Grade 8U.S. HistoryCurriculum Framework2013 - 2014
Introduction to Grade 8 Social Studies
In Grade 8, students study the history of the United States from the early colonial period through Reconstruction. The knowledge and skills in subsection (b) of this section comprise the first part of a two-year study of U.S. history. The second part, comprising U.S. history from Reconstruction to the present, is provided in §113.41 of this title (relating to United States History Studies Since 1877 (One Credit), Beginning with School Year 2011-2012). The content in Grade 8 builds upon that from Grade 5 but provides more depth and breadth. Historical content focuses on the political, economic, religious, and social events and issues related to the colonial and revolutionary eras, the creation and ratification of the U.S. Constitution, challenges of the early republic, the Age of Jackson, westward expansion, sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction. Students describe the physical characteristics of the United States and their impact on population distribution and settlement patterns in the past and present. Students analyze the various economic factors that influenced the development of colonial America and the early years of the republic and identify the origins of the free enterprise system. Students examine the American beliefs and principles, including limited government, checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, and individual rights, reflected in the U.S. Constitution and other historical documents. Students evaluate the impact of Supreme Court cases and major reform movements of the 19th century and examine the rights and responsibilities of citizens of the United States as well as the importance of effective leadership in a constitutional republic. Students evaluate the impact of scientific discoveries and technological innovations on the development of the United States. Students use critical-thinking skills, including the identification of bias in written, oral, and visual material.
Assessing Process Skills
For the STAAR program, process skills in social studies will be assessed in context, not in isolation, which will allow for a more integrated and authentic assessment of the content area. Process skills will be incorporated into at least 30% of the test questions and reported along with content skills under the content reporting categories. Process skills will not be listed under a separate reporting category as was done previously with the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills program.
It is therefore highly necessary for the teacher to consistently address and develop these process skills during class discussions and activities as well as through teacher-based formative and cumulative assessments.
Reporting Category I: History
1.A RS
Identify the major eras and events in U.S. history through 1877, including colonization, revolution, drafting of the Declaration of Independence, creation and ratification of the Constitution, religious revivals such as the Second Great Awakening, early republic, the Age of Jackson, westward expansion, reform movements, sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction, and describe their causes and effects
1.B SS Apply absolute and relative chronology through the sequencing of significant individuals, events, and time periods
1.C SS Explain the significance of the following dates: 1607, founding of Jamestown; 1620, arrival of the Pilgrims and signing of the Mayflower Compact; 1776, adoption of the Declaration of Independence; 1787, writing of the U.S. Constitution; 1803, Louisiana Purchase; and 1861–1865, Civil War
2.A RS Identify reasons for European exploration and colonization of North America 2.B SS Compare political, economic, religious, and social reasons for the establishment of the 13 English colonies 3.A RS Explain the reasons for the growth of representative government and institutions during the colonial period
3.B SS Analyze the importance of the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses to the growth of representative government
3.C SS Describe how religion and virtue contributed to the growth of representative government in the American colonies
4.A RS Analyze causes of the American Revolution, including the Proclamation of 1763, the Intolerable Acts, the Stamp Act, mercantilism, lack of representation in Parliament, and British economic policies following the French and Indian War
4.B SS Explain the roles played by significant individuals during the American Revolution, including Abigail Adams, John Adams, Wentworth Cheswell, Samuel Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, James Armistead, Benjamin Franklin, Bernardo de Gálvez, Crispus Attucks, King George III, Haym Salomon, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, Thomas Paine, and George Washington
4.C RS Explain the issues surrounding important events of the American Revolution, including declaring independence; writing the Articles of Confederation; fighting the battles of Lexington, Concord, Saratoga, and Yorktown; enduring the winter at Valley Forge; and signing the Treaty of Paris of 1783
4.D SS Analyze the issues of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, including the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise 4.E RS Analyze the arguments for and against ratification
5.A RS Describe major domestic problems faced by the leaders of the new republic such as maintaining national security, building a military, creating a stable economic system, setting up the court system, and defining the authority of the central government
5.B SS Summarize arguments regarding protective tariffs, taxation, and the banking system
5.C RS Explain the origin and development of American political parties
5.D SS Explain the causes, important events, and effects of the War of 1812
5.E RS Identify the foreign policies of presidents Washington through Monroe and explain the impact of Washington's Farewell Address and the Monroe Doctrine
5.F SS Explain the impact of the election of Andrew Jackson, including expanded suffrage
5.G SS Analyze the reasons for the removal and resettlement of Cherokee Indians during the Jacksonian era, including the Indian Removal Act, Worcester v. Georgia, and the Trail of Tears
6.A RS Explain how the Northwest Ordinance established principles and procedures for orderly expansion of the United States 6.B RS Explain the political, economic, and social roots of Manifest Destiny 6.C SS Analyze the relationship between the concept of Manifest Destiny and the westward growth of the nation
6.D RS Explain the causes and effects of the U.S.-Mexican War and their impact on the United States 6.E SS Identify areas that were acquired to form the United States, including the Louisiana Purchase 7.A SS Analyze the impact of tariff policies on sections of the United States before the Civil War 7.B SS Compare the effects of political, economic, and social factors on slaves and free blacks 7.C RS Analyze the impact of slavery on different sections of the United States
7.D SS Identify the provisions and compare the effects of congressional conflicts and compromises prior to the Civil War, including the roles of John Quincy Adams, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, and Daniel Webster
8.A SS Including Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and Abraham Lincoln, and heroes such as congressional Medal of Honor recipients William Carney and Philip Bazaar
8.B RS Explain the causes of the Civil War, including sectionalism, states' rights, and slavery, and significant events of the Civil War, including the firing on Fort Sumter; the battles of Antietam, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg; the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation; Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House; and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
8.C SS Analyze Abraham Lincoln's ideas about liberty, equality, union, and government as contained in his first and second inaugural addresses and the Gettysburg Address and contrast them with the ideas contained in Jefferson Davis's inaugural address
9.A SS Evaluate legislative reform programs of the Radical Reconstruction Congress and reconstructed state governments 9.B SS Evaluate the impact of the election of Hiram Rhodes Revels 9.C RS Explain the economic, political, and social problems during Reconstruction and evaluate their impact on different groups
9.D SS Identify the effects of legislative acts such as the Homestead Act, the Dawes Act, and the Morrill Act
Reporting Category 2: Geography & Culture (12)10.A SS Locate places and regions of importance in the United States during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries 10.B RS Compare places and regions of the United States in terms of physical and human characteristics 10.C RS Analyze the effects of physical and human geographic factors on major historical and contemporary events in the United States
11.A RS Analyze how physical characteristics of the environment influenced population distribution, settlement patterns, and economic activities in the United States during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries
11.B SS Describe the positive and negative consequences of human modification of the physical environment of the United States
11.C SS Describe how different immigrant groups interacted with the environment in the United States during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries
23.A RS Identify selected racial, ethnic, and religious groups that settled in the United States and explain their reasons for immigration
23.B SS Explain the relationship between urbanization and conflicts resulting from differences in religion, social class, and political beliefs
23.C SS Identify ways conflicts between people from various racial, ethnic, and religious groups were resolved 23.D SS Analyze the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups to our national identity
23.E SS Identify the political, social, and economic contributions of women to American society
24.A SS Describe the historical development of the abolitionist movement
24.B RS Evaluate the impact of reform movements, including educational reform, temperance, the women's rights movement, prison reform, abolition, the labor reform movement, and care of the disabled
25.A SS Trace the development of religious freedom in the United States
25.B SS Describe religious motivation for immigration and influence on social movements, including the impact of the first and second Great Awakenings
25.C RS Analyze the impact of the First Amendment guarantees of religious freedom on the American way of life
26.A SS Describe developments in art, music, and literature that are unique to American culture such as the Hudson River School artists, John James Audubon, "Battle Hymn of the Republic," transcendentalism, and other cultural activities in the history of the United States
26.B SS Indentify examples of American are, music and literature that reflect society in different eras
26.C SS Analyze the relationship between fine arts and continuity and change in the American way of life
Reporting Category 3: Government & Citizenship (12)
15.A RS Identify the influence of ideas from historic documents, including the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, the Mayflower Compact, the Federalist Papers, and selected Anti-Federalist writings, on the U.S. system of government
15.B SS Summarize the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
15.C RS Identify colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence and explain how those grievances were addressed in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights
15.D RS Analyze how the U.S. Constitution reflects the principles of limited government, republicanism, checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, popular sovereignty, and individual rights
16.A RS Summarize the purposes for and process of amending the U.S. Constitution
16.B RS Describe the impact of 19th-century amendments, including the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, on life in the United States
17.A RS Analyze the arguments of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, including those of Alexander Hamilton, Patrick Henry, James Madison, and George Mason
17.B RS Explain constitutional issues arising over the issue of states' rights, including the Nullification Crisis and the Civil War
18.A RS Identify the origin of judicial review and analyze examples of congressional and presidential responses
18.B SS Summarize the issues, decisions, and significance of landmark Supreme Court cases, including Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, and Gibbons v. Ogden
18.C SS Evaluate the impact of selected landmark Supreme Court decisions, including Dred Scott v. Sandford, on life in the United States 19.A RS Define and give examples of unalienable rights 19.B RS Summarize rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights
19.D SS Identify examples of responsible citizenship, including obeying rules and laws, staying informed on public issues, voting, and serving on juries
19.E SS Summarize the criteria and explain the process for becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States
20.A SS Explain the role of significant individuals such as Thomas Hooker, Charles de Montesquieu, John Locke, William Blackstone, and William Penn in the development of self-government in colonial America
20.B SS Evaluate the contributions of the Founding Fathers as models of civic virtue
20.C SS Analyze reasons for and the impact of selected examples of civil disobedience in U.S. history such as the Boston Tea Party and Henry David Thoreau's refusal to pay a tax
21.A SS Identify different points of view of political parties and interest groups on important historical and contemporary issues 21.B SS Describe the importance of free speech and press in a constitutional republic
21.C SS Summarize a historical event in which compromise resulted in a peaceful resolution
22.A SS Analyze the leadership qualities of elected and appointed leaders of the United States such as George Washington, John Marshall, and Abraham Lincoln
22.B SS Describe the contributions of significant political, social, and military leaders of the United States such as Frederick Douglass, John Paul Jones, James Monroe, Stonewall Jackson, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Reporting Category 4: Economics, Science, Technology and Society (8)12.A SS Identify economic differences among different regions of the United States 12.B RS Explain reasons for the development of the plantation system, the transatlantic slave trade, and the spread of slavery
12.C SS Explain the reasons for the increase in factories and urbanization
12.D SS Analyze the causes and effects of economic differences among different regions of the United States at selected times in U.S. history
13.A SS Analyze the War of 1812 as a cause of economic changes in the nation
13.B RS Identify the economic factors that brought about rapid industrialization and urbanization
14.A SS Explain why a free enterprise system of economics developed in the new nation, including minimal government intrusion, taxation, and property rights
14.B SS Describe the characteristics and the benefits of the U.S. free enterprise system during the 18th and 19th centuries 27.A RS Explain the effects of technological and scientific innovations such as the steamboat, the cotton gin, and interchangeable parts
27.B RS Analyze the impact of transportation and communication systems on the growth, development, and urbanization of the United States
27.C SS Analyze how technological innovations changed the way goods were manufactured and marketed, nationally and internationally
27.D SS Explain how technological innovations brought about economic growth such as how the factory system contributed to rapid industrialization and the Transcontinental Railroad led to the opening of the west
28.A SS Compare the effects of scientific discoveries and technological innovations that have influenced daily life in different periods in U.S. history;
28.B SS Identify examples of how industrialization changed life in the United States
Social Studies Skills
29.A Differentiate between, locate and use valid primary and secondary sources such as computer software, databases, media and news services, biographies, interviews, and artifacts to acquire information about the United States
29.B Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions
29.C Organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, database, and visuals including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps
29.D Identify points of view from the historical context surrounding an event and the frame of reference which influenced the participants
29.E Support a point of view on a social studies issue or event
29.H Use appropriate mathematical skills to interpret social studies information such as maps and graphs
29.J Pose and answer question about geographic distributions and patterns shown on maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases
30.A Use social studies terminology correctly
BROWNSVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT2013-2014 CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS
Grade 8 U S History
Week #1 TEKS Reporting Categories ELPS CCRS Concepts Resources
Monday Campus Organization; Syllabus; Classroom Procedures and Expectations
Campus / Teacher Documents
Tuesday Course and Textbook OverviewGeography Review; Types of Maps; World Map
VIII – XXVIIGeography Handbook
Wednesday
*Cardinal Directions; Intermediate Directions *Global Grid – Absolute Location/Relative Location*Legend*Scale
Geography Handbook
Thursday 1A(R), 1B(R), 30D(P)
11
1C, 1E, 3G
1B,4B
Historical EraChronology: Absolute and Relative ChronologyAge of Exploration / Age of Discovery
Ch.1 Sec. 2
Friday 1A(R), 1B(R), 2A(R), 30B(P)
111
1C, 1E, 3G
1B,1C,5A
Age of Exploration / Age of DiscoveryEuropean Empires; Social Reasons for Exploration*Feudalism*Renaissance
Ch.1 Sec. 3Ch.2 Sec. 1
Week #2 TEKS Reporting Categories ELPS CCRS Concepts Resources
Monday 1A(R), 2A(R),26B(S),29A(P), 30B(P)
112
1C, 1E, 3G
1B,1E,4A,5A
Age of Exploration / Age of DiscoveryEuropean Empires; Political, Economic, Religious Reasons for Exploration*Reformation*Mercantilism
Ch.2 Sec. 2
Tuesday 2A(R), 29B(P),29J(P),30B(P)
1 1C, 1E, 3G
1C,4A,5A
Age of Exploration / Age of DiscoveryImpact of European Exploration and Colonization; plantations, *Columbian Exchange
Ch. 2 Sec. 3
Wednesday 1C(R), 2A(R),2B(S),3A(R),3B(S)
11111
5F 3A,1C
Early English Colonies*Push and Pull FactorsFinancing a Colony; Jamestown*Separatists / Pilgrims
Ch. 3 Sec. 1
Thursday 1C(R),2A(R),2B(S),3A(R),3B(S),3C(S),11A(R),20A(S),23A(R),23C(S),23E(S),25A(S)
111232222
5F 3A,1E,1A,1C,2B
New England Colonies*Mayflower Compact*Massachusetts Bay Colony*Mayflower Compact*Connecticut *Fundamental Orders of Connecticut*Rhode Island*New Hampshire
Ch.3 Sec 2
Friday 2B(S),11A(R),23A(R),25A(S)
1222
5F 1C,1A,2B
Middle Colonies*New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware*Southern Colonies*Maryland, Carolinas, Georgia
Ch. 3 Sec. 3
Week #3 TEKS Reporting Categories ELPS CCRS Concepts Resources
Monday 2B(S),11C(S),10A(S),11A(R),12B(R)
12224
1C,4K
1C,2A,1A,1D
New England Commerce and Religion*Subsistence Farming* Triangular Trade * Navigation Acts
Ch. 4. Sec. 1
Tuesday 2B(S),11A(R)24A(S)
122
1C,4K
1C,1A,2A
Middle Colonies Farms and Cities*Cash Crops Farming*Cultural Diversity / Tolerance
Ch. 4 Sec. 2
Wednesday
2B(S),7B(S),7C(R)11A(R),12B(R),30A(P)
11124
1C,4K
1C,1E,2B,1A,1D,5A
Southern Colonies*Plantation Economy*Slavery System*Rebellion / Slave Codes
Ch. 4 Sec. 3
Thursday 1B(S),11A(R), 29B(P),29J(P)
12
1C,4K
1B,1A,4A,4A
Backcountry*Appalachian Mountains*fall line vs. piedmont*Clans
Ch. 4 Sec. 4
Friday 10A(S),10B(R),10C(R),11A(R),11C(S),12A(S),12D(S),23C(S),25A(S),25B(S)
222422
1C,4K
1A,2B,2A,1D,1E
Region and Human – Environment Interaction *Geographic differences among colonies*Economic differences among colonies*Religious differences among colonies
Ch. 4
Week #4 TEKS Reporting Categories ELPS CCRS Concepts Resources
Monday 10B(R),11C(S), 23E(S),25A(S),25B(S),26B(S)
222222
5F 2B,2A,1A,1E
Early American Culture*Land=Rights and Wealth*Education and Employment*The Great Awakening
Ch. 5 Sec. 1
Tuesday 3A(R),15A(R),20A(S)
133
5F 1C, Roots of Representative Government*The Enlightenment*John Locke – natural rights*Magna Carta
Ch. 5 Sec. 1 / 2
Wednesday
15C(R),19A(R),30B(P)
33
5F 1C,5A
Declaration of Independence*unalienable rights*colonial grievances*declaration conclusion
Ch. 6 Sec. 4 Teacher-based Materials
Thursday 15C(R),19A(R), 29A(P)
33
5F 1C,5A
U. S. Constitution*general structure*colonial grievances*key principles
Constitution Handbook,Teacher-based Materials
Friday 15C(R),19A(R), 30D(P)
33
5F 1C,5A
Bill of Rights*individual rights*legal guarantees
Constitution Handbook,Teacher-based Materials
Week #5 TEKS Reporting Categories ELPS CCRS Concepts Resources
Monday 3A(R),3C(S),15A(R),29A(P)
113
1C,1E
1C,1E,4A
Roots of Representative Government*Glorious Revolution*English Bill of Rights*Zenger Trial
Ch. 5 Sec. 2
Tuesday 4A(R),10A(S),21A(S)
123
1C,1E
1E,1A,2B
The French and Indian War*French Claims and Native American alliances*Albany Plan of Union*Treaty of Paris / Proclamation of 1763
Ch. 5 Sec. 3
Wednesday
4A(R),4B(S),21A(S),29D(P)
113
1E,5B
1E,2B,4A
Tighter British Control*Quartering Act*Sugar Act*Stamp Act*Sons of Liberty
Ch. 6 Sec. 1
Thursday 1A(R)4A(R),4B(S),20C(S),21A(S),29D(P)
11133
1C,5B
1B,1E,2B,1C,4A
Colonial Resistance Grows*Townshend Acts*writs of assistance*Boston Massacre*Tea Act*Boston Tea Party
Ch. 6 Sec. 2
Friday 4A(R),4B(S),4C(R),21A(S),29D(P),30B(P)
1113
1C,5B
1E,2B,1B,4A,5A
The Road to Lexington and Concord*Intolerable Acts*First Continental Congress*Lexington and Concord*Loyalists vs. Patriots
Ch. 6 Sec. 3
Week #6 TEKS Reporting Categories ELPS CCRS Concepts Resources
Monday 1B(S),1C(S),4B(S),4C(R),15C(R),19A(R)
111133
3D 1B,3A,2B,1C
Declaring Independence*Second Continental Congress*Continental Army*Common Sense*Declaration of Independence
Ch. 6 Sec. 4
Tuesday 4B(S),22B(S),29B(P),30B(P)
13
3D 2B,4A,5A
The Early Years of the War*General Washington*Patriot vs. British strategy*Native American alliances
Ch. 7 Sec. 1
Wednesday
4B(S),4C(R),10A(S),22B(S),29D(P)
1123
3D 2B,1B,1A,4A
The Early Years of the War*Middle States*Battles of Saratoga / Benedict Arnold
Ch. 7 Sec. 1
Thursday 4B(S),4C(R),10C(R)
112
4J 2B,1B,1A
The War Expands*French Support / Marquis de Lafayette*Valley Forge
Ch. 7 Sec. 2
Friday 4B(S),10A(S),22B(S)
123
4J 2B,1A
The War Expands*War on the Frontier*War at Sea
Ch. 7 Sec. 2
Week #1 TEKS Reporting Categories ELPS CCRS Concepts Resources
Monday 11A(R),12D(S),29J(P)
24
3D
IB3
Steps to Victory*Lord Cornwallis; British shift to the South*US Gen. Horatio Gates; patriot setbacks in South Carolina*US Gen. Nathaniel Greene; guerrilla warfare
Ch. 7 Sec. 3
Tuesday 4B(S),4C(R),11A(R)
112
3D
IB3
The End of the War*Geography of the South*French alliance; fleet and soldiers*Battle of Yorktown
Ch. 7 Sec. 3
Wednesday
4C(R),10A(S),29D(P)
12
3D
IB3
The Legacy of the War*Causes for American victory*Treaty of Paris of 1783*Social and financial costs of the War
Ch. 7 Sec. 4
Thursday 4C(R),12A(S)23D(S)
142
4J
IC1
The Legacy of the War*Republicanism: people would rule vs. a monarch* Call for more religious freedom*New focus on slavery; Elizabeth Freeman
Ch. 7 Sec. 4
Friday 10A(S),14A(S),29B(P)
24
4J
IC1
The Legacy of the War*Geopolitical Skills; US Postwar Boundaries*Data interpretation; Military Deaths*Economic Trend; from mercantilism to free enterprise
Ch. 7 Sec. 3/4
Week #2 TEKS Reporting Categories ELPS CCRS Concepts Resources
Monday 10A(S),1B(S)
21
1C,
IC1
Development of State Governments*Westward Expansion Part 1: Wilderness Road*Republican state governments*Continental Congress= Articles of Confederation
Ch. 8 Sec. 1
Tuesday 1B(S),10A(S),
12
1C,1E
IC1
Articles of Confederation*Confederation Congress*State Powers and Authority*Western Land Claims
Ch. 8 Sec. 1
Wednesday
6A(R),10A(S),10B(R),
122
1E,5B
IC1
Northwest Territory*Land Ordinance of 1785*Northwest Territory*Northwest Ordinance
Ch. 8 Sec. 1
Thursday 10C(R),15B(S),12A(S)
234
1C,5B
IC1
Weaknesses of the Articles*Successes of the Confederation Congress*Federal debt - uncollected taxes*Shays’s Rebellion
Ch. 8 Sec. 1
Friday
IB3,IC1
Unit Assessment*American Revolution*Articles of Confederation
Ch. 7 Sec. 3/4
Week #3 TEKS Reporting Categories ELPS CCRS Concepts Resources
Monday 1A(R),1B(S), 1C(S),22A(S)
1113
5F
IC2
Constitutional Convention*Annapolis, Maryland delegation*Convention delegates; revised focus=new government*Convention leadership / George Washington
Ch. 8 Sec. 2
Tuesday 4D(S),29A(P)
1 5F
IC2
Key Challenges: Structure and Representation*Virginia Plan*New Jersey Plan*The Great Compromise
Ch. 8 Sec. 2
Wednesday
4D(S),29A(P)
1 5F
IF2
Key Challenges: Slavery and Commerce*Three-Fifths Compromise*Regulating Trade*Status of Native Americans
Ch. 8 Sec. 2
Thursday 4E(R),15A(R),17A(R)
1 3 3
5F
IC2
Ratifying the Constitution: Birth of Federalism*Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists*Federalist Papers / Objections to the Constitution*State Conventions for Ratification
Ch. 8 Sec. 3
Friday 15C(R),29D(P)
3 5F
IC2
Bill of Rights*James Madison*10 Amendments for individual rights
Ch. 8 Sec. 3
Week #4 TEKS Reporting Categories ELPS CCRS Concepts Resources
Monday 15D(R),30A(P)
1 1C, 3G
IC2
Principles of the US Constitution*Popular Sovereignty / Preamble *Republicanism*Federalism*Separation of Powers
ConstitutionHandbook
Tuesday 15D(R),30A(P)
1 1E, 3G
IC2
Principles of the US Constitution*Checks and Balances*Limited Government*Individual Rights
ConstitutionHandbook
Wednesday
15D(R),29C(P)
1 5F
IC2
Articles 1 - 3*The Legislature*The Executive*The Judiciary
ConstitutionHandbook
Thursday 15C(R),16A(R),21B(S),25A(S)
3 332
5F
IC2
Article 5 and Amendments 1 - 5*Proposing and Ratifying Amendments*Religious and political freedom; personal firearms; housing soldiers;search and seizure of personal property; rights of the accused
ConstitutionHandbook
Friday 15C(R)
3
3G
IC2
Amendments 6 - 10*Right to a trial; trial by jury; fines and punishment; unlisted rights; reserved powers to the state
ConstitutionHandbook
Week #5 TEKS Reporting Categories ELPS CCRS Concepts Resources
Monday 19E(S),30A(P)
3 1C, 3G
IIA2VA2
Principles of Citizenship*Citizenship by birth *Citizenship by Naturalization*Civil Rights
CitizenshipHandbook
Tuesday 21B(S),29B(P)
3 1E, 3G
IIB4IVA1
Civil Rights*Basic Freedoms*Personal Protections*Limits and Responsibilities of Civil Rights
CitizenshipHandbook
Wednesday
19D(S),29D(P)
3 5F
IE2IVA1
Citizenship Skills*Staying Informed*Solving Problems*Making Decisions
CitizenshipHandbook
Thursday 20C(S),29E(P)
3 5F
IE4IVA4
Citizenship Skills*Taking Action*Finding a Cause* Follow through with solutions
Citizenship Handbook
Friday 21C(S),29J(P)
3
3G
IF2IIIA1
Practicing Citizenship Skills*Forming and Supporting Opinions
CitizenshipHandbook
Week #6 TEKS Reporting Categories ELPS CCRS Concepts Resources
Monday 5A(R),22A(S)
13
1C, 3G
IA2IIB6
Washington’s Presidency*Oath of Office *Appointment of a Cabinet
Ch. 9 Sec. 1
Tuesday 1B(S),5B(S)
11
1E, 3G
IB1ID2
Washington’s Presidency * Federal Court System *Hamilton’s Financial Plan*Interpreting the Constitution
Ch. 9 Sec. 1
Wednesday
5E(R) 1 5F
IIB4
Challenges to the New Government*Fallen Timbers and the Northwest Territory*Federal Authority in the Whiskey Rebellion*Neutrality during European Conflicts
Ch. 9 Sec. 2
Thursday 5C(R),21A(S)
13
5F
IIB6IIB4
The Federalists in Charge*Rise of Political Parties*Federalists* Democratic-Republicans
Ch. 9 Sec. 3
Friday 5A(R), 20B(S)
13
3G
IA2IIB6
The Federalists in Charge*Election of John Adams*Alien and Sedition Acts*Introduction of States’ Rights
Ch. 9 Sec. 3
Week #1 TEKS Reporting Categories ELPS CCRS Concepts Resources
Monday 5A(R),5C(R),
11
1C, 3G
IC2
Election of 1800*Breaking the tie: The House of Representatives *Jefferson’s Character and Achievements*Jefferson’s approach to the presidency
Ch. 10 Sec. 1
Tuesday 5B(S),18A(R)
13
1E, 3G
IC2
Undoing the Federalist Programs* Reduced taxes / limited government* Judiciary Act of 1801 / John Marshall* Marbury vs. Madison / judicial review
Ch. 10 Sec. 1
Wednesday
10A(S),10B(R)
22
5F
IC2
Louisiana Purchase and Exploration*Authority over New Orleans / Louisiana Purchase*Lewis & Clark Expedition*Effects of Exploration
Ch. 10 Sec. 2
Thursday 5E(R),23C(S)
12
5F
IC2
Foreign Policy Problems*French and British shipping policies*Embargo Act of 1807 / Election of James Madison* Native Americans in the Northwest
Ch. 10 Sec. 3
Friday
Unit Assessment Ch. 10
Week #2 TEKS Reporting ELPS CCRS Concepts Resources
Categories
Monday 5D(S),5E(R)
11
3D
IB3
War of 1812*U.S. military status / Naval victories*British threat in the Northwest *British attacks along the Atlantic
Ch. 10 Sec. 4
Tuesday 5D(S),5E(R),13A
114
3D
IB3
War of 1812*Battle of New Orleans*Treaty of Ghent*Legacy of the war
Ch. 10 Sec. 4
Wednesday
12A(S),12C(S),12D(S)
444
3D
IB3
Early Industry and Inventions*Industrial Revolution: the factory system*textile industry and the Lowell mills*Interchangeable parts
Ch. 11 Sec. 1
Thursday 27A(R),27B(R)
44
4J
IC1
Early Industry and Inventions*Robert Fulton / steamboat transportation*Samuel E. Morse / telegraph* John Deere / Cyrus McCormick: agriculture
Ch. 11 Sec. 1
Friday 27C(S),12B(R)
44
4J
IC1
Plantations and Slavery*Eli Whitney and impact of cotton gin*Impact of slavery on Southern economy and society*Subculture of slavery and slave rebellion
Ch. 11 Sec. 2
Week #3 TEKS Reporting Categories ELPS CCRS Concepts Resources
Monday 27B(R),18B(S)
43
Nationalism*Henry Clay and the American System*the National Road and the Erie Canal *James Monroe and the Era of Good Feelings
Ch. 11 Sec. 3
Tuesday 12D(S),12D(S),5E(R)
44
1
Sectionalism*Socio economic regional differences*Balance in the Senate and the Missouri Compromise*The Monroe Doctrine
Ch. 10 Sec. 4
Wednesday
Early Industry and Inventions*Industrial Revolution: the factory system*textile industry and the Lowell mills*Interchangeable parts
Ch. 11 Sec. 1
Thursday
Early Industry and Inventions*Robert Fulton / steamboat transportation*Samuel E. Morse / telegraph* John Deere / Cyrus McCormick: agriculture
Ch. 11 Sec. 1
Friday
Plantations and Slavery*Eli Whitney and impact of cotton gin*Impact of slavery on Southern economy and society*Subculture of slavery and slave rebellion
Ch. 11 Sec. 2