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
The Critical Period
Ohio's New Learning Standards & "Big Idea" Questions
- The New Nation Faces Challenges, Parts 1,2, & 3
Presentations (Lectures)
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Ideas About Government Presentation
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Colonial Economics Presentation
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Article of Confederation Presentation
Resources & Tools
- States' Land Claims AFTER The American Revolution
(Map)
Strengths & Weakness of the Articles of Confederation PRACTICE Page
Shays's Rebellion
Shays's Rebellion Guided Reading Activity (p161-62 in Text)
The Aftermath of Shays's Rebellion
Primary Source
- Proclamation To Apprehend Daniel Shays's & Others
The Constitutional Convention
New Jersey & Virginia Plans
Convention "Issues"
Guided Lectures
- The Critical Period
- The Constitution
Constitutional Compromises
The U.S. Constitution (Link to archives.gov)
What's In The Constitution? (Graphic Organizer)
Unit 5 Assessment
Unit 5 Assessment Directions
Unit 5 Assessment Rubric
Unit 5 Assessment Question Development Tool
Question Development Tool WITH PROMPTS
Tools & Resources To Help You Write High-Quality Questions