GRADE 8 SOCIAL STUDIES

Free Online Textbooks


U.S. History.org - Free Online Textbooks (U.S. History, U.S. Government and Ancient Civilizations)https://www.ushistory.org/textbooks.htm
Michigan Open Book Projecthttp://textbooks.wmisd.org/getacopy.html

Slavery


Slavery in America - History.comhttp://www.history.com/topics/black-history/slavery
Slavery in America - History.nethttp://www.historynet.com/slavery-in-america
Slavery in the Colonies - The British Position on Slavery in the Era of Revolutionhttps://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/slavery-in-the-colonies
Slavery in the United States - Encyclopedia Britannicahttps://www.britannica.com/topic/African-American/Slavery-in-the-United-States

Civil War


Britannica - American Civil Warhttps://www.britannica.com/event/American-Civil-War
History.com - Civil Warhttps://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/american-civil-war-history
HIstoryNet - American Civil Warhttps://www.historynet.com/civil-war

Abolition of Slavery


13 Amendment to the Unites States Constitution: Abolition of Slavery - U.S. National Archiveshttps://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/13th-amendment
The Abolition Movement - History.nethttp://www.historynet.com/abolitionist-movement
American Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights Timelinehttp://www.ushistory.org/more/timeline.htm
Chronology - Who Banned Slavery When? - Reutershttp://www.reuters.com/article/uk-slavery-idUSL1561464920070322

Reconstruction Era


Britannica - Reconstructionhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Reconstruction-United-States-history
History.com - Reconstructionhttps://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/reconstruction
PBS - Reconstruction Timelinehttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/reconstruction-timeline/
The Reconstruction Era - Blog Exploring the World the Civil War Createdhttps://thereconstructionera.com/

Pathfinder: Life in 1930’s America

 Biography.com – Emmett Tillhttps://www.biography.com/people/emmett-till-507515 Encylopedia.com – Education During the Great Depressionhttps://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-and-education-magazines/education-1929-1941 Encyclopedia.com – The Impact of the Great Depression on Womenhttps://www.encyclopedia.com/economics/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/women-impact-great-depression
History.com – The Scottsboro Boyshttps://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/scottsboro-boys Vintage Dancer – What Did Women Wear in the 1930’s?https://vintagedancer.com/1930s/women-1930s-fashion/

Expansionism


Britannica - Expansionismhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/expansionism-United-States-history
Ducksters - Westward Expansionhttps://www.ducksters.com/history/westward_expansion/timeline.php
US House of Representatives - The Era of US Continental Expansionhttps://history.house.gov/Exhibitions-and-Publications/HAIC/Historical-Essays/Continental-Expansion/Era-of-U-S--Continental-Expansion/

Industrial Revolution


Britannica.com - Industrial Revolutionhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Industrial-Revolution
HIstory.com - Industrial Revolutionhttps://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/industrial-revolution
Khan Academy - Industrial Revolutionhttps://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/big-history-project/acceleration/bhp-acceleration/a/the-industrial-revolution

U.S. Role in World War I


History.com - US Entry into World War Ihttps://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/u-s-entry-into-world-war-i-1#:~:text=When%20World%20War%20I%20broke,supported%20this%20policy%20of%20nonintervention.&text=The%20U.S.%20officially%20entered%20the%20conflict%20on%20April%206%2C%201917.
Khan Academy - The United States in World War Ihttps://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/rise-to-world-power/us-in-wwi/a/the-united-states-in-world-war-i
US History.com - America in the First World Warhttps://www.ushistory.org/us/45.asp

Jim Crow Laws & the 14th Amendment


Black Women’s Suffrage – Digital Resourceshttps://blackwomenssuffrage.dp.la/
Britannica.com - Dred Scott Decisionhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Dred-Scott-decision
Britannica.com - Plessy v. Fergusonhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Plessy-v-Ferguson
Equal Protection Clause - 14th Amendmenthttps://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/equal_protection
Our Documents - 14th Amendment - Primary Source and Factshttps://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=43
History.com - Dred Scott Decisionhttp://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dred-scott-decision
History.com - Plessy v. Ferguson - VIDEO and articlehttp://www.history.com/topics/black-history/plessy-v-ferguson
PBS.org - Plessy v. Ferguson - article and VIDEOhttp://www.pbs.org/tpt/slavery-by-another-name/themes/jim-crow/
Study.com - 14th Amendment Lesson for Kidshttps://study.com/academy/lesson/14th-amendment-lesson-for-kids-definition-summary.html

U.S. Role in World War II


History.com - The US Homefront During World War IIhttps://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/us-home-front-during-world-war-ii
Library of Congress Primary Source Timeline - World War IIhttps://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/great-depression-and-world-war-ii-1929-1945/world-war-ii/
US History.org - America in the Second World Warhttps://www.ushistory.org/us/51.asp
US Department of Defense - Significant Events of World War IIhttps://www.defense.gov/Explore/Features/story/Article/2293108/significant-events-of-world-war-ii/ 

The Cold War


BBC - What Was the Cold War?https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/47122488
Britannica Kids - Cold Warhttps://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Cold-War/352982
History.com - Cold War Historyhttps://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cold-war-history
JFK Library - The Cold Warhttps://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/the-cold-war
Khan Academy - Anti-Communism in the 1950'shttps://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/1950s-america/a/anticommunism-in-the-1950s
Khan Academy - Origins of the Cold War (video)https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/postwar-era/v/origins-of-the-cold-war
PBS Learning Media - Truman: The Beginning of the Cold War (video)https://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/pres10.socst.ush.now.coldwar/the-beginning-of-the-cold-war/

U. S. Involvement in the Korean War


Britannica - Korean Warhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Korean-War
History.com - Korean Warhttps://www.history.com/topics/korea/korean-war
Khan Academy - The Korean Warhttps://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/1950s-america/a/the-korean-war

The Civil Rights Movement


Anti-Defamation League - The Civil Rights Movementhttps://www.adl.org/education/resources/backgrounders/civil-rights-movement
Biography.com - Civil Rights Activistshttps://www.biography.com/people/groups/civil-rights-activists
BlackPast.org - The Civil Rights Movementhttps://www.blackpast.org/?s=civil+rights
Britannica - American Civil Rights Movement (text, but click MEDIA button for videos and more)https://www.britannica.com/event/American-civil-rights-movement
Civil Rights MovementThe Historical Legacy of the March on Washingtonhttps://nmaahc.si.edu/march-on-washington
Khan Academy - Introduction to the Civil Rights Movementhttps://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/civil-rights-movement/a/introduction-to-the-civil-rights-movement
LIbrary of Congress - The Civil Rights Era (includes primary source documents)https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart9.html
PBS - Civil Rights Icons (test and video)http://www.pbs.org/black-culture/explore/civil-rights-leaders/

Vietnam War & Civil Unrest in the 1960's


American Archives - Speaking and Protesting in Americahttps://americanarchive.org/exhibits/first-amendment/protests-60s-70s
BBC Bitesize - Reasons for US Involvement in the Vietnam Warhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zv7bkqt/revision/2
History.com - Vietnam Warhttps://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history
Khan Academy - 1960's Americahttps://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera#1960s-america
Khan Academy - The Vietnam Warhttps://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/1960s-america/a/the-vietnam-war

Other Stuff


13 Issues Facing Native Americans Besides Mascots and Casinoshttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/13-native-american-issues_n_55b7d801e4b0074ba5a6869c?guce_referrer=aHR0cDovL20uZmFjZWJvb2suY29t&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABty0PlmUQOmK1UvMZG2dpOOs7OzRU1s3iUIFuqt3AGJeynOfaIz96PwIddTVzUv6qVg8ZFuO0vvMLyl_K6h_wPVhAicJ-1_0lDAwUO64NVQQIZSfY4__J3gAKj0-G8nSYDindcXHdkn9XbsiNDsSBgCzVjZPMkZpaPDKNG9Fmtm&guccounter=2