8th-First 9 weeks
8th-First 9 weeks
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Students will explore America from Native America prior to Columbus, the discovery of America, Colonization, and the events leading up to the American Revolution.
Students will be able to place states on a map correctly.
Students will be able to describe Native American groups and how they cooperated and conflicted with colonizers.
Students will be able to judge if Christopher Columbus has more of a positive or negative legacy.
Students will be able to examine various artifacts about the Colony of Roanoke to a conclusion on the most likely scenario and recognize possible challenges for colonists.
Students will be able to describe how Jamestown became a success.
Students will be able to compare and contrast the three regions of the 13 colonies.
Students will be able to determine important facets of a successful classroom so we can create a Constitution.
Students will be able to identify how Enlightenment thinkers influenced the creation of America.
Students will be able to identify how French and Indian War led to the American Revolution.
Students will be able to express events that led to the colonists declaring independence.
8.H.1- Identify the major Native American Indian groups of eastern North America and identify cause and effect relationships between European settlers and these Native American groups that led to conflict and cooperation.
8.H.2- Compare and contrast reasons for British, French, Spanish and Dutch colonization in the New World
8.H.3- Explain the conditions, causes, consequences and significance of Britain’s struggle to maintain control of colonies during the French and Indian War (1754–1763).
8.H.4- Identify and explain the reasons and actions for the resistance and rebellion against British imperial rule by the thirteen colonies in North America (1761–1775).
8.H.5- Analyze the causes and effects of the Revolutionary War (1775–1783), including the ideas from the Declaration of Independence, the enactment of the Articles of Confederation and the Treaty of Paris (1783).
8.H.18- Explain relationships and conflict between settlers and Native Americans on the frontier
8.H.27- Using primary and secondary sources, analyze an issue confronting the United States from colonial times through the Reconstruction period.
8.G.2- Identify the major mountain ranges and river systems of the United States and explain the importance of these physical features in the development of America.
8.G.6- Analyze human and physical factors that have influenced migration and settlement patterns and relate them to the economic development of the United States.
8.E.1- Identify economic factors contributing to European exploration and colonization in North America, the American Revolution and the drafting of the Constitution of the United States.
8.E.5- Explain and evaluate examples of domestic and international interdependence throughout United States history.
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