8th Grade U.S. History
This year will discuss American history from European colonization beginning in 1492 to the American Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1876). Students will learn the intricacies of European Colonization and their impact on the history of the nation through the Civil War.
Topics we will cover in class:
-1st 9 weeks
-European Exploration
-Political, Economic, Geographic, and Social reasons for colonization of North & South America
-Founding of British Colonies (P.E.G.S.)
--Jamestown
--Plymouth
---Mayflower Compact
--13 Colonies
--Religion in the colonies
--Governing the colonies
-French and Indian War
-Causes of the American Revolution
-Battles of the American Revolution