U.S. History

The required U.S. History content for the PBL project is Industrialization. 

The following components and events will take place in or through the U.S. History class

U.S. History Standards: 

8.12 Students analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in the United States in response to the Industrial Revolution:

• 8.12.5 Examine the location and effects of urbanization, renewed immigration, and industrialization (e.g., the effects on social fabric of cities, wealth and economic opportunity, the conservation movement).

• 8.12.9  Name the significant inventors and their inventions and identify how they improved the quality of life (e.g., Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Orville and Wilbur Wright).

8.3  Students understand the foundation of the American political system and the ways in which citizens participate in it:

• 8.3.6  Describe the basic law-making process and how the Constitution provides numerous opportunities for citizens to participate in the political process and to monitor and influence government (e.g., function of elections, political parties, interest groups)