Syllabus for this term:

INDIAN TRAILS 8TH GRADE AMERICAN HISTORY SYLLABUS

Grade Level: 8th
Course: American History
Text: The American Nation, Prentice Hall, 2005.


LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Welcome to 8th grade American History! We are very excited about this school year. Our goal for all 8th graders is to help you understand who you are and how you relate to your community, the nation, and the world. It is important to understand how the past, present, and future are interconnected in order to help you meet the challenges of the world and to be a successful lifelong learner.

Textbook: The American Nation

Unit 1: Roots of American History
· Chapter 3: Exploration and Colonization
· Chapter 4: The Thirteen English Colonies

Unit 2: The Revolutionary Era
· Chapter 5: Crisis in the Colonies
· Chapter 6: The American Revolution
· Chapter 7: Creating a Republic
· Chapter 8: Government, Citizenship, and the Constitution

Unit 3: The Early Republic
· Chapter 9: Launching the New Government
· Chapter 10: The Age of Jefferson
· Chapter 11: The Nation Grows and Prospers

Unit 4: An Era of Expansion
· Chapter 13: Westward Expansion
· Chapter 14: North and South
· Chapter 15: Reform and the New American Culture

Unit 5: Division and Reunion
· Chapter 16: Slavery Divides the Nation
· Chapter 17: The Civil War
Florida History – Roots of Florida History

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