and issues throughout American History. (SS.8.A.1.6) Benchmark: 7. View historic events through the eyes of those who were there as shown in their art, writings, music, and artifacts. (SS.8.A.1.7) 1-2 weeks Geography of the United States Essential Question: In what ways is the geography of the U.S. diverse? Standard 3: Understand the relationships between the Earth's ecosystems and the populations that dwell within them. (SS.8.G.3) Standard 4: Understand the characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations. (SS.8.G.4) Standard 5: Understand how human actions can impact the environment. (SS.8.G.5) Element 1 Locate and describe in geographic terms the major ecosystems of the United States. (SS.8.G.3.1) American Journey Geography Handbook pp. 1-9 Element 2 Interpret population growth and other demographic data for any given place in the United States throughout its history. (SS.8.G.4.1) American Journey Ch. 3-17 American Journey Ch. 3 p. 72 Map with population data on first English settlements American Journey Ch. 3 p. 81 Bar graph of population of 6 English colonies Element 3 Describe human dependence on the physical environment and natural resources to satisfy basic needs in local environments in the United States. (SS.8.G.5.1) American Journey Geography Handbook pp. 1-9, Ch. 3-17, Florida Special Report pp. FL 48-87, and Focus on Florida pp. FL 88-97 American Journey Ch. 3-17
Anne Hutchinson, American Journey: p. 79 People in History Good site for information on Hutchinson including transcript of trial: John Winthrop, American Journey: pp. 78-79 Good site for information on Winthrop: Sermon on Christian charity: City Upon a Hill: Element 2 Describe the contributions of key groups (Africans, Native Americans, women, and children) to the society and culture of colonial America. (SS.8.A.2.7) American Journey Ch. 3-6 Role of Africans pp. 73, 102-103, 106-107 Good sites for information: Role of Native Americans: American Journey: pp. 77-78, 80, 88-89, 122-125 Excellent online activity for Plimoth Plantation (It has a good explanation of primary sources): Colonial manners: Martha Washington: Abigail Adams: Pocahontas:
Mercy Otis Warren: American Journey: p. 212 Benjamin Banneker: (There is also a bellwork transparency in Ch. 8) American Journey: p. 260 People in History Element 2 Examine individuals and groups that affected political and social motivations during the American Revolution. (SS.8.A.3.8) Examples: Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys, the Committees of Correspondence, Sons of Liberty, Patrick Henry, Patriots, Loyalists, individual colonial militias, and undecideds Ethan Allen and Green Mountain Boys: American Journey: p. 144 Committees of Correspondence: American Journey pp. 137-138, 145, 152 Sons of Liberty: American Journey p. 134, 139, 143, 148 Patrick Henry: American Journey p. 129,134, 135, 142,148 Patriots and Loyalists: American Journey: Two View Points: p. 163 American Journey Ch. 5-6 Colonial mititias: American Journey Ch. 5-6 Undecideds: American Journey Ch. 5-6 Element 3 Compare views of self-government and the rights and responsibilities of citizens held by Patriots, Loyalists, and other colonists. (SS.8.C.1.2) American Journey Ch. 5-6 History Alive Activities: HABN Colonial Life and the American Revolution—Activity 4.3 Loyalists and Patriots Talk It Out: Writing for Understanding Element 4 Identify the evolving forms of civic and political participation from the colonial period through Reconstruction. (SS.8.C.1.4) American Journey Ch. 3 p. 72, 79 American Journey Ch. 4 p. 110-111, 113 American Journey Ch. 5-6
Element 2 Recognize the role of civic virtue in the lives of citizens and leaders from the colonial period through Reconstruction. (SS.8.C.1.3) The American Journey Chapter 8, Section 3 pp. 267-270 Element 3 Identify the constitutional provisions for establishing citizenship. (SS.8.C.1.1) The American Journey Civics in Actions, Citizenship Handbook Section 3, pp. 229 1 week Component 4: Presidency of John Adams Guiding Question: What was the most significant event of John Adams’s administration? Element 1 Explain major domestic and international economic, military, political, and socio-cultural events of John Adams's presidency. (SS.8.A.3.13) Examples: XYZ Affair, Alien and Sedition Acts, Land Act of 1800 The American Journey Chapter 8 Section 3 pp. 270-272 XYZ Affair p. 270 Alien and Sedition Acts p. 271 Land Act of 1800 HABN The Constitution in a New Nation—Activity 4.1 Illustrating Hamiltonian and Jeffersonian Ideals: Problem Solving Groupwork HABN The Constitution in a New Nation—Activity 4.2 Giving Voice to Jefferson and Hamilton: Response Group HAI Lesson 11: Political Developments in the Early Republic: Experiential Exercise HAI Lesson 12: Foreign Affairs in the Young Nation: Response Group
and African slave populations. (SS.8.A.4.4) Focus on events in BOLD for this component HAI Lesson 19: The Worlds of North and South: Visual Discovery Element 4 Examine the aspects of slave culture including plantation life, resistance efforts and the role of the slaves’ spiritual system (SS.8.A.4.11) The American Journey Chapter 13, Section 4 pp. 402-4407 1 week Component 3 – Effects of Expansion on Native Americans Guiding Question: How did westward expansion impact Native American Populations? Element 1 Examine the causes, course, and consequences of United States westward expansion and its growing diplomatic assertiveness (War of 1812, Convention of 1818, Adams-Onis Treaty, Missouri Compromise, Monroe Doctrine, Trail of Tears, Texas annexation, Manifest Destiny, Oregon Territory, Mexican American War/Mexican Cession, California Gold Rush, Compromise of 1850, Kansas Nebraska Act, Gadsden Purchase). (SS.8.A.4.1) Focus on events in BOLD for this component The American Journey Chapter 11, Section 2 pp. 341-345 Trail of Tears pp. 342-347 Manifest Destiny pp. 359-360, 368, 370, 371 HABN Manifest Destiny in a Growing Nation—Activity 4.1 Manifest Destiny from a Native American Perspective: Experiential Activity HABN Manifest Destiny in a Growing Nation—Activity 4.4 Responding to Chief Seattle: Writing for Understanding Element 2 Discuss the impact of westward expansion on cultural practices and migration patterns of Native American and African slave populations. (SS.8.A.4.4) Focus on events in BOLD for this component The American Journey Chapter 11, Section 2 pp. 341-345 Map: Native American Campaigns pp. 264-265 Map Taking Lands from Native Americans p. 294 Profile of Native American pp. 312-313 Element 3 Explain the consequences of landmark Supreme Court decisions (McCulloch v. Maryland [1819], The American Journey Chapter 11, Section 2 pp. 341-345
Gibbons v. Odgen [1824], Cherokee Nation v. Georgia [1831], and Worcester v. Georgia [1832]) significant to this era of American history. (SS.8.A.4.13) Focus on events in BOLD for this component Cherokee Nation v. Georgia pp. 341, 343 Worcester v. Georgia pp. 343, 1000 Element 4 Use geographic terms and tools to analyze the effects throughout American history of migration to and within the United States, both on the place of origin and destination. (SS.8.G.4.2) The American Journey Map of Removal of Native Americans p. 342 Element 5 Use geographic terms and tools to explain cultural diffusion throughout the United States as it expanded its territory. (SS.8.G.4.3) 1-2 weeks Component 4 – Industrial Expansion Guiding Question: Which group of people benefitted the most from the Industrial Revolution? Element 1 Explain the causes, course, and consequences of the 19th century transportation revolution on the growth of the nation's economy. (SS.8.A.4.5) Examples: roads, canals, bridges, steamboats, railroad The American Journey Chapter 10, Section2 pp. 314-319 Element 2 Identify technological improvements (inventions/inventors) that contributed to industrial growth. (SS.8.A.4.6) Examples: Fitch/steamboat, Slater/textile mill machinery, Whitney/cotton gin, interchangeable parts, McCoy/industrial lubrication, The American Journey Chapter 10, Section1 pp. 306-311 Fitch/steamboat p. 316 Slater/textile mill machinery p. 308-309 Whitney/cotton gin p. 308 Whitney/interchangeable parts p. 308
Examples: mercantilism, colonial establishment, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, compromises over slavery colonial establishment pp. 71-72, 87, 89-90, chart 91, 101-106 maps: pp. 77, 83, 87 Articles of Confederation pp. 197-198, 199-201 Constitution pp. 204-205, 209, 260-264 compromises over slavery pp. 324-325, 436-437, 447 Element 4 Assess the role of Africans and other minority groups in the economic development of the United States. (SS.8.E.2.3) The American Journey Chapter 13, Section 1 pp. 386-390 Chapter 13, Section 2 pp. 391-395 Chapter 13, Section 3 pp. 397-400 Chapter 13, Section 4 pp. 401-407 Element 5 Evaluate domestic and international interdependence. (SS.8.E.3.1) The American Journey Chapters 5-17 1 week Component 6 – Social Expansion Guiding Question: Which social reform movement had the greatest impact on society? Element 1 Describe the influence of individuals on social and political developments of this era in American History. (SS.8.A.4.8) Examples: Daniel Boone, Tecumseh, Black Hawk, John Marshall, James Madison, Dolly Madison, Andrew Jackson, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, James Polk, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglas, Horace Mann, Dorothea Dix, Lucretia Mott, Sojourner Truth, Harriett Tubman The American Journey Chapter 14, Section 1 pp. 412-415 Susan B. Anthony p. 427 Elizabeth Cady Stanton pp. 426, 427 William Lloyd Garrison pp. 418, 419-420, 421, 424 Frederick Douglas pp. 406, 418, 421, 426 Horace Mann p. 413 Dorothea Dix p. 414-415, 481 Lucretia Mott pp. 425-426 Sojourner Truth pp. 420-421 Harriett Tubman pp. 406, 419, 423, 477, 480 HAI Lesson 18: An Era of Reform: Response Group
Focus on events in BOLD for this component Element 2 Analyze the causes, course and consequences of the Second Great Awakening on social reform movements. (SS.8.A.4.9) Examples: abolition, women’s rights, temperance, education, prison and mental health reform The American Journey Chapter 14, Section 1 pp. 413 Abolition pp. 415, 418-424, 441 women’s rights pp. 426-428 temperance p. 413 education pp. 413-415 prison and mental health reform pp. 414-415 Element 3 Examine the causes, course, and consequences of the women's suffrage movement (1848 Seneca Falls Convention, Declaration of Sentiments). (SS.8.A.4.14) The American Journey Chapter 14, Section 3 pp. 425-428 HABN The Rise of Industrial America—Activity 5.1 Meeting Women who Spoke Out: Social Studies Skill Builder HABN The Rise of Industrial America—Activity 5.2 How Far Have We Come Since Seneca Falls?: Response Group Element 4 Examine the causes, course, and consequences of literature movements (Transcendentalism) significant to this era of American history. (SS.8.A.4.15) The American Journey Chapter 14, Section 1 pp. 415 1-2 weeks Component 7 – Jacksonian Democracy Guiding Question: How was Jackson’s administration more “democratic” than the past administrations? Element 1 Identify key ideas and influences of Jacksonian democracy. (SS.8.A.4.16) Examples: political participation, political parties, The American Journey Chapter 11, Section 1 pp. 334-339 political participation p. 336 political parties p. 337
election of 1876, end of Reconstruction, rise of Jim Crow laws, rise of Ku Klux Klan). (SS.8.A.5.8) HABN The Civil War and Reconstruction—Activity 4.3 We Shall Overcome: A Dramatic Presentation: Experiential Activity Element 2 Recognize the role of civic virtue in the lives of citizens and leaders from the colonial period through Reconstruction. (SS.8.C.1.3) The American Journey Chapter 17, Section 2 pp. 504-508 Element 3 Identify the evolving forms of civic and political participation from the colonial period through Reconstruction. (SS.8.C.1.4) The American Journey Chapter 17, Section 2 pp. 504-508 Element 4 Evaluate how amendments to the Constitution have expanded voting rights from our nation's early history to present day. (SS.8.C.1.6) The American Journey Chapter 17, Section 2 pp. 504-508 Element 5 Evaluate and compare the essential ideals and principles of American constitutional government expressed in primary sources from the colonial period to Reconstruction. (SS.8.C.2.1) The American Journey 14th Amendment p. 505, 248 15th Amendment p. 508, 248 Element 6 Examine motivating economic factors that influenced the development of the United States economy over time including scarcity, supply and demand, opportunity costs, incentives, profits, and entrepreneurial aspects. (SS.8.E.1.1) Examples: Triangular Trade, colonial development-New England, Middle, and Southern colonies- Revolutionary War, Manifest Destiny, compromises over slavery issues, the Civil War, Reconstruction The American Journey the Civil War p. 482 Reconstruction pp.517- 518