Reconstruction after the Civil War...

Is the topic for 8th graders in social studies. We have learned about the road to the Civil War, the battles, the Union and Confederate victories, and the major process of Reconstruction.




The Father of the Union Nation and voice of Equality- Abraham Lincoln


Take a look at our Civil War "Memories Quilt" hanging in our hallway!

*Chapter 17 test is on Thursday October 29.



*GEOGRAPHY: Create and analyze thematic and historical maps and charts; Identify geographic factors and physical features, transportation corridors and barriers
*ECONOMICS: Explore the development of transportation and the rise of technology; Discuss economic effects of industrialization; Identify cause and effect of the Great Depression and the 1929 stock market crash; Examine trade and the world market today
*CIVICS: Explain the workings of the two party system; Discuss social issues involved in the civil rights movements; Describe the influence of political systems in the history of the United States
*HISTORY: List characteristics of the Civil War and Reconstruction and define it’s impact on the US; Explain the effects of industrialization in the US; Explore the establishment and growth of political parties; Examine the causes and effects of wars in history after the Reconstruction (Spanish-American, WW1, WW2, Korean conflict, etc.); Discuss the struggle for racial and gender equality and civil liberties
*SOCIAL/RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVES: Explain the purpose of the United Nations; Describe impacts of US Foreign Policy; Explain and defend human dignity from being created by God

Mastery of these objectives will be met through participation in daily class discussion, and completion of group and individual projects and assessments.