social studies
grade 8
 

process supports

The process standards reflect the thinking that students must master to become independent learners. We divide them into “tools to know” (accessing information or getting started) and “ways to show” (demonstrating learning). The resources below will help you integrate these important thinking skills into all units of instruction.

8.2 History. The student understands the causes of exploration and colonization eras.
Reasons for Exploration and Early Colonization • Physical and Human Geography of the Colonial Regions
Economics of the Colonial Regions • Representative Government and Its Growth

8.4 History. The student understands significant political and economic issues of the revolutionary … era.
Causes of the Revolution • Revolutionary War
Independence

 

8.15 Government. The student understands the American beliefs and principles reflected in the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and other important historic documents.
The Articles and the Constitutional Convention
Government/Citizenship
Ratification Debate
Bill of Rights

 

8.5 History. The student understands the challenges confronted by the government and its leaders in the early years of the republic and the Age of Jackson.
Setting the Precedent: The First Six Presidents
Formation of Political Parties
Domestic Issues of the Early Republic
National Security and Foreign Policy of the Early Republic

 

8.5 History. The student understands the challenges confronted by the government and its leaders in the early years of the republic and the Age of Jackson.
Jacksonian Democracy • Conflicts and Compromise
Removal and Resettlement of the Cherokee Indians

 

8.6 History. The student understands westward expansion and its effects on the political, economic, and social development of the nation.
Roots/Causes of Manifest Destiny • Factors Contributing to Settlement
Conflicts Arising from Westward Expansion

 

8.13 Economics. The student understands how various economic forces resulted in the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century.
Factors of Industrialization • Free Enterprise and Innovation
Effects of Industrialization

 

8.24 Culture. The student understands the major reform movements of the 19th century.
8.26 Culture. The student understands the relationship between the arts and the times during which they were created.
Causes of the Reform Movements
Reform Movements
American Culture

 

8.7 History. The student understands how political, economic, and social factors led to the growth of sectionalism and the Civil War.
8.8 History. The student understands individuals, issues, and events of the Civil War.
Expansion of Slavery
Sectionalism
States’ Rights
The Civil War

 

8.9 History. The student understands the effects of Reconstruction on the political, economic, and social life of the nation.
Events of Reconstruction • Problems and Impacts