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