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ISS Curriculum Guide

Grade 8 – Social Studies

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1.01 / I can assess the impact of geography on early exploration and settlement of NC/US / E / Flora
Anthropologist
Climate
Vicinity
Drought
Barrier islands
Backcountry
Cash crop / Identify and label the 3 regions of NC.
Identify and label the 50 US states.
Identify and label the 100 counties in NC.
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Explain the impact of topography on NC/US.
Discuss factors that influence NC/US climate.
Describe NC/US soil, rocks and minerals, plants and wildlife, and water resources.
1.02 / I can analyze the impact of Native American on NC/US colonization / E / Agrarian Society
Nomad People
Matrilineal family
Artifact
Culture
Slash-and-burn
Oral history
Clan
Anthropologist
Corduroy road
Bering Strait / Identify the 5 largest Native American groups living in NC in 1492.
Evaluate the relationships between Native Americans and explorers.
Identify how Native Americans lived in the Pacific Northwest, desert Southwest, Great Plains, and Eastern Woodlands.
1.03 / I can compile the political and religious motives for European exploration / E / Puritanism
Protestant Reformation
Ethical System
Charter Document
Conquistadors
Treaty of Tordesillas
Giovanni da Verrazanno
Lucan Vasquez de Ayllon
Amerigo Vespucci
Catholicism
Loot
Hernando Cortes
Francisco Pizarro
Juan Ponce de Leon / Discuss early Spanish colonization of the Americas.
Analyze the search for a northwest passage by
France and England.
Examine early exploration of and attempts to settle in southeastern US, including NC.
1.04 / I can verify the impact of the Columbian Exchange / E / Patriarchal Society
Foreign Market
Domestic Crop
Cultural Exchange
Smallpox
Measles
immunity / Evaluate the positive and negative effects of the Columbian Exchange.
1.05 / I can connect the factors that led to founding and settlement of the American colonies / E / Natural Resources / Describe Spanish colonization of the New World.
1.06 / I can summarize geographic and political reasons for the creation of NC/US as a colony. / E / Economic Power
Colonization
Geographic region
Outer banks
Coastal plain
Tidewater
Piedmont
Sun Belt
Sandbank
Richard Grenville
Sir Walter Raleigh
John White
Croatoan
Ralph Lane
Lost Colony
Francis Drake
Colony
Charter
Manteo
Wanchese
Speculation
Desolate
Joint-stock company
Naval stores
Quitrent
Prerogative party
Popular party
Culpeper’s Rebellion
Dissenter
Cary’s Rebellion
Approbation
Faction
Wrangle
Sectionalism
Granville District
Quorum
Extortion
Poll tax
Battle of Alamance
Jamestown / Discuss the first English exploration of present-day NC.
Trace the beginnings of the John White colony and examine possible reasons for its disappearance.
Identify the difficulties early Jamestown colonists faced and how they were overcome
Examine the founding and development of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay.
Illustrate the diverse populations and healthy economies of the Middle Colonies.
Describe the economies of the Southern Colonies.
Discuss the wide variety of goods North Carolina produced for trade.
1.07 / I can organize roles and contributions of the diverse groups in colonial NC/US / E / Emigration
Indentured servant
Separatist
Pilgrim
Mayflower Compact
Plantation
Intolerant
Quaker
William Penn
Highland Scots
Gabriel Johnston
Pennsylvania Dutch
Gentry
Planter
Militia
Arthur Dobbs
William Tryon
Regulator
Pirates
Edward Teach / Examine the early settlement and government of Carolina under the Lords Proprietor.
Examine why Maryland was founded and why Carolina was split into North Carolina and South Carolina.
Describe the early history of Georgia and the plantations of Maryland and Virginia.
Identify the diverse groups in North Carolina in the 1700s, including European immigrants, enslaved Africans, and Native Americans.
Examine differences between social classes in NC/US.
Describe the cultural differences and trace how those differences erupted into armed conflict.
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2.01 / I can elaborate on the events leading up to the Revolutionary War. / E / Protective Tariff
Dissent
British Rule
Veto
French and Indian War
Albany Plan of Union
Proclamation for 1763
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
Treason
Townshend Acts
boycott / Describe the conflict in North between the governors and the Assembly.
Trace the progress of the French and Indian War and its results.
2.02 / I can judge the contributions of key personalities and their influence on the Revolutionary War / E / Magna Carta
Minuteman
Loyalist
Patriot
Continental Congress
Hessian
Nathaniel Greene
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin / Trace events leading to General Braddock’s defeat in 1755.
Describe the contributions of key personalities and assess their influence on the outcome of the war.
2.03 / I can rate the role of NC/US in the Revolutionary War / E / Antagonism
Extortion
Poll tax
Regulators
Battle of Alamance / Describe how the war was fought at sea.
Summarize the spread of the war to the North, the West, and the South.
2.04 / I can determine the victories, failures, and issues of the colonists and British / E / Tyranny
Yorktown / Describe the Battles of Yorktown and analyze how Americans were able to win the war.
2.05 / I can editorialize the impact of documents on the formation of NC/US state and national governments / E / Framers
Democracy
Capitalist Economy
Capitalism
Articles of Confederation
Great Compromise
Federalist
Bill of Rights
Mecklenburg Resolves
Halifax Resolves
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Electoral College
Unalienable Rights
Separation of Power / Describe how England’s new colonial policy pushes toward revolution.
Trace the reasons why colonists declared independence from Britain.
Analyze how the Constitution addressed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation by creating a strong national government with three branches.
Describe debates over the Constitution’s ratification and how the new government functioned.
3.01 / I can analyze the significance of the causes of secession / I / individualism / Describe the causes of the War of 1812.
Analyze the impact of the War of 1812 on NC and the nation.
3.02 / I can investigate the decline and implications of future developments during the early1800s / I / Legislature
Mormons
Joseph Smith
Homestead Act / Describe the attitudes, economic system, and inequalities that kept NC/US from making progress.
3.03 / I can measure the impact and effectiveness of individual reformers / I / racism / Examine why Archibald Murphy failed in his fight for educational, economic, and political reforms.
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3.04 / I can explain the development of the institutions of slavery and its impact / I / Industrialization
Manhood suffrage
Abolition
Fugitive slave law / Describe the development of the institution of slavery in NC/US and assess its impact on the economic, social, and political conditions.
3.05 / I can compare and contrast different perspectives on the national policy of Removal and Resettlement of American Indian Populations / I / Andrew Jackson
Westward Expansion / Trace the movement of Native Americans through out NC/US as a result of the Native American Removal Act.
3.06 / I can evaluate the implications of the NC/US Gold Rush / I / Lodes
Boomtowns
Sutter’s Mill
Forty-niner / Examine the geographic, economic and social implications of the North Carolina Gold Rush
3.07 / I can explain the reasons for the creation of a new state constitution in 1835 / I / constitution constitutional convention
Amendments
Citizenship
Elector
House of Representative
Senate
Congress
Preamble
Separation of Powers
Popular Sovereignty
Limited government / Analyze the political reforms of the Constitutional Convention of 1835.
Describe the impact of the new State Constitution in 1835 on religious groups, African Americans, and American Indians.
Federalism
Electoral College
Ratification
Civil Rights
3.08 / I can appraise the impact of National events / I / Checks and Balances
Louisiana Purchase
republic / Trace the events leading to the purchase of the Louisiana Territory and its subsequent exploration.
Examine the causes and the effects of the War of 1812.
Analyze the results of the decline of the Whigs and the rise of the Democrats, including manhood suffrage and public school improvements.
Trace the development of railroads, the emergence of public schools, and the building of institutions for the poor, mentally ill, and physically-challenged people in the state.
4.01 / I can analyze the significance of the causes of secession. / E / Secession
Sectionalism
Missouri Compromise
Underground railroad
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Confederate States of America
Fort Sumter
Cotton Farming
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
Abolition
Temperance / How issues of sectionalism lead to the Civil War.
To what extent did differing opinions on slavery and its expansion became a factor in the Civil War.
Use supporting details to show that states’ rights were a fundamental reason for the outbreak of the Civil War.
4.02 / I can appraise the military developments of the Civil War. / I / Robert E. Lee
Clara Barton
Anaconda Plan
1st Battle of Manassas
Battle of Antietam
Emancipation Proclamation
Battle of Gettysburg / Compare and contrast southern military strategies from the beginning of the Civil War to the end.
Defend the idea that Northern manufacturing supremacy played a vital role in their victory in the Civil War.
Name at least 2 advantages each side had when the Civil War started.
4.03 / I can assess North Carolina’s/US role in the Civil War. / E / succession / Determine 3 ways the Anaconda Plan affected NC/US.
Support why the people of North Carolina delayed leaving the Union.
4.04 / I can evaluate the roles of individuals during Reconstruction. / E / James K. Polk
David Walker
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
David Webster
13th Amendment / Evaluate the political positions of the Radical Republicans during the Reconstruction Era.
Determine 2 examples as to why Andrew Johnson was impeached.
4.05 / I can analyze and identify the reasons why Reconstruction came to an end. / E / Reconstruction
Black codes
Freedman’s Bureau
15th amendment
Carpetbagger
Civil Rights Act of 1871
Kirk-Holden War
Rutherford B. Hayes
Military Occupation of the C.S.A.
Republicans / Give 3 examples of factors that contributed to the end of Reconstruction.
Give examples of Lincoln’s plans for Reconstruction.
5.01 / I can interpret the importance of agriculture, textiles, tobacco, and furniture industries in North Carolina/US. / E / George A. Gray
Trust
Tenant Farming
Leonides Polk
Henry Ford
Assembly Line / Use supporting details to show the importance of the tobacco industry on NC/US economy.
Describe the building of the first transcontinental railroad.
5.02 / I can explain the impact of education and religion in the state from 1870-1930. / E / Charles B Aycock
Segregation / Distinguish between why city schools made more progress than rural schools.
5.03 / I can defend the impact of migration on North Carolina/US. / I / Westward expansion
Wilmington Race Riot
Jim Crowe Laws
Literacy Tests
Poll Tax / Hypothesize 2 primary reasons for the outward migration of African Americans from North Carolina to the North.
5.04 / I can evaluate the influence of technology on life in North Carolina/US. / I / Industrial Revolution
Homestead Act
Monopoly
Urbanization
Populism
Progressivism
Capitalist Economy
Sherman Antitrust Act
Tenant Farming
Prohibition
Charles Lindbergh / Give examples of technological innovations that influenced the lives of citizens in North Carolina/US post-Reconstruction.
5.05 / I can assess the influence of the political, legal and social movements. / I / Political polarization
Populist Party
Fusion Alliance / Compare and contrast the Republican and Democratic parties’ platforms post-Reconstruction.
5.06 / I can describe NC reaction and involvement in WWI / NC role in the world / N / Spanish American
Economic
WWI
Textiles
6.01 / I can point out the effects of the Great Depression and the New Deal. / E / Depression
International
Imperialism
Central Powers
Allied Powers
Zimmerman Telegram
Communism
Civil Rights
Credit
Herbert Hoover
Buying on Margin
Great Depression
Hooverville
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
New Deal
Social Security Act
Fireside Chats / Discuss FDR’s election, New Deal Programs, and American’s responses to the New Deal.
Trace events leading to the Great Depression.
6.02 / I can appreciate the significance of WWII. / I / Political Alliance
Axis Powers
Allied Powers
D-Day
Holocaust
Battle of Midway
Hiroshima
Interment Camp
Holocaust
Pearl Harbor / Compare and Contrast the Axis vs. Allied Powers
Discuss the war in Europe and the Pacific, the US entry into the War, Germany and Japan’s defeat, and the horrors for the Holocaust.
6.03 / I can correlate key ideas and individuals with WWII. / E / Isolationism
Fascism
Adolf Hitler
Nisei
United Nations / Examine the aggressive actions of totalitarian states.
Trace events in 1938 and 1939 that lead to the outbreak of WWII.
6.04 / I can debate the impact of WWII on different groups. / N / Nisei
Internment Camps
McCarthyism
Containment / Identify how different social groups were effected by World War II in the US/NC
7.01 / I can document economic changes. / N / Cooperative
North Carolina Fund / Identify new industries, changing workforce patterns, consumerism, and population changes in NC/US after WWII.
Examine economic and population growth in NC/US after WWII.
7.02 / I can evaluate the importance of social changes. / N / Suburb
Refugee
Segregation
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Hippies
Brown vs. Board of Education / Examine the importance of social changes to different groups in NC/US.
Trace the early civil rights movement.
Identify key legislative victories for the civil rights movement.
7.03 / I can assess the influence of technology on daily life. / N / Acid Rain
Tenant Farmer
Sharecropping / Identify new industries, changing workforce patterns, consumerism, and population changes in NC/US after WWII.
7.04 / I can compare political issues of the post WWII era. / E / Brown vs. Board of Education
Pearsall Plan
Busing
Cold War
Containment
Domino Theory
Tet offensive
Vietnamization
War Powers Act
Mikhail Gorbachev
Ronald Reagan
Glasnost
Communist / Discuss how the lives of African Americans, women, and Native Americans in North Carolina changed as a result of civil rights struggles.
Discuss the policy of containment that lead to US involvement in the Korean War.
Trace escalating US involvement in Vietnam and conditions of the war.
Describe changes in NC/US government after WWII.
7.05 / I can select major events and changes that have affected government. / N / 9/11
War on Terror
Iraq War
Title IX / Discuss the breakup of the Soviet Union and continuing Communist rule in China.
Examine the social and political effects of the Vietnam War in the US and the devastation of Vietnam.
8.01 / I can describe and analyze the changing demographics in North Carolina/US. / I / Demographer
Natural Increase
Revival
Nativism / Examine the social an political effects of the Vietnam War in the US/NC
8.02 / I can illustrate economic and technological advances. / I / Biotechnology / Discuss the assessment of NC needs undertaken by the Commission on the
Future of NC.
Examine economic challenges for NC/US agriculture and manufacturing.
Describe new high-tech industries in North Carolina.
8.03 / I can point out the impact of political issues. / I / Incumbent
Delegation
Camp David Accords
Terrorism
Employee
Wage Salary
NAACP
Hazelwood School District vs. Kuhlmeier / Describe contemporary political, economic, and social issues at the state and local levels and evaluate their impact on the community.
8.04 / I can summarize the importance of regional diversity. / I / Demographers
Natural Increase / Describe consequences of rapid population growth as well as the state’s rich traditions.
9.01 / I can prioritize issues and their impact on the community. / I / Gross State Product
Legislator
Private Sector
September 11, 2001 / Trace economic and environmental challenges in NC/US.
Examine conflicts in the Middle East, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the nation’s response.
9.02 / I can identify leaders and their influence. / I / Globalization
NAFTA
National Guard
Bill Clinton / US Presidents
NC Governors
9.03 / I can appreciate opportunities for and benefits of civic participation. / I / Civic Responsibility
Recall
Vote
Census
Civil Liberties
Tolerance
National Guard
Volunteerism
Patriotism / Identify community service opportunities.
Describe roles of a US/NC citizen.

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