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8th Grade United States History

MONTH

CONTENT

SKILLS

ASSESSMENT

STANDARDS

September

The English Establish 13 Colonies

(1585-1732)
  1. Identify the first colonist’s basic survival needs.
  2. Connect with the people and events they will study in this chapter.
  1. Worksheets, Chapter Review
  2. Video, Exam

8.US.2.1. Students are able to explain the impact of the American Revolution on American philosophies.

 

The Colonies Develop

(1700-1753)
  1. Analyze the economic and social development of the American colonies during the first half of the 18th century.
  2. Understand the economic and social problems facing immigrants to colonial America.

 
  1. Section Reviews, Chapter Review
  2. Exam

8.US.1.1. Students are able to relate events and outcomes of the American Revolution to sources of conflict, roles of key individuals and battles, and political documents.

October

Beginnings of an American Identity

(1689-1763)
  1. Identify the political, social, and economic values shared by British colonists and learn how these values and historical events led to the growth of a representative government and a new “American” identity.
  2. Identify political loyalties of the colonists.
  3. Analyze how colonial leaders hoped to unify the colonists’ loyalties.
  1. Worksheets
  2. Group Project
  3. Exam

 8.US.1.1. Students are able to relate events and outcomes of the American Revolution to sources of conflict, roles of key individuals and battles, and political documents.

8.US.2.1. Students are able to explain the impact of the American Revolution on American philosophies.

 

 

The Road to Revolution

(1763-1776)
  1. Understand the events that pushed Great Britain and the American colonists apart and ultimately led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

 
  1. Group Discussion, Worksheets, Chapter Review, Exam

 

8.US.1.1. Students are able to relate events and outcomes of the American Revolution to sources of conflict, roles of key individuals and battles, and political documents.

8.US.2.1. Students are able to explain the impact of the American Revolution on American philosophies.

November

The American Revolution

(1776-1783)

1. Organize events of the American revolution in chronological sequence and analyze the cause that led to an American victory.                         

1. Section Reviews, Chapter Reviews, Worksheet Packet, Videos, Exam

8.US.1.1. Students are able to relate events and outcomes of the American Revolution to sources of conflict, roles of key individuals and battles, and political documents.

8.US.2.1. Students are able to explain the impact of the American Revolution on American philosophies.

 

Confederation to Constitution

(1776-1791)
  1. Analyze the Articles of Confederation, major issues faced by delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and the debate over ratifying the Constitution.

 
  1. Section Reviews, Chapter Review, Worksheets, Exam

 

8.US.1.1. Students are able to relate events and outcomes of the American Revolution to sources of conflict, roles of key individuals and battles, and political documents.

December

The Bill of Rights and Amendments 11-27
  1. Summarize changes made in the original Constitution.
  2. Identify rights protected in the Bill of Rights.
  3. Trace the expansion of rights for all citizens as evidenced in the Constitution

 
  1. Group Discussion
  2. Notes, Worksheet

3.     Exam

 

 

8.US.1.1. Students are able to relate events and outcomes of the American Revolution to sources of conflict, roles of key individuals and battles, and political documents.

8.US.2.1. Students are able to explain the impact of the American Revolution on American philosophies.

 

Launching a New Republic

(1789-1800)
  1. Explain how the leaders of the new nation met the challenges of establishing a sound economy and a stable, democratic government.

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  1. Worksheets, Section Reviews, Chapter Review, Exam

 

 

8.US.2.1. Students are able to explain the impact of the American Revolution on American philosophies.

January

The Jefferson Era

(1800-1816)

1. Understand how the election and presidency of Thomas Jefferson shaped the American system of government and how the Louisiana Purchase and the War of 1812 affected the nation.

1. Section Reviews, Chapter Review, Worksheets, Video Exam

 

 

8.US.1.2. Students are able to describe the unfolding of westward expansion and reform movements in the United States.

 

National and Regional Growth

(1800-1844)
  1. Analyze the ways in which new machines changed American society, encouraged the expansion of slavery, and contributed to both nationalism and sectionalism in the first half of the 1800s.

 

 

1. Section Reviews, Chapter Review, Worksheets, Video Exam

 

8.US.1.2. Students are able to describe the unfolding of westward expansion and reform movements in the United States.

8.US.2.2. Students are able to summarize the influence of westward expansion and reform movements on American culture, philosophies, and religions.

February

The Age of Jackson

(1824-1840)
  1. Understand the far-reaching consequences of the political and economic decisions made by Andrew Jackson during his two terms as president.
  2. Identify the qualities that make a strong leader.

 

 
  1. Class Discussion, Quiz
  2. Exam

 

8.US.1.2. Students are able to describe the unfolding of westward expansion and reform movements in the United States.

8.US.2.2. Students are able to summarize the influence of westward expansion and reform movements on American culture, philosophies, and religions.

 

Manifest Destiny

(1810-1853)
  1. Understand westward expansion and its political, economic, and social effects on the development of the nation.
  2. Understand the difficulty of moving west.

 

1. Group Project

2. Exam

8.US.2.2. Students are able to summarize the influence of westward expansion and reform movements on American culture, philosophies, and religions.

March

A New Spirit of Change

(1820-1860)
  1. Study the era from 1820 to 1860 to identify groups of immigrants who settled in the United States, describe developments in American literature and art, and evaluate the impact of reform movements.

 

1.   Worksheets, Class Discussion, Exam

8.US.2.3. Students are able to summarize the impacts of the Civil War on American culture and philosophies.

 

The Nation Breaking Apart

(1846-1861)
  1. Understand the conflicts that pulled the North and South apart and attempts to resolve the issues dividing the country.
  2. Grasp the intense feelings aroused by the slavery question.

 

 

1. Section Reviews, Chapter Review, Worksheets

2. Videos, Exam

8.US.1.3. Students are able to describe the sources of conflict, key individuals, battles, and political documents of the Civil War period.

April

The Civil War

(1861-1865)
  1. Understand how the Civil War began, its progress during the early years, and its impact on Union and Confederate soldiers.
  2. Understand the major events of the Civil War from 1863 to 1865 leading to Union victory and the effect of this conflict on the country.

 

1. Class Discussion, Group Projects, Worksheet Packet

2. Videos, Exam

8.US.1.3. Students are able to describe the sources of conflict, key individuals, battles, and political documents of the Civil War period.

8.US.2.3. Students are able to summarize the impacts of the Civil War on American culture and philosophies.

May

Reconstruction

(1865-1877)
  1. Describe the political conflict over how to rebuild the South after the Civil War and evaluate the impact of Reconstruction on African Americans and other Southerners.

 

1. Worksheets, Video, Exam

8.US.1.4. Students are able to summarize the political and social changes in the United States during Reconstruction.

8.US.2.4. Students are able to describe the impact of various cultures and philosophies on the U.S. during Reconstruction.