Welcome to 8th grade America

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Welcome to 8th grade Americas Past

• Ms. Holinsky

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Americas Past

• This year your child will be studying
• Prehistoric America
• Europeans colonization of North America
• Road to Independence
• Creating the American Republic
• Nationalism and Expansion
• Slavery/Sectionalism
• Civil War
• Reconstruction

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Grades

• III. Grading Policy Reminder grades are not
  given they are earned
• 90-100A 80-89B
• 70-79C 60-69D
• The grading policy is based in the following
  percentages
• 50-Class work
• 25-Homework
• 25-Test/Quizzes/Projects
• If you have not read and signed the course
  syllabus please contact me as soon as possible.

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Bench Marks and Final Exam

• Once a month students will take benchmarks or
  short-cycle assessments
• These Benchmarks are accumulative exams.
• Students will be given test dates in advance.
• Benchmark exams are written by the county not Ms.
  Holinsky

• Students will take a county wide final exam.
• Students will be tested on information for the
  entire school year.

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Franklin Middle SchoolWiki pages

• Please go to http//franklinms.bcps.org/
• Click on Get your Teacher's Homework Online!
• Go to Social Studies and you will find my wiki
  page
• All Homework and Class work will be posted there
  daily

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Best way to Contact Ms. Holinsky

• The number one way to contact me is through email
  at rholinsky_at_bcps.org
• If you have not yet emailed me to be a part of
  the distribution list, please do so. I will be
  sending out my first news letter next week.

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Prehistoric America Its People and Geography

• Concepts of History
• Primary and Secondary Sources
• Analyze Native Americans

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Europeans Colonize North America

• Establishment of European colonies in North
  America
• Interactions between Europeans and Native
  Americans
• Mercantilism
• English colonies in North America

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Road to Independence the American Revolution

• Post-War British policies (French and Indian War,
  British taxation on Americas)
• Political Spectrum
• Key Events of the American Revolution(key battles
  and impact of the War)

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Creating the American Republic

• Examine documents and events that establish the
  framework of the American Government (Shays
  Rebellion, Constitutional Convention,
  Constitution, Branches of Government, and Bill of
  Rights)
• Administration of George Washington
• Analyze emerging political parties
• Investigate foreign and domestic policies made
  during Adams and Jefferson's administrations

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Nationalism and Expansion in America

• Louisiana Purchase (Lewis and Clarks mission)
• International issues (war of 1812 and Monroe
  Doctrine)
• Andrew Jacksons Presidency (Indian removal Act)
• Westward expansion (manifest Destiny and Mexican
  American War)

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A Nation Divided Sectionalism and Slavery

• How did differences in social, political, and
  economic conditions contribute to regional
  diversity?
• Analyze the issue of slavery in order to evaluate
  consequences resulting from the denial of rights
• Domestic issues (Sectionalism and the election of
  1860)

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Civil War America at war with Itself

• Northern and Southern strengths and weaknesses
• Examine war time experiences of soldiers and
  civilians
• Analyze the results of the war and impact on the
  country

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Transforming the Nation Reconstruction

• Analyze Southern conditions after the War.
• Post-war assistance need
• Reconstruction policies (sharecropping and
  Freedmans Bureau)