2013-14 Social Studies Grade 8 Curriculum Plan (loosely scheduled), Chapter Number 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 Chapter Title European Exploration &

Settlement The English Colonies in North America Life in the Colonies Toward Independence Declaration of Independence American Revolution Creating the Constitution The Constitution: A More Perfect Union The Bill of Rights Political Developments in the Early Republic Foreign Affairs in the Young Nation Growing Sense of Nationhood Age of Jackson An Era of Reform The Worlds of North & South African Americans in the Mid-1800s A Dividing Nation American Civil War The Reconstruction Era The Rise of Industry The Great Wave of Immigration The Progressive Era The US Becomes a World Power Instructional Days 5 8 6 6 11 4 6 5 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 8 7 5 6 5 6 6 6