8th Grade United States History
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  • Unit 4
    • Development of Political Parties
    • The Jefferson Era
    • Growth and Expansion
    • The Jackson Era
    • Manifest Destiny
    • North and South
    • Review With Technology
  • Unit 5
    • North and South Differences
    • The Spirit of Reform
    • Toward Civil War
    • The Civil War
    • Reconstruction
    • Review With Technology
  • Unit 6
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TEKS

TEKS

Week 1

  • apply absolute and relative chronology through the sequencing of significant individuals, events, and time periods.[1B]
  • analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions.[29B]
  • organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps.[29C]
  • use social studies terminology correctly.[30A]

Week 2

  • identify the major eras and events in U.S. history through 1877, including colonization, revolution, drafting of the Declaration of Independence, creation and ratification of the Constitution, religious revivals such as the Second Great Awakening, early republic, the Age of Jackson, westward expansion, reform movements, sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction, and describe their causes and effects.[1A]
  • identify reasons for European exploration and colonization of North America.[2A]
  • compare political, economic, religious, and social reasons for the establishment of the 13 English colonies.[2B]

Week 3

  • identify the major eras and events in U.S. history through 1877, including colonization, revolution, drafting of the Declaration of Independence, creation and ratification of the Constitution, religious revivals such as the Second Great Awakening, early republic, the Age of Jackson, westward expansion, reform movements, sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction, and describe their causes and effects.[1A]
  • explain the significance of the following dates: 1607, founding of Jamestown; 1620, arrival of the Pilgrims and signing of the Mayflower Compact; 1776, adoption of the Declaration of Independence; 1787, writing of the U.S. Constitution; 1803, Louisiana Purchase; and 1861-1865, Civil War.[1C]
  • identify reasons for European exploration and colonization of North America.[2A]
  • compare political, economic, religious, and social reasons for the establishment of the 13 English colonies.[2B]
  • explain the reasons for the growth of representative government and institutions during the colonial period.[3A]
  • analyze the importance of the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses to the growth of representative government.[3B]
  • compare places and regions of the United States in terms of physical and human characteristics.[10B]
  • analyze the effects of physical and human geographic factors on major historical and contemporary events in the United States.[10C]
  • analyze how physical characteristics of the environment influenced population distribution, settlement patterns, and economic activities in the United States during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.[11A]​

Week 4

  • identify the major eras and events in U.S. history through 1877, including colonization, revolution, drafting of the Declaration of Independence, creation and ratification of the Constitution, religious revivals such as the Second Great Awakening, early republic, the Age of Jackson, westward expansion, reform movements, sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction, and describe their causes and effects.[1A]
  • compare political, economic, religious, and social reasons for the establishment of the 13 English colonies.[2B]
  • analyze the importance of the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses to the growth of representative government.[3B]
  • describe how religion and virtue contributed to the growth of representative government in the American colonies.[3C]
  • explain reasons for the development of the plantation system, the transatlantic slave trade, and the spread of slavery.[12B]
  • identify economic differences among different regions of the United States.[12A]
  • analyze the causes and effects of economic differences among different regions of the United States at selected times in U.S. history.[12D]
  • identify selected racial, ethnic, and religious groups that settled in the United States and explain their reasons for immigration.[23A]
  • trace the development of religious freedom in the United States.[25A]

Week 5

  • identify the major eras and events in U.S. history through 1877, including colonization, revolution, drafting of the Declaration of Independence, creation and ratification of the Constitution, religious revivals such as the Second Great Awakening, early republic, the Age of Jackson, westward expansion, reform movements, sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction, and describe their causes and effects.[1A]
  • compare political, economic, religious, and social reasons for the establishment of the 13 English colonies.[2B]
  • identify reasons for European exploration and colonization of North America.[2A]
  • explain the reasons for the growth of representative government and institutions during the colonial period.[3A]
  • analyze causes of the American Revolution, including the Proclamation of 1763, the Intolerable Acts, the Stamp Act, mercantilism, lack of representation in Parliament, and British economic policies following the French and Indian War.[4A]
  • identify the influence of ideas from historic documents, including the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, the Mayflower Compact, the Federalist Papers, and selected Anti-Federalist writings, on the U.S. system of government.[15A]
  • identify selected racial, ethnic, and religious groups that settled in the United States and explain their reasons for immigration.[23A]
  • explain the relationship between urbanization and conflicts resulting from differences in religion, social class, and political beliefs.[23B]

Week 6

  • identify the major eras and events in U.S. history through 1877, including colonization, revolution, drafting of the Declaration of Independence, creation and ratification of the Constitution, religious revivals such as the Second Great Awakening, early republic, the Age of Jackson, westward expansion, reform movements, sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction, and describe their causes and effects.[1A]
  • explain the reasons for the growth of representative government and institutions during the colonial period.[3A]
  • describe how religion and virtue contributed to the growth of representative government in the American colonies.[3C]
  • analyze the effects of physical and human geographic factors on major historical and contemporary events in the United States.[10C]
  • describe how different immigrant groups interacted with the environment in the United States during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.[11C]
  • explain the importance of personal responsibilities, including accepting responsibility for one's behavior and supporting one's family.[19C]
  • identify ways conflicts between people from various racial, ethnic, and religious groups were resolved.[23C]
  • trace the development of religious freedom in the United States.[25A]
  • describe religious motivation for immigration and influence on social movements, including the impact of the first and second Great Awakenings.[25B]
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  • Home
  • Resources
    • Mapping Project
    • Our Beliefs
    • About Me
  • Unit 1
    • Exploring Social Studies
    • Exploring the Americas
    • Jamestown
    • Colonial America
    • French & Indian War
    • Review With Technology
  • Unit 2
    • The Spirit of Independence >
      • Revolution to Resolution
    • The American Revolution >
      • Valley Forge DBQ Package
    • Review With Technology
    • Teacher Resources
  • Unit 3
    • Articles of Confederation
    • Constitutional Convention
    • Principles of the Constitution
    • Structure of the US Constitution
    • George Washington & the New Republic
    • Review With Technology
    • Teacher Resources
  • Unit 4
    • Development of Political Parties
    • The Jefferson Era
    • Growth and Expansion
    • The Jackson Era
    • Manifest Destiny
    • North and South
    • Review With Technology
  • Unit 5
    • North and South Differences
    • The Spirit of Reform
    • Toward Civil War
    • The Civil War
    • Reconstruction
    • Review With Technology
  • Unit 6
    • STAAR Review >
      • Crash Course Nearpods
      • CFU Quizzes
    • Geography