e. the National Labor Relations Act f. the Works Progress Administration g. the Fair Labor Standards Act h. the American Federation of Labor i. the Congress of Industrial Organizations j. the American Communist Party k. the America First movement and antiSemitism in the United States
2022 Mississippi Standards for the Social Studies [See Full Text]
MS SS 8.4
Analyze the challenges and central ideas involved in creating the new nation.
2022 Kentucky Academic Standards: Social Studies [See Full Text]
KY SS 8.H.CH.6
Analyze the impact of fundamental documents and speeches on the development of the United States from 1600-1877 that shall include but are not limited to: • The Mayflower Compact; • The Declaration of Independence; • The Constitution of the United States; • The Federalist No. 1 (Alexander Hamilton); • The Federalist Nos. 10 and 51 (James Madison); • The June 8, 1789 speech on amendments to the Constitution of the United States by James Madison; • The first ten (10) amendments to the Constitution of the United States, also known as the Bill of Rights; • The 1796 Farewell Address by George Washington; • The United States Supreme Court opinion in Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803); • The Monroe Doctrine by James Monroe; • What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? speech by Frederick Douglass; • The United States Supreme Court opinion in Dred Scott v. Sanford, 60 U.S. 393 (1857); • Final Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln; • The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln; and • Declaration of Rights of the Women of the United States by Susan B. Anthony, Matilda Joselyn Gage, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
KY SS 8.C.RR.1
Analyze the role of citizens in the U.S. political system, with attention to the definition of who is a citizen, expansion of that definition over time and changes in participation over time.
2024 Alaska Social Studies Standards [See Full Text]
AK SS.8.4.24.1
Evaluate the consequences of the American Revolution on various groups.
AK SS.USH.3.19.1
Explain how massive immigration after 1870 led to new social patterns, conflicts, and ideas of national unity that developed amid growing cultural diversity.
AK SS.USH.4.24.1
Analyze the reasons for American isolationism and internationalism in the interwar period and their effects on international relations and foreign policy.
AK SS.USH.4.23.2
Use primary sources and varying perspectives to analyze how the Holocaust shifted American perceptions and policies regarding civil liberties and human rights.
2018 Arizona History and Social Science Standards [See Full Text]
AZ SS HS.C2.3
Evaluate the evolution of ideals and rights established in historical documents, legislation, executive actions, and court cases.
AZ SS HS.H3.2
Analyze how ideologies, religion, and belief systems have influenced economic, political, and social institutions over time.
AZ SS HS.H4.1
Examine how historically marginalized groups have affected change on political and social institutions.
2022 Arkansas Social Studies Standards [See Full Text]
AR SS C.1.7.5
Evaluate various ways early historical figures fostered American citizenship and civic virtues. Historical figures may include: ● Phillis Wheatley ● James Armistead ● Peter Salem ● George Washington ● John Adams ● Abigail Adams ● Salem Poor ● Thomas Jefferson ● Thomas Paine ● Patrick Henry ● Alexis de Tocqueville
AR SS H.4.8.11
Examine the causes and effects of immigration after 1870, including push-pull factors, ethnic enclaves, the assimilation process, and rise of nativism through law (e.g., Chinese Exclusion Act, Johnson-Reed Act).
AR SS H.5.8.7
Evaluate the effects of key political issues of the 1910s and 1920s: ● Nativism and cultural assimilation: (e.g., Emergency Quota Act, Sacco and Vanzetti) ● Racial discrimination and civil rights: (e.g., continued presence of Ku Klux Klan, founding of NAACP, Elaine Race Massacre, Tulsa Race Massacre) ● Indigenous rights: (e.g., Indian Citizenship Act, United States vs. Winans) ● Rise of Communism/Marxism: (e.g., First Red Scare, J. Edgar Hoover)
2016 California History Social Science Framework [See Full Text]
CA SS 11.3.3
Cite incidences of religious intolerance in the United States (e.g., persecution of Mormons, anti-Catholic sentiment, anti-Semitism).
CA SS 11.5.2
Analyze the international and domestic events, interests, and philosophies that prompted attacks on civil liberties, including the Palmer Raids, Marcus Garvey’s “back-to-Africa” movement, the Ku Klux Klan, and immigration quotas and the responses of organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the Anti-Defamation League to those attacks.
CA SS 12.2.1
Discuss the meaning and importance of each of the rights guaranteed under the Bill of Rights and how each is secured (e.g., freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, petition, privacy).
2022 Colorado Academic Standards: Social Studies [See Full Text]
CO SS.8.4.1
Describe major political and/or social changes that affected the definition of citizenship, expanded or restricted the rights of citizens, and how those changes impacted women, Indigenous Peoples, African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, LGBTQ, religious minorities, and people living in annexed territories.
CO SS.HS.1.2
Analyze continuity and change over the course of United States history. Including but not limited to: The expansion and limitations of rights, the balance between liberty and security, shifts in internationalist and isolationist policies, debates over the role of government, and the impacts of expansionist policies.
CO SS.HS.1.2
Analyze how opposing perspectives, compromise, and cooperation have shaped national unity and diversity. For example: The rights and contributions of diverse groups and individuals, including African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, Indigenous Peoples, LGBTQ individuals, women, immigrants, individuals with disabilities, and ethnic and religious minorities, and the role of organizations and government in advancing these rights (e.g., NAACP, American Indian Movement, and United Farm Workers)
2023 Connecticut Elementary and Secondary Social Studies Standards [See Full Text]
CT SS US.His.4.c.
Analyze how racism and nativism shaped perspectives about individuals and groups and influenced government policy (e.g., Red Summer, Sacco Vanzetti, eugenics movement, immigration acts in the 1920s, Angel Island, Ku Klux Klan).
CT SS US.His.1.e.
Evaluate the United States government’s complex responses to the Holocaust while recognizing the history of antisemitism in both historical and contemporary contexts (e.g., Voyage of the St. Louis, lack of response to the Final Solution, Nuremberg Trials).
2018 Delaware History Standards: K-12 [See Full Text]
DE SS HAS1 6-8a
Students will examine historical materials relating to a particular region, society, or theme; analyze change over time, and make logical inferences concerning cause and effect.
DE SS HAS1 9-12a
Students will analyze historical materials to trace the development of an idea or trend across space or over a prolonged period of time in order to explain patterns of historical continuity and change.
DE SS HAS4 6-8a
-- Three worlds meet (Beginnings to 1620) -- Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763) -- Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s) -- Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) -- Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
DE SS HAS4 9-12a
Students will develop an understanding of modern United States history, its connections to both Delaware and world history, including: -- Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) -- Development of an industrialized nation (1870-1900) -- Emergence of modern America (1890-1930) -- Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) -- Postwar United States (1945-early 1970s) -- Contemporary United States (1968-present)
2023 Florida's State Academic Standards: Social Studies [See Full Text]
FL SS.7.CG.1.2
Students will explain why religious liberty is a protected right.
FL SS.912.A.5.9
Explain why support for the Ku Klux Klan varied in the 1920s with respect to issues such as anti-immigration, anti-African American, anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish, anti-women, and anti-union ideas.
FL SS.912.HE.1.2
Students will examine propaganda (e.g., the Protocols of the Elders of Zion; The Poisonous Mushroom) that was and still is utilized against Jewish people both in Europe and around the world.
2023 Georgia Standards of Excellence: Social Studies [See Full Text]
GA SS8H7.d
Examine antisemitism and the resistance to racial equality exemplified in the Leo Frank case.
GA SSUSH6.a
Examine the presidency of Washington, including the precedents he set.
Hawai'i Core Standards for Social Studies [See Full Text]
HI SS.US.1.8.2
Assess effects of anti-immigrant politics on public policy
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies [See Full Text]
AL SS 19
Analyze the election and presidency of George Washington for its impact on establishing the role of president in the United States, including the creation of the first Cabinet, establishment of the District of Columbia, commitment to religious freedom (Letter to the Hebrew Congregation at Newport), and the two-term precedent.
AL SS 3c
3c Explain why the 1920s comprised a period of significant social conflict as manifested by the Scopes trial, growth of the Ku Klux Klan, rise of nativist thinking, the Red Scare, and antisemitism. Examples: anarchists, Immigration Act of 1924, Palmer Raids, Sacco and Vanzetti trial, Wall Street bombing
AL SS 6b
6b Critique the evolving United States policy and public attitudes toward Nazi Germany and the growing refugee crisis as the Holocaust began. Examples: America First Committee (AFC), Evian Conference, Father Coughlin, MS St. Louis, Wagner-Rogers Bill
AL SS 2
Explain the origins and history of antisemitism.*
AL SS 2a
Identify core practices and tenets within historical and modern Judaism and analyze the historical and modern antisemitic beliefs about Jewish life and religion.
AL SS 2c
Trace the intensification of antisemitism in the United States during the early twentieth century. Examples: Charles Lindbergh, Father Charles Coughlin, Henry Ford’s Dearborn Independent, lynching of Leo Frank

Length: 60-120 minutes | Grades: 6-12 | Themes: antisemitism, democratic values

Lesson Overview

In 1790, President George Washington promised the Jewish community in Newport, R.I., that the new nation would give “to bigotry no sanction.” Yet throughout United States history, many groups, including Jews, have faced discrimination and hate. While Jews have found opportunity in America, antisemitism has remained, fueled by harmful myths that paint them as racially different or dangerously powerful. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as Jewish immigrants arrived in large numbers, antisemitic ideas spread through media and public events.

In this lesson, students explore the history of antisemitism in the United States, with a focus on the late 19th and 20th centuries. By analyzing primary sources, they will uncover how antisemitic ideas spread, and finish by writing a renewed 21st century promise against bigotry.

Enduring Understanding

Bigotry has been a persistent feature of life in the United States, with adverse consequences for multiple communities.

Antisemitism is a conspiratorial way of thinking and a form of bigotry that targets Jewish people by claiming that Jews are racially different, inferior, and prone to amassing power in ways that are destructive for non-Jewish communities.

Essential Questions

Has the United States given “bigotry no sanction” throughout its history?

What is antisemitism?

What is the history of antisemitism in the United States?

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to define antisemitism and analyze multiple primary sources in order to evaluate the way it has appeared throughout U.S. history.

Students will be able to craft an original statement, articulating a “new promise” in the 21st century directed towards benefiting communities that experience persecution.

Toolkit

  • Antisemitism in the United States lesson plan

  • Antisemitism in the United States slide deck

  • Antisemitism Uncovered Video: Myth of Power

  • Antisemitism in the United States Station 1

  • Antisemitism in the United States Station 2

  • Antisemitism in the United States Station 3

  • Antisemitism in the United States handout

  • Swastika: Symbol of Hate video

  • Public Rallies handout

    Procedures

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