Grade 8 -History Correlation

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Social Studies Assessment — Grade 8, Objective 1: The student will demonstrate an understanding of issues and events in U.S. history.

(8.1) History. The student understands traditional historical points of reference in U.S. history through 1877. The student is expected to

Pre-Test	Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills		eTAP Lessons	Video Links		Post- Test
	Glossary		Outside Links	Free Video Links
Q & A	(A)i	identify the major eras in U.S. history through 1877 and describe their defining characteristics; 1700-1776	Declaration of Independence Early Politics	The History Channel – The American Revolution: Behind the Scenes	Growth of the English Colonies 1620-1700: From Massachusetts Bay to the Carolinas	Q & A
		1607, 1776, Declaration of Independence, French and Indian War, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, Tariff Policies, The Great Awakening Unalienable Rights, Virginia House of Burgesses	http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/ http://ahp.gatech.edu/commonsense.htm
Q & A	(A)ii	identify the major eras in U.S. history through 1877 and describe their defining characteristics; 1776-1812	American Revolution Articles of Confederation Constitution Federalist Papers War of 1812	The Constitution (scroll down to choose any relevant topic)	The American Revolution: From Colonies to Constitution: Shaping the New Nation	Q & A
		1787, 1803, Articles of Confederation, Bill of Rights, Federalist Papers, Individual Rights, Limited Government, Mercantilism, Northwest Ordinance, Philadelphia Convention, Popular Sovereignty, Separation of Powers, Constitution, War of 1812, Washington's Farewell Address	http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/ intolerable.htm http://www.usconstitution.net/articles.html http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/ revolution/index.html
Q & A	(A)iii	identify the major eras in U.S. history through 1877 and describe their defining characteristics; 1813-1859	Monroe Doctrine Treaties with American Indian Nations Manifest Destiny Texas War for Independence Mexican-American War Northwest Ordinance of 1787 States’ Rights Doctrine	Westward Expansion (scroll down to #6)	Gone West: The Growth of a Nation	Q & A
		Abolition, Manifest Destiny, McCulloch v. Maryland, Monroe Doctrine, Nullification Crisis, Reform Movements, Removal and Settlement, Slave Trade	http://www.nps.gov/archive/fosc/mandest.htm http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/independcon .htmhttp://egoogle.com/
Q & A	(A)iv	identify the major eras in U.S. history through 1877 and describe their defining characteristics; 1860-1865	Abraham Lincoln Soldiers (North and South) Effects of War		The American Civil War: The War Years: Part 1: 1861-1862 and Part 2: 1863-1865	Q & A
		1861-1865, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg Address, Industrial Revolution, Plantation System, Points of View of Political Parties	http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html#crisis http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/preside nts/al16.html http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/
Q & A	(A)v	(A)v: identify the major eras in U.S. history through 1877 and describe their defining characteristics; 1866-1877	Goals of Reconstruction Freedmen's Bureau Amendments (13th, 14th, and 15th) Working Conditions and Laissez-Faire Policies Grangerism and Populism Inventions		Reconstruction	Q & A
		13, 14 and 15 Amendments, Free Blacks, Radical Reconstruction, Reconstruction	http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reconstruction/ http://www.kidinfo.com/American_Histor y/Industrial_Revolution.html
Q & A	(B)i	apply absolute and relative chronology through the sequencing of significant individuals, events, and time periods; Sequencing	US History: Growth and Conflict		Seeds of Liberty: Causes of the American Revolution	Q & A
		Absolute and Relative Chronology
Q & A	(B)ii	apply absolute and relative chronology through the sequencing of significant individuals, events, and time periods; Significant individuals		George Washington Crossing the Delaware	The Real Thomas Jefferson	Q & A
		Absolute and Relative Chronology, Federalists and Anti-Federalists, Founding Fathers, Gettysburg Address, Monroe Doctrine, Washington's Farewell Address	http://www.civilwarhome.com/jackbio.htm http://ngeorgia.com/people/shermanwt.html http://www.netpluscom.com/~pchs/sheri dan.htm
Q & A	(B)iii	apply absolute and relative chronology through the sequencing of significant individuals, events, and time periods; Events	Monroe Doctrine Treaties with American Indian Nations Role of Women Development of Education Leaders of the Movement	Cornwallis Surrenders at Yorktown	The American Revolution: From Colonies to Constitution: The Road to Revolution: 1763 - 1775	Q & A
		Absolute and Relative Chronology, Articles of Confederation, Declaration of Independence, Federalist Papers, French and Indian War, Industrial Revolution, Manifest Destiny, Monroe Doctrine, Philadelphia Convention of 1787, Reconstruction, Tariff Policies, US Constitution, War of 1812	http://www.civilwarhome.com/longbio.htm http://www.civilwarhome.com/custerbi.htm http://www.civilwarhome.com/leebio.htm http://ahp.gatech.edu/stamp_act_bp_1765.html http://earlyamerica.com/review/winter96/massacre.html http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/E/teaparty/bostonxx.htm
Q & A	(B)iv	apply absolute and relative chronology through the sequencing of significant individuals, events, and time periods; Time Periods	Northwest Ordinance of 1787 States’ Rights Doctrine Traditions in Art, Music & Literature Abraham Lincoln Amendments (13th, 14th, and 15th) Inventions	The Revolution Emancipation Proclamation Antietam	The Life and Times of Abraham Lincoln	Q & A
		1861-1865, Amendments 13, 14, 15, Bessemer Steel Process, Industrial Revolution, Northwest Ordinance, Republicanism	http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAbooker.htm http://www.duboislc.org/html/DuBoisBio.html
Q & A	(C)	explain the significance of the following dates: 1607, 1776, 1787, 1803, and 1861–1865.	1776 – Declaration of Independence 1787 – Philadelphia Constitutional Convention Early Politics 1861–1865 – Civil War	History of Thanksgiving Declaration of Independence Shay’s Rebellion	Westward Strategy: The Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition	Q & A
		1607, 1776, 1787, 1803, 1861-1865	1607 – Jamestown http://www.apva.org/history/index.html

(8.2) History. The student understands the causes of exploration and colonization eras. The student is expected to

(8.5) History. The student understands the challenges confronted by the government and its leaders in the early years of the Republic. The student is expected to

Pre-Test	Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills		eTAP Lessons	Video Links		Post- Test
	Glossary		Outside Links	Free Video Links
Q & A	(B)	compare political, economic, and social reasons for establishment of the 13 colonies.	The Age of Exploration Magna Carta English Bill of Rights Mayflower Compact	Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue	The New England Colonists: The Pilgrims and Puritans	Q&A
		English Bill of Rights, Geographic Distributions and Patterns, Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact	http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/prince_ henry_the_navigator.htm
Q & A	(A)	analyze causes of the American Revolution, including mercantilism and British economic policies following the French and Indian War;	American Revolution	Massacre at Mystic	Struggle for the Colonial Frontier 1600-1750: France and Spain Defend Their Claims	Q&A
		Free Enterprise System, French and Indian War, Industrial Revolution, Mercantilism, Protective Tariff, Virginia House of Burgesses	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/MilSci/BTSI/ abs_coer.html http://www.militaryheritage.com/7yrswar.htm
Q & A	(B)	explain the roles played by significant individuals during the American Revolution, including Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, King George III, Thomas Jefferson, [the Marquis de Lafayette,] Thomas Paine, and George Washington;		The Revolution: Benedict Arnold	The Revolutionary War: Victory or Death	Q&A
		Founding Fathers, Gibbons v. Ogden, Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, Physical and Human Characteristics, Physical and Human Factors, Washington's Farewell Address	http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/signer s/adams_s.htm http://www.ushistory.org/paine/ http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gw1.html http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon55.html http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/tjefferson.html http://www.crystalinks.com/franklin.html http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ja6.html http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95sep/lafayette.html http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/arnold.html
Q & A	(C)i	explain the issues surrounding important events of the American Revolution, including declaring independence;	Declaration of Independence	Growth and Empire (scroll down to #2 English Settlement and #3 Growth and Empire)	American History: Foundations of American Government	Q&A
		1776, Declaration of Independence, Unalienable Rights	http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/
Q & A	(C)ii	writing the Articles of Confederation;		Growth and Empire (scroll down to #2 English Settlement)	The American Revolution: From Colonies to Constitution: Shaping the New Nation
		Articles of Confederation, Federalist Papers	http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/artconf.html
Q & A	(C)iii	fighting the battles of Lexington, Concord, Saratoga, and Yorktown; and signing the Treaty of Paris; and	The First Battles America Wins the War	Cornwallis Surrenders at Yorktown	The American Revolution: From Colonies to Constitution: The War for Independence	Q&A
		Points of View, Frames of Reference, and Historical Context, Thematic Maps	http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/MilSci/BTSI/abs _lex.html http://www.saratoga.org/battle1777/ http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/ar/14313.htm
Q & A	(D)	analyze the issues of the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, including major compromises and arguments for and against ratification.	Constitution Federalist Papers	The Constitution (scroll down to for videos on several amendments)	America's Early Years, 1789-1816: An American Nation Begins, 1789-1792	Q&A
		1787, Federalists and Antifederalists, Federalist Papers, Philadelphia Convention of 1787	http://www.pinzler.com/ushistory/argantfedsupp.html http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/jay.htm http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jm4.html

Pre-Test	Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills		eTAP Lessons	Video Links		Post-Test
	Glossary		Outside Links	Free Video Links
Q & A	(C)	explain the origin and development of American political parties;	Early Politics Political Parties		America's Early Years, 1789-1816: An American Nation Begins, 1789-1792	Q & A
		Points of View-Political Parties	http://www.bartleby.com/65/fe/FedistP.html http://ap.grolier.com/article?assetid=0416660-00&te mplatename=/art... http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASfreesoil.htm http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USArepublican.htm
Q & A	(D)	explain the [causes of and] issues surrounding important events of the War of 1812;	War of 1812		America's Early Years, 1789-1816: America Under James Madison: 1809-1816: The War of 1812	Q & A
		War of 1812	http://www.historycentral.com/1812/
Q & A	(E)	[trace the foreign policies of Presidents Washington through Monroe and] explain the impact of Washington’s Farewell Address and the Monroe Doctrine;	Early Politics Monroe Doctrine Manifest Destiny		America's Era of Expansion and Reform, 1817-1860: America Under James Monroe and John Quincy Adams, 1817-1828: The Monroe Doctrine and the Missouri Compromise	Q & A
		George Washington, Farewell Address (Washington), 1803, Monroe Doctrine	http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gw1.html http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ja2.html http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/tj3.html http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jm4.html http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jm5.html
Q & A	(F)	explain the impact of the election of Andrew Jackson, including the beginning of the modern Democratic Party;	Treaties with American Indian Nations Political Parties	History's Mysteries: Assassinations - Jackson Attempt		Q & A
		Points of View-Political Parties, War of 1812	http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/aj7.html
Q & A	(G)	analyze federal [and state] Indian policies and the removal and resettlement of Cherokee Indians during the Jacksonian era.	Treaties with American Indian Nations	Great American History Quiz: Cherokee March		Q & A
		Removal and Settlement	http://www.answers.com/topic/indian-removal