The student will develop skills for historical and geographical analysis including the ability to

a)     identify and interpret artifacts and primary and secondary source documents to understand events in history;

b)     determine cause and effect relationships;

c)     compare and contrast historical events;

d)     draw conclusions and make generalizations;

e)     make connections between past and present;

f)      sequence events in Virginia history;

g)     interpret ideas and events from different historical perspectives;

h)     evaluate and discuss issues orally and in writing;

i)      analyze and interpret maps to explain relationships among landforms, water features, climatic characteristics, and historical events.