SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
Seventh and eighth grade social studies is a two year course of study in American History. Students experience many opportunities to improve writing, reading, research, geography, computer and study skills while learning about our nation's history. Students are involved in a variety of activities to help them achieve academic progress and success.
UNITS OF STUDY
Unit 1 - The Global Heritage of the American People Prior to 1500
History and the Social Sciences : The Study of of People
Geographic Factors Influence Culture
Iroquoian and Algonquin Civilizations on the Atlantic Coast of North America
European Conceptions of the World in 1500
Unit 2 - European Exploration and Colonization of the Americas
European Exploration and Settlement
Colonial Settlement : Geographic, Political and Economic Factors
Life in Colonial Communities
Unit 3 - A Nation is Created
Background and Causes of the American Revolution
The Shift from Protest to Separation
Early Attempts to Govern the Newly Independent States
Military and Political Aspects of the Revolution
Economic, Political and Social Changes Brought About by the American Revolution
Unit 4 - Experiments in Government
The Articles of the Confederation and the Critical Period
The New York State Constitution of 1777
The Writing, Structure and Adoption of the United States Constitution
Unit 5 - Life in the New Nation
New Government in Operation
The Age of Jackson
The Age of Homespun : 1790-1860's
Unit 6 - Division and Reunion
Underlying Causes of the Civil War
The Civil War Breaks Out
Results of the Civil War
Unit 7 - An Industrial Society
The Maturing of an Industrial Society in the Second Half of the 19th Century
Changes in the Social Structure Altered the American Scene
The Progressive Movement : 1900-1920 : Efforts to "Reform the New Society
Unit 8 - The United States as an Independent Nation in an Increasingly Interdependent Nation
The United States Expands Its Overseas Empire
The United States Begins to take a Role in Global Politics
Unit 9 - The United States Between the Wars
The "Roaring Twenties" Reflected the Spirit of the Postwar Period
The Great Depression
Unit 10 - The United States Assumes Worldwide Responsibilities
World War II
The United States in the Post-World War II World
The United States in a World of Turmoil
Unit 11 - The Changing Nature of the American People from World War II to the Present
An Age of Prosperity Characterized the Postwar Society
Post Industrial Society Ushers in the Age of Limits
The Americas Move Toward the 21st Century
Unit 12 - Citizenship in Today's World
Citizenship in the United States
Citizenship in State and Local Government
Comparative Citizenship
Seventh and eighth grade social studies is a two year course of study in American History. Students experience many opportunities to improve writing, reading, research, geography, computer and study skills while learning about our nation's history. Students are involved in a variety of activities to help them achieve academic progress and success.
UNITS OF STUDY
Unit 1 - The Global Heritage of the American People Prior to 1500
History and the Social Sciences : The Study of of People
Geographic Factors Influence Culture
Iroquoian and Algonquin Civilizations on the Atlantic Coast of North America
European Conceptions of the World in 1500
Unit 2 - European Exploration and Colonization of the Americas
European Exploration and Settlement
Colonial Settlement : Geographic, Political and Economic Factors
Life in Colonial Communities
Unit 3 - A Nation is Created
Background and Causes of the American Revolution
The Shift from Protest to Separation
Early Attempts to Govern the Newly Independent States
Military and Political Aspects of the Revolution
Economic, Political and Social Changes Brought About by the American Revolution
Unit 4 - Experiments in Government
The Articles of the Confederation and the Critical Period
The New York State Constitution of 1777
The Writing, Structure and Adoption of the United States Constitution
Unit 5 - Life in the New Nation
New Government in Operation
The Age of Jackson
The Age of Homespun : 1790-1860's
Unit 6 - Division and Reunion
Underlying Causes of the Civil War
The Civil War Breaks Out
Results of the Civil War
Unit 7 - An Industrial Society
The Maturing of an Industrial Society in the Second Half of the 19th Century
Changes in the Social Structure Altered the American Scene
The Progressive Movement : 1900-1920 : Efforts to "Reform the New Society
Unit 8 - The United States as an Independent Nation in an Increasingly Interdependent Nation
The United States Expands Its Overseas Empire
The United States Begins to take a Role in Global Politics
Unit 9 - The United States Between the Wars
The "Roaring Twenties" Reflected the Spirit of the Postwar Period
The Great Depression
Unit 10 - The United States Assumes Worldwide Responsibilities
World War II
The United States in the Post-World War II World
The United States in a World of Turmoil
Unit 11 - The Changing Nature of the American People from World War II to the Present
An Age of Prosperity Characterized the Postwar Society
Post Industrial Society Ushers in the Age of Limits
The Americas Move Toward the 21st Century
Unit 12 - Citizenship in Today's World
Citizenship in the United States
Citizenship in State and Local Government
Comparative Citizenship