8th U.S. History
Unit 3: westward Expansion
#2: Westward Expansion Notes Packet
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Unit 2: Foreign Policy
#1: Foreign Policy Vocab Packet
#2: Executive Command WS (iCivics)
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Unit 1
Letter to Legislator
Assignment #3: Writing a Strong Claim
Assignment #5: Cite the Constitution
Assignment #6: Researching your Reps
Assignment #7/8: Yellow Packet Outline of Letter
Unit 1: Constitution
Assignment #2: Constitution Skills Chart
Links
Unit 3:
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Unit 2:
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Unit 1:
Letter to Legislator
iCivics: Represent Me
Unit 1: Constitution
iCivics: Do You Have the Right?
Civil Rights Primary Source Links:
- Women's Rights
- Women's Rights
- Farm Workers
- Asian-American Movement
- American-Indian Movement
- Various Groups
- Poor People's Campaign
- Gay Liberation Movement
- Disability Rights
WWI Choose Your Own Adventure Game
Great Depression Game
WWI Links:
Links:
Slave Life:
Interactive Civil War Map (with chpt. 19 WS)
Westward Expansion Links:
Foreign Policy Links
Political Parties Unit Links
- Dem v. Republicans
- Democrats and Republicans
- Pew Research Political Quiz
- Party Match Quiz (hit don't save)
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Pre-Test Quiz: WWI
Use the link and put the events on the timeline with the correct order, date (month and year)
2: What do the letters stand for?
3: Give specific WWI examples
Name 2 ways the U.S. entering the war helped the Allies.
5. Trench Warfare
Give 3 characteristics of Trench Warfare and fix your first picture.
6. Allies/Central Powers
Make your own chart showing the 2 sides (you cannot copy this one)
Analyze 2 Posters and tell what they are trying to persuade people to do.
Why were people angry at the sinking of this ship? Wasn't it war?
Who was assassinated?
Who assassinated him?
What was Germany asking for in the telegram?
11. How was Germany punished? List 4 things:
12. What did France and Germany want that Wilson did not?
Give 2 reasons why the U.S. did not want to be part of the League of Nations.
What is the Great Migration?
What does WWI have to do with the Great Migration?
Compromises Before the Civil War
Use the re-learning to fix your answer on your test, then see Ms. Sawyer.
Declaration of Independence and American Revolution Re-learning
Reform Movement of the 1800's
American Revolution Unit Check Point
Activity A:
2. Use the video from #1.
3. Use this Website to answer the question. Use the "pursuit of happiness" section.
4. Army strengths and weaknesses quizlet!
5. Use page 125 in the book. First paragraph.
Activity B:
Just Right Government
Westward Expansion
-Louisiana
-Florida
-Texas
-Oregon
-California/Southwest
Geography Challenge (only available in class)
Foreign Policy Unit
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Constitution Unit Assignments
- Letter to Legislator
- Representative Research
- Study Guide (Constitution Test)
- Checks and Balances Game Board
- Do you have the right? Worksheet
- 3 Branches Chart
- Claim Your Powers Worksheet
- Constitution Menu (A,B,C,D)
- 6 Big Ideas of the Constitution
- Questions (goes with 6 Big Ideas)
- Modern Revolution
- Articles of Confederation Cut and Paste Assignment
- Articles of Confederation Weaknesses 2
American Revolution Unit
- Declaration of Independence WS
- Declaration of Independence Modern Language
- Declaration of Independence Original Language
- American Revolution Twitter
- Modern Revolutions
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Intro Unit: Why were the colonist so angry?