8th Grade U.S. History
Greetings Most EXCELLENT scholars of the highest order.
Week May 18 - 22: Hello scholars! I am most pleased with the work that everyone has turned in. Keep it up. This week we are leapfrogging past the Constitution and heading into the Civil War. Do what you can. Explore your interests and curiosity during this paramount (very important) crossroads in American History.
All of these have been assigned through Freckle:
Article: Northern Versus Southern StatesThe North and the South developed into vastly different regions due to their geography and economies. These differences would cause strife between the two regions, which would ultimately develop into irreconcilable differences that led to the Civil War.
Article: Nat Turner's Slave RebellionBorn a slave, Nat Turner looked to religion as a way to explain his difficult life. Following what he believed to be visions sent from God, Turner gathered a group of slaves and led an armed revolt against slave owners.
Article: Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln is one of the most notable presidents in American history. He led the nation through the Civil War, kept the nation unified, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government and modernized the economy.
Article: The Confederate States of AmericaOfficially seceding from the United States in 1861, the Confederate States of America formed in response to President Lincoln’s plan to halt the expansion of slavery.
Week May 11-15:
This week's exciting Freckle lesson is ....drum roll please:
Week May 4 - 8:
I hope this finds everyone healthy and awesome! Freckles History is up and running... super exciting I know!
The posted lesson will serve as a review, more or less. This is where we last left things, more of less, when we were all together during our best 45 minutes of the day.
This three part unit covers the Separation of Powers within the Constitution: This review lesson will remind you of the idea of federalism and the separation of powers within the American government. Don't worry this information will all come back to you. Remember the tearing of the paper demonstration?
I'll post the next lesson, Regulating a Nation soon. I can't wait to see all your fabulous work once again. Let me know if you have any questions or comments using the form below or sending it through Mrs. B's Google Classroom works too.
Stay well and awesome!
-Mr. Hill
All of these have been assigned through Freckle:
Article: Northern Versus Southern StatesThe North and the South developed into vastly different regions due to their geography and economies. These differences would cause strife between the two regions, which would ultimately develop into irreconcilable differences that led to the Civil War.
Article: Nat Turner's Slave RebellionBorn a slave, Nat Turner looked to religion as a way to explain his difficult life. Following what he believed to be visions sent from God, Turner gathered a group of slaves and led an armed revolt against slave owners.
Article: Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln is one of the most notable presidents in American history. He led the nation through the Civil War, kept the nation unified, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government and modernized the economy.
Article: The Confederate States of AmericaOfficially seceding from the United States in 1861, the Confederate States of America formed in response to President Lincoln’s plan to halt the expansion of slavery.
Week May 11-15:
This week's exciting Freckle lesson is ....drum roll please:
- Limited Government and the U.S. Constitution. (Some reading. Some writing)
- Background: At the time the Constitution was written, the United States had just won its independence from British tyranny. This bred an understandable mistrust of government among the Constitution’s writers. They hoped to include protections within the Constitution that would limit the powers of the fledgling American government to prevent tyranny, corruption, and chaos. To do this, they wrote many clauses establishing what the federal and state governments could and could not do with their authority. With these clauses, the writers of the Constitution hoped to avoid a relapse into government oppression of the people.
Week May 4 - 8:
I hope this finds everyone healthy and awesome! Freckles History is up and running... super exciting I know!
The posted lesson will serve as a review, more or less. This is where we last left things, more of less, when we were all together during our best 45 minutes of the day.
- Log-in Freckle instructions
- Class Code: 5Y3PH5
This three part unit covers the Separation of Powers within the Constitution: This review lesson will remind you of the idea of federalism and the separation of powers within the American government. Don't worry this information will all come back to you. Remember the tearing of the paper demonstration?
- Article: Federalism and the U.S. Constitution
I'll post the next lesson, Regulating a Nation soon. I can't wait to see all your fabulous work once again. Let me know if you have any questions or comments using the form below or sending it through Mrs. B's Google Classroom works too.
Stay well and awesome!
-Mr. Hill