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TN.8.EIGHTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES - United States History and Geography: Colonization of North America to Reconstruction
EIGHTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES - United States History and Geography: Colonization of North America to Reconstruction
Colonization (1607-1750)
Overview: Students will examine the European settlement of North America, geographic features that influenced early colonies, and the social, religious, political, and economic reasons for colonization.
8.01. Explain the founding and development of Jamestown as the first permanent English colony, its early struggles, the economic and political structure, and role of the Powhatan people. [C, E, G, H, P]
8.02. Explain the founding and development of the Plymouth Colony, including the significance of: the Mayflower Compact, interactions with Squanto, and the role of religious freedom. [C, G, H, P]
8.03. Explain the founding and development of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, including the significance of: Anne Hutchinson; Role of theocracy; Salem Witch Trials; Town meetings [C, G, H, P]
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideColonial Life
8.05. Analyze the economic motivation for the Dutch founding New Netherlands, the diverse population of the colony, and the transition to the English colony of New York. [C, E, G, H, P]
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideColonial Life
8.08. Locate and identify the Thirteen Colonies, and describe how their location and geographic features influenced regional economic development. [E, G, H, P]
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideColonial Life
Overview: Students will examine the political changes that sparked the Civil War, the differences in the North and South, and the key leaders, events, battles, and daily life during the war.
8.61. Describe the election of 1860 and its candidates (i.e., John Bell, Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and John Breckinridge), and analyze how the campaigns reflected sectional turmoil in the country. [C, G, H, P, T]
8.62. Describe the outbreak of the Civil War and the resulting sectional differences, including: Economic, geographic, and technological advances; Military strategies; Roles of President Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis; Significance of Fort Sumter; Geograph
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8.63. Explain the significance of the following battles, events, and leaders during the Civil War, including: First Battle of Bull Run; Battle of Shiloh; Battle of Antietam; Battle of Gettysburg; Battle of Vicksburg; Sherman’s March to the Sea; Surrender at App
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideThe Civil War
The Jacksonian Era (1824-1840)
Overview: Students will analyze the impact of John Marshall on the strengthening of the judicial branch and the major events of Andrew Jackson’s presidency.
8.45. Examine the importance of the elections of 1824 and 1828, including: the corrupt bargain, the spoils system, and Jacksonian Democracy. [C, G, H, P, T]
8.47. Describe the impact of the Indian Removal Act and the struggle between the Cherokee Nation and the U.S. government, including the significance of Worcester v. Georgia and the Trail of Tears. [C, G, H, P, T]
Overview: Students will analyze the strengthening of the judicial branch, the major events of Thomas Jefferson’s presidency, the War of 1812, and the role of the U.S. on the world stage.
8.30. Explain the major events of Thomas Jefferson’s presidency, including: Conflict with the Barbary pirates; Embargo Act; Lewis and Clark Expedition; Louisiana Purchase [E, G, H, P]
8.31. Explain the causes, course, and consequences of the War of 1812, including: Use of impressment and trade restrictions between the U.S. and Great Britain; Roles of Andrew Jackson and William Henry Harrison; Significance of the Treaty of Ghent; Rise in nati
8.33. Analyze the purpose and effects of the Monroe Doctrine. [E, H, P]
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideExpansionism
The American Revolution (1700-1783)
Overview: Students will explore the growing tensions between Great Britain and its colonies as well as the major events and outcomes surrounding the American Revolution.
8.13. Explain the significance of the Ohio River Valley leading to the French and Indian War and the events and consequences of the conflict, including: the massacre at Fort Loudoun, the Treaty of Paris of 1763, war debt, and the Proclamation Line of 1763. [C,
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8.15. Analyze the social, political, and economic causes of the events and groups of the American Revolution, including: The Quartering Act, 1765; The Stamp Act, 1765; The Declaratory Act, 1766; The Townshend Acts, 1767; The Boston Massacre, 1770; The Boston Te
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideCanada
8.17. Locate and explain the significance of the battles of the American Revolution prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, including Lexington and Concord and Bunker (Breed’s) Hill. [C, E, G, H, P]
8.20. Locate and explain the significance of the following during the American Revolution: Struggles of the Continental Army; Battles of Trenton and Princeton; Battle of Kings Mountain; Battle of Saratoga; Battle of Yorktown; Guerrilla warfare [C, H, P, T]
Overview: Students will analyze the social, economic, and political changes and conflicts during Reconstruction, the events and lasting consequences of Reconstruction, and Reconstruction’s impact on Tennessee.
8.67. Analyze the immediate political impact of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson’s ascension to the presidency. [H, P, T]
8.69. Analyze President Abraham Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan, President Andrew Johnson’s Plan, and the Radical Republican Plan for Reconstruction. [C, E, G, H, P, T]
8.71. Analyze the conflict between President Andrew Johnson and the Radical Republicans, including Johnson’s veto of the Tenure of Office Act and his impeachment. [H, P, T]
8.72. Explain the restrictions placed on the rights and opportunities of freedmen, including: racial segregation, black codes, and the efforts of the Freedmen's Bureau to address the problems confronting newly freed slaves. [C, H, P, T]
Expansion and Division of the Nation (1820s-1860s)
Overview: Students will analyze the social, political, and economic impact of expansion on the U.S., the growing tensions between the North and South, and how compromise sought to hold the country together.
8.49. Analyze the concept of Manifest Destiny and its impact on the development of the nation, and describe the economic incentives for westward expansion. [C, E, G, H, P]
8.51. Describe American settlements in Texas after 1821, the causes of the Texas War for Independence, the roles of David Crockett and Sam Houston, and the legacy of the Alamo. [C, G, H, P, T]
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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideThe Alamo
8.52. Analyze the reasons for and outcomes of groups moving west, including the significance of: Fur traders; Mormons; Oregon Trail; Santa Fe Trail [C, E, G, H]
8.54. Describe the causes and consequences of the Mexican War, including the controversy over the Rio Grande boundary and the Mexican Cession. [C, E, G, H, P]
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideMexico
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideThe Alamo
8.55. Analyze the discovery of gold in California, its social and economic impact on the U.S., and the major migratory movement (including the forty-niners and Asian immigrants). [C, E, G, H]
8.56. Explain the reasons for and the impact of the Compromise of 1850 (including Henry Clay’s role as “The Great Compromiser”) and the Fugitive Slave Act (including Harriet Beecher Stowe’s influence with Uncle Tom’s Cabin). [C, E, G, H, P]
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideThe Alamo
8.58. Explain the motivations behind the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, and analyze the effects of the compromise, including: Rise of the Republican Party; “Bleeding Kansas”; Preston Brooks’ attack on Charles Sumner; John Brown’s raid at Harper’s
Overview: Students will analyze the social, political, and economic development of the North and South during the early 19th century, including the growth of sectionalism and reform movements.
8.34. Describe the development of the agrarian economy in the South, the locations of the cotton- producing states, the significance of cotton and the cotton gin, and the founding of Memphis as a center for cotton and the slave trade. [C, E, G, H, P, T]
8.35. Analyze the characteristics of Southern society and its influence on the social and political conditions prior to the Civil War. [C, E, G, H, P, T]
8.36. Identify the conditions of enslavement, and explain how slaves adapted to and resisted bondage in their daily lives, including Nat Turner's revolt. [C, G, H]
8.37. Explain the development of the American Industrial Revolution, including: Eli Whitney and interchangeable parts; Emergence of trade unions; Lowell System; Role of the textile industry; Samuel Slater [C, E, G, H, P]
8.40. Analyze the development of roads, canals, railroads, and steamboats throughout the U.S., including the Erie Canal and the National Road. [C, E, G, H, P]
8.42. Analyze the development of the women’s suffrage movement, including the Seneca Falls Convention, and the ideals of Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Sojourner Truth. [C, H, P]
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8.43. Analyze the significance of leading abolitionists, including William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Elihu Embree, and Harriet Tubman, and the methods they used to spread the movement. [C, E, H, P, T]
Overview: Students will explore the foundation of U.S. government, the principles of the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution, and the individuals who played influential roles in the development of the new nation. In addition, students will
8.21. Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, and describe the Land Ordinance of 1785, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, the Northwest Territory, the Lost State of Franklin, and Shays’ Rebellion. [E, G, H, P, T]
8.22. Describe the roles of James Madison and George Washington during the Constitutional Convention, and analyze the major issues debated, including the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise. (T.C.A. § 49-6-1028) [E, H, P, TCA]
8.23. Examine the principles and purposes of government articulated in the Preamble and principles stated in the Constitution, including: the separation of powers, federalism, and checks and balances. (T.C.A. § 49-6-1028) [H, P, TCA]
8.24. Describe the conflict between Federalists and Anti-Federalists over the ratification of the Constitution, including the protection of individual rights through the Bill of Rights and concern for states’ rights. (T.C.A. § 49-6-1028) [H, P, TCA]
8.25. Analyze the major events of the administration of President George Washington, including: the precedents he set, Whiskey Rebellion, and ideas presented in his farewell address. [E, G, H, P]
8.27. Explain the controversies that plagued the administration of President John Adams, including: the conflicts with Great Britain and France, the XYZ Affair, and the Alien and Sedition Acts. [E, G, H, P]
Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study GuideThe Vietnam War
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SSP.06. Develop a geographic awareness by:
SSP.06.1. Using the geographic perspective to determine relationships, patterns, and diffusion across space at multiple scales (e.g., local, national, global).