Mentor Memorial Middle School 8th Grade American Studies
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Unit 1 - Intro to U.S. Government
Unit 2 - Colonization to Independence
Unit 2B - The 13 Colonies
Unit 3 - Causes of the American Revolution
Unit 4 - 1776 to 1783
Unit 5 - The Critical Period
Unit 6 - Launching A Nation
Unit 7 - Westward Expansion
Unit 8 - Reform Movements
Unit 9 - Causes of the Civil War
Unit 10 - The American Civil War
Unit 11 - Reconstruction
Unit 12 - Personal Finance & Economics
An Introduction to U.S. Government
Unit 1 Calendar & Standards & Objectives
Unit 1 Vocabulary List
Unit 1 Vocab - Quizlet Link
Systems of Government Presentation
Scholastic.com - Types of Government
Video Clip -
The American Form of Government
(approx 10 min.)
Systems of Government iMovie Project Instruction Sheet
Principles of the U.S. Constitution
The U.S. Constitution - An Outline, Page1
The U.S. Constitution - An Outline, Page 2
The U.S. Constitution - An Outline, Page 3
Article I - The Legislative Branch
Article II - The Executive Branch
Article III - The Judicial Branch
What's In The Constitution? - A Graphic Organizer
The 27 Amendments
Video -
The Preamble of the Constitution For Dummies
(video series)
Video -
Congress For Dummies - Article 1
(video series)
Video -
Article II For Dummies - The Executive Branch Explained
(video series)
Video -
Article III - The Judiciary Explained
(video series)
The History of the Juvenile Justice System - (
Article
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