NC Standards

NC Social Studies Standards for Grade 8 (2021 implementation)

Syllabus and Pacing

Class Information and Syllabus for Mr. Eaton's Class

Links to Resources

General Resources:

The following resources are arranged roughly by time periods and the units we study. They will be updated and added to throughout the year. Let Mr. Eaton know if a link no longer works.

Geography of NC and the US

• NC As a Natural Boundary- Exploring North Carolina

U.S. States and Capitals Review Quizzes

More US States and Capitals Review

NC Geography and Regional Overview (Use with Foldable notes)

• NC Geography Overview

• NC Overview of 3 Regions

• NC Geography and Climate 2

• NC Regions Map and Information

• NC Basic Facts

• Colleges and Universities in North Carolina (map/chart)

• NC Historic Sites (This is just a few of the many across North Carolina)

NC Maps

• NC Counties Map

• NC Physical Features Map 1

• Various NC Maps on NCPedia

• NC Counties Rivers and Roads

How We Study History

• Primary and Secondary Sources: What's the Difference? (video)

Pre-Contact Native Americans

• Exploring North Carolina- 10,000 Years Before Contact

Exploration and Settlement

Early Colonial

Colonial and Revolution

Constitution and New Nation 1787-early 1800s

• Electoral College and Voting for President- TedED

• Washington's Warnings and Farewell

• Mt. Vernon Virtual Tour

• President John Adams and the Alien and Sedition Acts

Jacksonian Period

Antebellum

Civil War and Reconstruction

Gilded Age and Progressive Era

World War I

Jazz Age Great Depression

World War II

Cold War

Civil Rights

Recent History