Pioneer Team
"Together we are growing skills that will prepare us to explore a world filled with possibilities."
The textbook is a great resource to preview and/or review information we are learning in class.
Google Classroom Codes
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Ms. Clayton's Class
Team - Pioneers
Mechanicsburg Middle School
Welcome to 8th grade! We are so excited for you to be on our team! This year, we will be exploring the end of the American Revolution through the 2nd Industrial Revolution in American history!
Communication will happen through Google Classroom, your assignments will be posted there, and you can find your makeup work there as well.
Our Textbook
Need a link to the Textbook Chapters? We will be using Creating America - A History of the United States as our textbook for this year. Click on the chapter to be directed to the readings.
Unit 1 - Constitution
Chapter 8 - Confederation to Constitution 1776-1791
Unit 2 - Age of the Democratic Republicans
Chapter 9 - Launching a New Republic 1789-1800
Chapter 10 - Jefferson Era 1800-1816
Chapter 11 - National and Regional Growth 1800-1844
Unit 3 - Andrew Jackson
Chapter 12 - The Age of Jackson 1824-1840
Chapter 13 - Manifest Destiny 1810-1853
Unit 4 - A Nation Breaking Apart
Chapter 15 - A Nation Breaking Apart 1846-1861
Unit 5 - The Civil War
Chapter 16 - The Civil War Begins 1861-1862
Chapter 17- The Tide of War Turns 1863-1865
Unit 6 - Reconstruction
Chapter 18 - Reconstruction 1865-1877
Unit 7 - 2nd Industrial Revolution
Chapter 19 - Growth in the West 1860-1900
Chapter 20 - An Industrial Society 1860-1914