Course Syllabus
This course is designed to meet North Carolina's 8th grade history requirement. Through this course you will cover Colonial America to present day. While American History is the key topic, we will view History through the lens of North Carolina.
Standards
These are the 8th grade Social Studies standards as set by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. For more information on each standard, please click the link.
8.H.1 Apply historical thinking to understand the creation and development of North Carolina and the United States.
8.H.2 Understand the ways in which conflict, compromise and negotiation have shaped North Carolina and the United States.
8.H.3 Understand the factors that contribute to change and continuity in North Carolina and the United States.
8.G.1 Understand the geographic factors that influenced North Carolina and the United States.
8.E.1 Understand the economic activities of North Carolina and the United States.
8.C&G.1 Analyze how democratic ideals shaped government in North Carolina and the United States.
8.C&G.2 Understand the role that citizen participation plays in societal change.
8.C.1 Understand how different cultures influenced North Carolina and the United States.
Grading
Unit tests - 50%
Quizzes and Classwork - 50%
Course Break Down
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Week 1 Introductions and Getting to Know You "How Do You View History?" North Carolina: Geography and Basic History |
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UNIT 1: COLONIZATION AND SETTLEMENT Exploration & Colonization European explorers come to North America The early colonies Native Americans and the French-Indian War The Enlightenment era The Great Awakening |
1492-1763
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UNIT 2: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Revolutionary Era British-American tensions The Boston Massacre Patriots and Loyalists The Revolutionary War |
1763-1789
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UNIT 3: THE FOUNDING DOCUMENTS Articles of Confederation The Constitutional Convention Independence The Bill of Rights Separation of Powers |
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UNIT 4: A NEW NATION/ANTEBELLUM Antebellum Jefferson's Administration The War of 1812 Jackson's Administration Manifest Destiny The Trail of Tears The Market Revolution Slavery and Abolitionism |
1812-1860
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UNIT 5: CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION Seeds of war Dred Scott The Underground Railroad Civil War Battle timeline Gettysburg War's end Lincoln's assassination Reconstruction Black Codes The Compromise of 1877 |
1861-1877
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UNIT 6: END 1800s TO 20th CENTURY Industrial Age/Gilded Age Progressive Era World War I The Roaring 20s The Great Depression/Hoover's Administration FDR and the New Deal World War II |
1876-1945 |