| Grade 8 |
COURSE TITLE: AMERICAN HISTORY |
UNIT 3 |
Unit 3: Expansionism (Westward Movement - Manifest Destiny fulfilled)
(Suggested amount of time to spend on unit: 5-6 weeks)
FOCUS QUESTIONS
FQ1: How has the movement (the interaction of people as they travel from one place to another) influenced the cultural history of America? (EQ2,3,5,6)
Lewis and Clark - Shoshone
Revolts (for example, Nat Turner, Amistad)
Indian Removal Act
Women’s Suffrage Movement
Trends in Art and Literature (for example, Whitman, Dickinson, Cooper, Pennington, Bingham, Longfellow, Thoreau)
Z. Pike and Spanish
Abolition Movement
California Gold Rush
S2; PS4 Locate the events, peoples and places they have studied in time and place (e.g. on a timeline and map) relative to their own location.
S3; PS1 Explain origins of American religious diversity, showing knowledge of some of the beliefs of Native Americans and migrants to the new world an give examples of ways those beliefs have changed over time.
S3; PS7 Identify and analyze the various cause and effect of movements of groups of people.
S11; PS1 Explain the patterns and characteristics of human migrations at various levels.
FQ2: How have Americans dealt with unlimited wants and scarce resources? (EQ5,6,7)
Monroe Doctrine
Louisiana Purchas
eMissouri Compromise
Foreign policy issues
Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo
Texas annexation
Gadsen purchase
Domestic conflicts
Technological advancements
S1; PS3 Distinguish between primary and secondary sources.
S6; PS3 Evaluate situations involving conflicts between rights and propose solutions to those conflicts.
S8; PS2 Explain what foreign policy is and give examples of United States foreign policy.
S8; PS5 Describe the roles of the three branches of government in developing and conducting foreign policy.
S8; PS6 Describe how foreign policy decisions may affect domestic groups and organizations.
S8; PS7 Describe how domestic groups and organizations seek to influence foreign policy decisions.
S11; PS3 Analyze the formation, characteristics and functions of urban, suburban, and rural settlements.
S13; PS2 Explain that households, businesses, governments and societies face scarcity just as individuals do.
S13; PS3 Define opportunity and cost, giving examples.
S14; PS5 Identify governmental activities that affect the local, state, national and international economy.
NOTES TO TEACHER:
RESOURCES:
Provided resources:
America the Dream and the People
We the People
RECOMMENDED ACTIVITIES:
Follow the Drinking Gourd Re-enactment.
Homesteader Act - you are going , what would you bring and why.
Corps of Discovery - you are with Lewis & Clark, illustrate your journey on a map and diary personal experiences.
ASSESSMENTS:
Essential questions
Focus questions
Performance tasks
Tests/quizzes
Teacher observations
| Content: Social Studies |
Grade Level: 8 |
Date of BOE Adoption: July 17. 2002 |
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