8th Grade U.S. History
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Introduction
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First Semester
The 13 English Colonies of North America
13 Colonies Map
Mayflower Compact
The Road to Revolution
Famous Trials: The Boston Massacre
Paul Revere's Engraving: The Bloody Massacre
Boston Massacre Historical Society
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Facts and Numbers
Boston Massacre Historical Society
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Timeline of Events
The Boston Tea Party
Paul Revere's Ride
The Declaration of Independence
Learn about the Declaration of Independence
See the Declaration up close
Analysis of the Declaration
Abigail Adams Letters
The American Revolution
Battles of the American Revolution
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Articles of Confederation and the Constitutional Convention
Which Framer of the Constitution are you?
Information on the Framers of the Constitution
The Constitution
The National Constitution Center
See the Constitution up Close
The American Government
The White House
Congress: The House of Representatives
Kids in the House
Congress: The Senate
The Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justices Biographies
Landmark Supreme Court Cases
Constitution Center - Timeline
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights up Close
Explore Debates on the Bill of Rights
Videos on the Bill of Rights
Political Parties
Political Party Quiz
Conservative vs. Liberal Ideas
Democratic Party Website
Republican Party Website
Links
Second Semester
The Early Republic
Presidents - White House Website
Presidents - Miller Center
George Washington - Mt. Vernon
John Adams - NPS
Thomas Jefferson - Monticello
James Madison - NPS
James Monroe - NPS
Dolly Madison Saves History
The Star Spangled Banner
Reagan Library
- Video Tour
Burning of Washington and Dolly Madison
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson - The Hermitage
The National Debt Clock
Manifest Destiny: Movement West
Lewis and Clark animal discoveries
Lewis and Clark Map
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PBS: Lewis and Clark
Oregon Trail - Historic Sites
National Oregon and California Trail Center
Oregon Trail Map and Sites
Oregon Trail More Historic Sites
Catherine Sager's Diary
The North
Lowell Girls Factory Sounds
Lowell Girls NPS
Lowell Girls
Ellis Island Statistics
Ellis Island Tour
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
60 Minutes - Are Robots Hurting Jobs
The South
Time Magazine information on the Slave Narratives
The Slave Narratives - Library of Congress
Information on Slavery in America
Slave Trade Map
Reformers - Abolitionists and the Women's Movement
Women's Movement Preview PBS
What would women do opening
The Vote: She Resisted
The Vote: Early Suffragists
The Vote: Ida B. Wells
The Vote: Alice Paul
Reforms 1800s and Today
Abolitionists - biography
Abolitionists - American Abolitionists
Women's Suffragists
Biography -
F
amous Suffragists
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Susan B. Anthony
The American Civil War
Civil War Battles
The Gettysburg Address
Lincoln's Assassination
Reconstruction
Reconstruction - Aftermath of the Civil War
Reconstruction Information
Links
Crash Course
Crash Course Videos
Google
Google Classroom
News
CNN Student News
Life Magazine Photos
American History Basics
Links
Bibliography
Bibliography Maker - Easybib
MLA Reference
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