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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 

• QUARTER 1
• QUARTER 2
• QUARTER 3
• QUARTER 4

 QUARTER 1 | MODULES AT A GLANCE

Week 1: Introduction	Week 6: Jamestown
Week 2: Thinking Like a Historian	Week 7: New England
Week 3: The First Americans	Week 8: Triangle Trade, Middle Passage, and the 13 Colonies
Week 4: European Explorers	Week 9: Unit 2 Assessment
Week 5: Columbus: Hero or Villain?

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QUARTER 2 | MODULES AT A GLANCE

Quarter 2: Week 1 - Road to Revolution Part 1 (Oct. 26 - Oct. 30)	Quarter 2: Week 6 - Revolutionary War Part II (Nov. 30 - Dec. 4)
Quarter 2: Week 2 - Boston Massacre (Nov. 2 - Nov. 6)	Quarter 2 Week 7 - The Constitutional Convention (Dec. 7 - Dec. 11)
Quarter 2 Week 3 - The Shot Heard Round the World (Nov. 9 - Nov. 13)	Quarter 2: Week 8 - Principles of the Constitution (Dec. 14 - Dec. 18)
Quarter 2 Week 4 - Independence (Nov. 16 - Nov. 20)	Quarter 2: Week 9 - The Articles of the Constitution (Jan. 4 - Jan. 8)
Quarter 2: Week 6 - Revolutionary War Part II (Nov. 30 - Dec. 4)	Quarter 2 Week 10 - FINAL ASSESSMENT (Jan. 11 - Jan. 14)

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QUARTER 3 | MODULES AT A GLANCE

Q3 WEEK 1: Coming Soon	Q3 WEEK 6: Coming Soon
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QUARTER 4 | MODULES AT A GLANCE

Q4 WEEK 1: Coming Soon	Q4 WEEK 6: Coming Soon
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Q4 WEEK 3: Coming Soon	Q4 WEEK 8: Coming Soon
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