8th Grade Social Studies (Period 5) Assignments

Study and prepare for test on Thursday (23 May). Topics to include: Union and Confederate military strengths, strategies and wartime goals; seven major battles of the Civil War as outlined and reviewed on your Civil War Battles Chart; and Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House. Study notes, assignments, battle charts and textbook: pages 481-519.

Due Tuesday (21 May) assignment on the end of the Civil War. Read pages 518-519 and answer the 4 assigned questions on the last months of the Civil War and the Confederate surrender.

Due Friday (17 May) 200 word essay on Colonel Lawrence Chamberlain and the Battle of Little Round Top. Essay based on the film "Gettysburg."

Due Thursday (16 May) assignment on the Battle of Gettysburg. Read pages 512-513 and answer the 4 assigned questions on Gettysburg.

Due Monday (13 May) map assignment on the states of the Union and the Confederacy.

Due Wednesday (8 May) assignment on Battle of First Bull Run and Seven Days' Battles.
Read pages 485 and 496 and answer the four assigned questions on the two battles.

Due Monday (29 April) assignment on the start of the Civil War. Read pages 481-483 and answer the 8 assigned questions.

Due Friday (26 April) 42 key terms and events. No late work will be accepted after 26 April.

Study and prepare for test on Friday (26 April). Topics to include: Kansas-Nebraska Act, the eight events leading to the Civil War (information contained on your two charts), Lincoln's position on slavery and secession, Southern secession, and CST Review #6. Study charts, notes, and textbook: pages 462-475.

Due Monday (22 April) 200 word essay on the film, "Uncle Tom's Cabin."

Due Friday (19 April) assignment on the Dred Scott court case and John Brown's attack on Harpers Ferry. Read pages 467-470 and answer the 6 assigned questions.

Due Wednesday (17 April) assignment on Bleeding Kansas. Read pages 463-465 and answer the 5 assigned questions on Kansas and violence in the Congress.

Study and prepare for test on Friday (12 April). Topics to include: Women's Rights Movement: definition and leaders, Seneca Falls Convention, Civil War: definition/issues, Slave legislation, and CST Review #5. Study notes, charts, and textbook: pages 443-445.

Due Friday (5 April) assignment on Susan B. Anthony. Read pages 444-445 and answer the 4 assigned questions on Susan B. Anthony.

Study and prepare for test on Thursday (4 April). Topics to include: History of slavery, Slave rights, Slave labor, Slave rebellions, Abolitionist Movement/Leaders, and Underground railroad. Study notes, assignments, and textbook: pages 353 and 440-443.

Due Wednesday (3 April) 150-200 word essay on the Underground Railroad. Based on the film "Race to Freedom," prepare an essay on the hardships, problems and difficulties slaves confronted as they attempted to escape from slavery using the Underground Railroad.

Due Wednesday (3 April) assignment on the Women's Rights Movement. Read pages 443-444 and answer the 6 assigned questions on women's rights.

Study and prepare for quiz on Friday (22 March) on American territorial growth. For the quiz students are to: "Name, date, and describe how the U.S. obtained each of the 10 major areas of Amerian territorial growth, from the 13 colonies to the annexation of Hawaii."

Due Tuesday (19 March) assignment on abolitionist leaders. Read pages 440-441 and fill in the chart on the contributions of the 4 assigned abolitionist leaders.

Due Friday (15 March) assignment on American Territorial Growth. Using the map and information on page A-28 and A-29, prepare a map of the U.S. showing the territorial growth of the U.S. from colonial times to the acquisition of Alaska and Hawaii.

Study and prepare for test on Wednesday (13 March). Topics to include: Manifest Destiny, Oregon Treaty, Mexican War, Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, Mexican Cession, Gadsden Purchase, and California Gold Rush. Study notes, assignments, and textbook: pages 405-411 and page 413.

Due Friday (8 March) assignment on the California Gold Rush. Read the article, "California Gold Rush" and answer Part A and Part B.

Study and prepare for test on Wednesday (6 March). Topics to include: Trails West, Oregon Trail, Westward Movement, Texas Revolution (causes, battles and leaders), Republic of Texas, Annexation, and CST #4. Study assignment, notes, and textbook: pages 395-396 and 400-405.

Due Monday (4 March) newspaper article on the Alamo. Based on the film "The Alamo" prepare a 150-200 word newspaper article summarizing the final Mexican attack on the Alamo.

Due Tuesday (26 February) assignment on the "Fight for Texas Independence." Read pages 402-405 and answer the 7 assignged questions on Texas independence.

Study and prepare for test on Friday (22 February). Topics to include: Jackson the person, Jacksonian Democracy, Spoils system, Reasons for Indian removal, Five Civilized Tribes/ Indian Removal Act/Trail of Tears, Nullification Crisis, and CST #3. Study chapter on Jackson, notes and assignments.

Due Thursday (21 February) pamphlet on President Jackson's Indian policy. Topics to include: Five Civilized Tribes, Indian Removal Act, and Trail of Tears.

Due Thursday (21 February) assignment on the Oregon Trail. Read the article, "The Oregon Trail," and page 396 and answer the 10 assigned questions.

Due Wednesday (20 February) assignment on Trails West. Using the map on page 395 create a chart listing all the trails on the map, to include their start point and end point.

Due Friday (15 February) assignment on the Nullification Crisis. Read the article, "The Nullification Crisis," and answer the 7 questions on nullification.

Due Thursday (14 February) assignment on Indian Removal. Read the article, "Jackson's Indian Policy," and answer the 5 assigned questions on Indian Removal.

Due Wednesday (13 February) assignment on Jackson's Indian Policy. Read the article, "Jackson's Indian Policy" and answer the 5 assigned questions on indian removal.

Due Monday (11 February) assignment on the spoils system. Read page 373 and answer the 4 assigned questions on the spoils system.

Study and prepare for test on Thursday (7 February). Topics to include: American System, Transportation Revolution, National Road, Erie Canal, railroads, steamboats, Adams-Onis Treaty, Monroe Doctrine and CST #2. Study notes, assignment, and textbook: pages 344-345, 354-355, 357-359.

Due Tuesday (5 February) assignment on Monroe Doctrine. Read pages 358-359 and answer the 3 assigned questions on Monroe Doctrine.

Due Monday (4 February) assignment on the Adams-Onis Treaty. Read page 357 and answer the 4 assigned questions on the Adams-Onis Treaty.

Due Friday (1 February) assignment on steamboats and the telegraph. Read pages 344-345 and answer the 6 assigned questions on steamboats and the telegraph.

Study and prepare for test on Wednesday (30 January) on the Industrial Revolution. Topics to include: Industrial revolution, Interchangeable parts, Why factories were built in New England, Slater mill/Lowell mill, Positive and Negative features of working in a Lowell factory, Decline of Lowell system, Cotton gin/Impact on the South, Economic development of the North and South, and CST Review #1. Study notes, assignments, and textbook: pages 341-344 and 348-349.

Due Tuesday (29 January) assignment on the National Road and the Erie Canal. Read page 355, review the map, amd answer the assigned worksheet questions on the National Road and the Erie Canal.

Due Friday (25 January) Lowell factory postcard assignment. Draw on the front of your postcard a picture that relates to the Industrial Revolution and/or Lowell factory system. On the reverse side of your postcard, do the following: a) explain in a 100 word paragraph how your postcard drawing/design relates to the Industrial Revolution, and b) write a message/letter of 250 words to your family explaining your experiences (good and bad) working in a Lowell factory and living in a factory town.

Due Thursday (24 January) assignment on the cotton gin. Read pages 348-349 and answer the 3 assigned questions on the cotton gin.

Due Thursday (17 January) assignment on interchangeable parts. Read pages 343-344 and answer the 3 assigned questions on interchangeable parts.

Study and prepare for test on Wednesday (16 January) on the War of 1812. Topics to include: Causes of 1812 War, War Hawks, Condition of US military, American and British war strategies, Treaty of Ghent, Results of the war, and Famous battles (Washington, Ft. McHenry, and New Orleans). Study notes, assignments, and text: pages 326-333.

Due Tuesday (15 January) assignment on the Industrial Revolution. Read pages 341-342 and answer the 3 assigned questions on the Industrial Revolution.

Due Friday (11 January) assignment on the battles of the 1812 War. Read pages 330 and 332-333 and answer the 3 assigned questions.

Due Wednesday (9 January) assignment on the War Hawks. Read page 329 and answer the 5 assigned questions on the War Hawks.

Due Tuesday (8 January) assignment on the War of 1812. Read the article "Causes of the War of 1812" and answer the 7 assigned questions.

Due Tuesday (11 December) take-home quiz on the Louisiana Purchase. Read the article, "Louisiana Purchase," and answer the 8 assigned questions for a quiz grade.

Due Thursday (7 December) assignment on the Louisiana Purchase. Read pages 318-319 and answer the 7 assigned questions on the Louisiana Territory. This assignment will become part of a fact sheet on the Louisiana Purchase. The completed fact sheet will be due 13 December.

Due Thursday (6 December) definitions and explanations for 32 Key Terms and Events for the First Semester.

Study and prepare for test on Wednesday (5 December). Topics to include: Battle of Fallen Timbers, Treaty of Greenville, Whiskey Rebellion, Neutrality Proclamation, Jay and Pinckney Treaties, Farewell Address, and political parties. Study notes, assignments, and textbook: pages 298-304.

Due Monday (3 December) assignment on political parties. Read page 304 and answer the 6 assigned questions on the first two political parties.

Due Thursday (29 November) assignment on Jay's Treaty and Pinckney's Treaty. Read page 302 and answer the 3 assigned questions on the two treaties.

Study and prepare for test on Wednesday (28 November). Topics to include: Washington's election, the cabinet, national debt, tariffs, national bank, and strict and loose construction of the Constitution. Study notes, assignment, and textbook: pages 293-297.

Due Thursday (15 November) assignment on the national bank. Read pages 296-297 and answer the 6 assigned questions on the national bank and how banks operate.

Due Wednesday (14 November) assignment on the national debt. Read pages 295-296 and answer the 6 assigned questions on the national debt and the plan to pay the debt.

Study and prepare for test on Friday (9 November). Topics to include: Office terms and requirements for House of Representatives, Senator, Supreme Court justice and the President; Judicial Review; Elastic Clause/Supremacy Clause; Amendment process; Bill of Rights; Five Freedoms Amendment; and Amendments 4, 5 and 8. Study notes, assignments, handouts, and textbook: pages 250 and 260.

Due Tuesday (6 November) assignment on Constitutional Amendments. Read the article, "Bill of Rights," and pages 266-277 and list the key points for each of the assigned amendments.

Due Monday (5 November) booklet on the Five Principles of the Constitution. Read pages 244-247 and answer the assigned questions for each of the five principles: republicanism, federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, and individual rights. Most of the information on these five principles have already been collected from earlier assignments.

Study and prepare for quiz on Wednesday (31 October) on the three branches of government. Topics to include: 1) name three branches of government, 2) name the branch leaders, and 3) list branch duties and responsibilities. Study graphic organizer of the three branches of government and the article "Three Branches of Government."

Due Tuesday (30 October) assignment on the Congress. Read the article, "The Congress of the United States" and page 250 in the textbook. Answer the 5 assignmed questions.

Study and prepare for test on Wednesday (24 October). Topics to include: Background to Constitutional Convention, Representation: Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan, Great Compromise, Three-Fifths Compromise, Slave Trade, Federalists/Antifederalists, and the "Federalist Papers." Study notes, assignments and textbook: pages 228-236.

Due Thursday (18 October) assignment on slavery and the Constitution. Read pages 232-233 and answer the four assigned questions on slavery.

Study and prepare for test on Wednesday (October 17). Topics include: government vocabulary (government, constitution, democracy, republic and federal government), Articles of Confederation, Land Ordinance of 1785, Northwest Ordinance of 1787, Problems with Britain and Spain, and Shays' Rebellion. Study notes, assignments, handouts, and textbook: pages 222-226.

Due Friday (12 October) assignment on Shays' Rebellion. Read pages 224-225 and analyze Shay's Rebellion using the 5Ws.

Due Tuesday (9 October) assignment on Articles of Confederation. Read "The Articles of Confederation" and answer the 12 True/False questions and the 2 short answer questions.

Study and prepare for Social Studies directed test on Friday (5 October). Topics to include the Great Awakening, Common Sense (Thomas Paine), the Declaration of Independence, and major events from the American Revolution as outlined in class.

Due Wednesday (3 October) essay on George Washington. Based on the film, "The Crossing," write a 150-200 word essay describing Washington 1) as a person, and 2) as a military leader.

Due Friday (28 September) historical timeline on 11 events leading to the American Revolution. Each event is to be accurately placed on the timeline and thoroughly explained as to what took place. The events are: 1) Boston Tea Party, 2) Townshend Acts, 3) First Continental Congress, 4) Lexington and Concord, 5) French-Indian War, 6) Intolerable Acts, 7) Stamp Act, 8) Second Continental Congress, 9) Proclamation of 1763, 10) Sons of Liberty, and 11) Boston Massacre.

Due Thursday (27 September) assignment on the Declaration of Independence. Read pages 179-181 and answer the 3 assigned questions on the Declaration of Independence.

Due Tuesday (25 September) assignment on the pamphlet "Common Sense." Read the article "Common Sense" and answer the 5 assigned questions.

Study and prepare for test on Friday (September 21). Topics to include from the French and Indian War to the Intolerable Acts. Study notes, assignments, handouts and textbook: pages 159-171.

Due Wednesday (19 September) assignment on Lexington and Concord. Read the article, "Lexington and Concord," and answer the 8 assigned questions.

Study and prepare for quiz on Wednesday (12 September). The quiz will involve defining the American Revolution, to include the four key points of the American Revolution.

Due Wednesday (12 September) assignment on the Boston Massacre. Read pages 163-165 and answer the 5 assigned questions on the Boston Massacre.

Due Tuesday (11 September) assignment on colonial taxation. Read pages 160-162 and answer the 5 assigned questions on colonial taxation.

Study and prepare for test on Friday (September 7). Topics to include: Reasons for migration (push-pull factors), Colonial occupations, Slavery, Indians and colonists, and Great Awakening. Study notes, handouts, and page 139.

Due Thursday (September 6) assignment on the Proclamation of 1763. Read pages 159-160 and answer the 4 assigned questions on the Proclamation of 1763.

Due Wednesday (September 5) Fact Sheet and map on the 13 Colonies.

Due Wednesday (September 5) assignment on the French and Indian War. Read the article, "The French and Indian War" and answer the 7 assigned questions on thre French and Indian War.

Due Tuesday (September 4). Textbooks are to be covered by Tuesday (September 4). Failure to maintain a cover on the textbook will result in a "U" for the semester for Cooperation.

Due Thursday (August 30) assignment on the Great Awakening. Read page 139 and answer the 6 assigned questions on the Great Awakening.

Study and prepare for test on Friday (August 24). Topics to include: Columbus voyage, Importance of Columbus, Columbian Exchange, 5 Ws, Amerigo Vespucci, Roanoke colony, and Jamestown. Study notes, handouts, and textbook: pages 74-75.

Due Wednesday (August 22) assignment on Jamestown. Read the article, "Jamestown," and prepare 7 questions and 7 answers on the colony of Jamestown.

Due Tuesday (August 21) tombstone assignment on Christopher Columbus.

Due Monday (August 20) class supplies. Students are to have the following: a) 3-ring binder, b) loose-leaf paper, and c) 4 dividers with labeled tabs.

Study and prepare for quiz on Friday (August 20) on the 8 class rules.

Due Thursday (August 20) assignment on Christopher Columbus. Read the article, "Columbus Discovers the New World" and list in sentences the 6 most important facts related to Columbus' voyage and discovery of America.