This class will cover United States history from Colonies to the Civil War. Students should build a mental timeline of key names, places, dates, and concepts from the Declaration through the Constitution and Federalist Papers, and into the early nineteenth century and explosion of Civil War. They will examine the structure of the three branches of American Government, and of individual rights included in our Bill of Rights and prominent Supreme Court Cases.

Study Skills: eighth grade history will seem to be a bit harder than some of your other classes and will need extra time set aside for projects, research, reading, and writing papers,

Morris Upchurch Middle School
Vonda Harris