Eighth Grade Social Studies Tentative Course Outline
Review of events leading to civil war 8th Grade September Review of events leading to civil war Revolution Constitution Public Nation Expansion Relocation Industrialization Reformation Division
September-October A dividing nation Slavery Uncle Tom’s Cabin Kansas-Nebraska Act Dred Scott New Republican Party Harper’s Ferry
September - October The Civil War part one The shape Fort Sumter Choosing sides The Struggle Strategies Technology - Monitor v. Merrimack
October Understanding midterm elections Current Events - political
Emancipation Proclamation October – November Understanding midterm elections Current Events - political The Civil War part two Freedom? Emancipation Proclamation 54th Massachusetts Reg. Difficulties of war
November/ December The end of the Civil War Gettysburg Address Appomattox Court House Reconstruction Reunion Changes in the South
January The Wild West Plains Indians Miners and Railroads Ranchers and Cowhands Farming Industry post Civil War Railroads Inventions and Big Business The American Worker Era of the Cities Immigration City Life Educational and cultural reform
January/February Progressive Era Regulating business Power to the voters. Trust busting Women’s rights Suffrage Temperance Fighting for Equality African Americans Mexican Americans Native Americans Asian Americans
February/March Becoming a World Power Pacific Trade Purchase of Alaska Annex of Hawaii Relations with China Spanish American War Latin America .World War I (Feb/March) Europe and the causes U.S. Involvement Winning Peace
April Roaring Twenties Prosperity New technology, new ways of life Trouble brewing Depression Economy Crashes The New Deal Survival
The spread of Communism Dividing Europe May/June World War II Dictatorship Home Front Allies Advance Victory The Cold War The spread of Communism Dividing Europe