WELCOME TO AMERICAN STUDIES

American Studies I     8th grade

Beginning with the age of exploration, this course examines the social, economic and political forces that shaped America from the colonial period through the late 1800's. 

Topics include Geography/Exploration,Colonization,The Revolutionary War,Federal Period,Expansion,Civil War,Reconstruction, and the American West.

Students will learn about the Native American experience, the growth of slavery and the efforts of African Americans and others to end it,the changing role of women, and the Constitutional rights and responsibilities of citizens.