Social Studies 8

Semester A

In this course, students will examine United States history from the Age of Exploration through the Age of Jackson. Learners will consider the ways in which basic governmental, economic, and geographical concepts impacted the course of history.

Semester B

In this second half of Social Studies 8, students will continue their learning about the history of the United States as they examine the factors that led to the American Civil War, the war itself, the Reconstruction Era, and the post-Reconstruction era through the 1920s. Students will continue to apply principles and concepts of economics, government, and geography to the events of history.

Semester A

Module 1: European Exploration and the 13 Colonies
Module 2: The American Revolutionary War
Module 3: The American Constitution
Module 4: The Federalist Period (1788-1800)
Module 5: A New Nation
Module 6: The Age of Jackson

Semester A Syllabus

Semester B

Module 7: Westward Expansion
Module 8: A Tale of Two Americas
Module 9: The Era of Reform
Module 10: The American Civil War
Module 11: Aftermath and Reconstruction
Module 12: Moving Toward a Modern World

Semester B Syllabus