Welcome to Opening Day in 8th Grade U.S. History! TalkinBaseball Original Version.mp3 TalkinBaseball Original Version.mp3 “In our Sunday perambulations of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing ‘base’, a certain game of ball. Let us go forth awhile and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms…The game of ball is glorious!” -Walt Whitman, 1846

Please rise for our national anthem! starspangledbanner WorldSeriesStarSpangledBanner O say can you see By the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed At the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched Were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets red glare The bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night That our flag was still there. O say, does that star- spangled Banner yet wave? O’er the land of the free And the home of the brave?

And the rockets red glare The bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night That our flag was still there. O say, does that star-spangled Banner yet wave? O’er the land of the free And the home of the brave?

PLAY BALL! Eighth grade begins with a study of the political principles and major events that led to the founding of our nation’s government.

From there, we will study the divergent paths people took … …and their political, economic, and physical challenges they faced and their lasting contributions to our nation.

We will take a look at the BIG HITTERS from six teams that cover different eras of America’s past.

Colonies Team John Smith Pocahontas William Bradford Anne Hutchinson Roger Williams John Winthrop John Peter Zenger Nathaniel Bacon John Smith Pocahontas Nathaniel Bacon

Revolution Team Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson Patrick Henry George Washington Mercy Otis Warren Abigail Adams John Hancock Paul Revere Ben Franklin Thomas Jefferson George Washington

Constitution Team John Adams James Madison Benjamin Franklin George Washington Gouverneur Morris James Wilson George Mason Alexander Hamilton Edmund Randolph Daniel Shays John Adams Daniel Shays James Madison

Manifest Destiny Team Andrew Jackson James K. Polk Sam Houston Stephen Austin Tecumseh Narcissa Whitman John C. Fremont Brigham Young Andrew Jackson Tecumseh Brigham Young

Civil War Team Frederick Douglass John Brown Harriet Tubman Robert E. Lee Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson George Pickett Ulysses S. Grant George McClellan William T. Sherman Mathew Brady Clara Barton John Wilkes Booth Ulysses S. Grant Frederick Douglass Robert E. Lee

Industry Team Andrew Carnegie John D. Rockefeller John Pierpont Morgan Jay Gould Leland Stanford Eugene V. Debs Samuel Gompers Theodore Roosevelt Ida Tarbell Leland Stanford Theodore Roosevelt Samuel Gompers

"Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack, I don't care if I never get back, Let me root, root, root for the home team, If they don't win it's a shame. For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out, At the old ball game. "take me out to the ballgame.htmtake me out to the ballgame.htm Take Me Out to the Ball Game ChiCubsTakeMeOutToTheBallgame

Take Me Out to the Ballgame by Jack Norworth (1908) one of the most widely sung songs in America. inspired when he was riding a New York City subway train and he spotted a sign that said: "Ballgame Today at the Polo Grounds." some baseball-related lyrics popped into his head later set to some music by Albert Von Tilzer DID YOU KNOW? Neither Norworth nor Tilzer had ever been to a baseball game at the time the song was written!

Programs! Get your programs! Let’s take a look at the Rules of the Game in 8th grade U.S. History. Don’t forget to return your signature page tomorrow.

Your turn to play… Directions: Each member of your team will pick one player and create a trading card for that player. Your team will share your set of cards with the class.

front of card: Optional team Team Name logo 1. Portrait here 2. Name and life dates

Constitution Team Name life dates Front of card:

back of card: 3) Player’s accomplishments; why important to team ( 3 or more). Optional: “Did You Know…?” fun fact

back of card: Don’t forget to add your name and period at the bottom. Accomplishments Did You Know? Americans bought 500 million acres from France for only 3 cents per acre! (Your name and Period Here) SubjectStatsDate(s) Louisiana Purchase Jefferson made deal with Napoleon of France… 1803 Lewis and Clark Expedition Successful mapping, esp. of Columbia … Mexican American War Fought over land in SW after border dispute…

Do your best work! You team will work together in class on Wednesday. Finish for homework Due Thursday, ready for group presentation.