American History (8th Grade)
Unit I: Different Worlds Meet
Unit II: Colonial Settlement
Unit III: Creating a Nation
Unit III.5: New Governments
Unit IV: The New Republic
Unit V: The Growing Nation
Unit VI: Civil War and Reconstruction
Career Planning Unit
History Fair
Eighth Grade: M/J U.S. History -- The Eighth grade social studies curriculum consists of the following content area strands: History, Geography, Economics and Civics.
Primary content emphasis for this course pertains to the study of American history from the exploration and colonization period to the reconstruction period following the Civil War. Students will be exposed to the historical, geographic, political, economic, and sociological events which influenced the development of the United States and the resulting impact on world history.
So that students can clearly see the relationship between cause and effect in historical events, students should cause and effect in historical events, students should have the opportunity to explore those fundamental ideas and events which occurred after reconstruction.
American History (8th Grade) Standards
Primary content emphasis for this course pertains to the study of American history from the exploration and colonization period to the reconstruction period following the Civil War. Students will be exposed to the historical, geographic, political, economic, and sociological events which influenced the development of the United States and the resulting impact on world history.
So that students can clearly see the relationship between cause and effect in historical events, students should cause and effect in historical events, students should have the opportunity to explore those fundamental ideas and events which occurred after reconstruction.
American History (8th Grade) Standards