History & Social Science Standards of Learning Resources

  • Documents of American History (PDF) This publication contains the text of The Constitution of Virginia, Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom, Declaration of American Independence, Constitution of the United States of America with Amendments, and The Virginia Charters. State law requires that the Documents of American History shall be taught to all students in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
  • Economics and Personal Finance These objectives for economics education and financial literacy are required of all students at the middle and high school levels to further the development of knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed for responsible citizenship in a constitutional democracy.
  • Maps of the Five Geographic Regions of Virginia (2001)
  • Selected Geographic Regions of North America (2001) (PDF) Correlates to Standard USI.2b for History and Social Science.

SOL Practice Items - Provide examples of technology-enhanced items that assess the 2008 History & Social Science SOL

  • Practice Items in TestNav 8 (the test delivery system used for the Civics & Economics test and the EOC tests beginning in fall 2016; and the Virginia Studies test beginning in spring 2017)