8th Grade Social Studies 1620-1865

• • September-Geography, Explorers, Jamestown, Early Colonial America

  • October-Colonial Life Project, French and Indian War, Causes of the Revolution

  • November-American Revolution, Declaration of Independence

  • December-Articles of Confederation, Constitution

  • January-A New Nation-First Four Presidents

  • February-Manifest Destiny, Industrial Revolution

  • March-Trail of Tears, Causes of the Civil War

  • April-Civil War and Reconstruction

  • May- Oregon Trail Simulation Game

  • June-Finish Oregon Trail