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Welcome to 8th Grade US History

U.S. History 8 is a challenging class designed to prepare students for success in high school, in college, in their career, and as citizens of constitutional democracy. This course discusses the first Americans that arrived in the Americas, European exploration, the colonization of the Americas, the founding of 13 British colonies, the Revolutionary War, the creation of the Constitution, the growth of the early republic, and the course will conclude with a discussion of the Civil War and its aftermath.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

MODULES AT A GLANCE

INTRODUCTION	JAMESTOWN
THINKING LIKE A HISTORIAN	PILGRIMS & PURITANS
THE FIRST AMERICANS	13 BRITISH COLONIES
EUROPEAN EXPLORERS	FINAL EXAM
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

Social Studies 8th Grade QTR 1 Parent Led 2020-2021