8th Grade Curriculum

Your US History Book Online

Log in to Clever. Look for the black tile with SYNC on it. Below that it should say "NGL Sync. Instant Login". Launch the book and then use the waffle in the upper left corner to Launch the E-Book. This will look just like the book in the classroom. 

We study these topics in this order(Curriculum is based on the CA Content Standards)

Intro to Class, including rules and procedures

Why we study US History  and The Uniqueness of the US

Review Exploration and Colonization  of the W. hemisphere 

The American Revolution

Articles of Confederation

US Constitution  - however we focus on the actual Constitution (a primary source)

Federalist Era 

The Age of Jefferson

The War of 1812

Industrial Growth in the North

Agriculture in the South

Jacksonian Democracy

Manifest Destiny

Causes of the Civil War

American Civil War

Reconstruction

Final Exam Review and Testing