Eighth Grade Social Studies

• Sequence of Study
  • United States History to 1877
• Core Democratic Values
  • Truth
  • Equality
  • Life
  • Liberty
  • Diversity
  • Justice
  • Pursuit of Happiness
  • Common Good
  • Popular Sovereignty
  • Individual Rights
  • Patriotism
  • Checks and Balances
  • Rule of Law
  • Civilian control of the Military
  • Press and Assembly
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Federalism
• Geographical Concepts
  • Physical Geography
  • Geography Processes
  • Regions
  • Human/Envir Interactions
  • Migrations
  • Government Institutions
  • Global Consequence
  • Economic and political connections
  • Constitution
  • Geographic aspects of World Events
  • Occupations
  • Patterns
  • Cultural Geography
  • Land Use
  • Economic Geography
• Historical Concepts
  • Timeline
  • Sequence
  • Primary and Secondary Resources
  • Historical Eras/Origins
  • Conflicting viewpoints
  • Values and Interests
  • Alternative courses of action
  • Ethical considerations
  • Reconstruction
  • Crimes against Humanity
  • Historical violations of human dignity
• Civics Concepts
  • Constitution
  • Common Good
  • Representative Government
  • Democracy
  • Individual Rights
  • Separation of Power
  • Checks and Balances
  • Freedom of Religion
  • Civilian Control of the Military
  • Federal system
  • Disparities in American Ideals and Realities
  • Campaigns
  • State and Federal Courts
  • Civic Process
• Economic Concepts
  • Barter
  • Trade
  • Product
  • Demand
  • Private Goods
  • Commerce
  • Taxation
  • Distribution
  • Risks
  • Scarcity
  • Corporation
  • Tariffs
  • Supply
  • Demand
  • Role of Government in economic embargo
  • Entrepreneur
  • Economic Trends
  • Private Goods
  • Manufacturer
  • Indus. Nation
• Websites
  • michiganepic.org
  • Library of Congress
  • congress.gov