8th- Third 9 weeks 

This quarter we will cover from George Washington's Presidency to John Quincy Adams in our first unit of the quarter. Then we will move into Westward Expansion and cover Andrew Jackson, California Gold Rush, Mexican-American War, Texas Revolution, and more. The last unit in this quarter is about reform movements that occurred in the 1800s. 

Students will be able to complete various activities about the Holocaust in order to have background knowledge for Daniel's Story in ELA.

Students will be able to identify the legacy of George Washington on our country, including his foreign and domestic policy, and his farewell address. 

Students will be able to map the purchase of the Louisiana Territory and recall how this purchase impacted the United States.

Students will be able to recall the first five presidents and explain the impact they had on the country. 

Students will be able to explain important events during Andrew Jackson's presidency, including the Trail of Tears, Nullification Crisis, and War on the Bank.

Students will be able to demonstrate the meaning of Manifest Destiny, and what it meant for the United States. 

Students will be able to cite reasons why people wanted to move westward. 

Students will be able to describe triumphs and tribulations that occurred on trails moving westward. 

Students will be able to create maps demonstrating the change and expansion of the United States. 

Students will be able to create timelines to utilize to answer questions. 

8.H.7- Identify and explain the steps taken during the Washington Administration and the First and Second Congresses of the United States to establish a stable and lasting national government.

8.H.9- Identify the events leading up to the presidential and congressional election of 1800 and the transfer of political authority and power to the Democratic-Republican Party led by Thomas Jefferson (1801); evaluate the significance of these events.

8.H.12- Interpret how the events surrounding the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and Lewis and Clark expedition (1803-1806) allowed for America’s initial push towards westward expansion. 

8.H.14- Analyze the causes and consequences of the War of 1812.

8.H.15- Define nationalism and explain how it affected domestic policy, foreign policy, and the development of an industrial economy during this period. 

8.H.16- Identify the key ideas of Jacksonian democracy and explain their influence on political participation, political parties and constitutional government; analyze Jackson’s actions as President such as the destruction of the National Bank, the nullification crisis, and Jackson’s Indian policy. 

8.H.17- Describe the causes, courses, challenges, compromises, and consequences associated with westward expansion, including the concept of Manifest Destiny. 

8.H.18- Analyze the causes and effects of the Mexican War (1846-1848).

8.H.22- Analyze the influence of early individual social reformers and movements such as the abolitionist, feminist and social reform movements. 

8.G.1- Read and interpret maps that portray the physical growth and development of the United States from colonization through Reconstruction (1877).

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.3- Identify the agricultural regions of the United States and be able to give explanations for how the land was used and developed during the growth of the United States.

8.G.4- Using maps identify changes influenced by growth, economic development and human migration in the United States.

8.G.5- Using primary and secondary sources, identify ways people modified the physical environment as the United States developed and describe the impacts that resulted.

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.G.7- Identify and interpret maps, graphs, and charts showing the distribution of natural resources  such as forests, water sources, and wildlife in the United States at the beginning of the  nineteenth century. Give examples of how people exploited these resources as the country  became more industrialized and people moved westward. 

8.E.3- Relate how new technology and inventions brought about changes in labor productivity in the United States in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Please see Canvas for resources.