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Welcome to 8 th Grade U.S. History

Welcome to 8 th Grade U.S. History. Mr. Hughes. Monday, 10 September 2012. 1. Current Events (Set 2) 2. Personal Timeline 3. History Quotes 4. Conflict-Growth-Change. Planner page: 30. conflict. change. growth. Today ’ s History Standards is 8.0. Tuesday, 11 September 2012.

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Welcome to 8 th Grade U.S. History

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  1. Welcome to 8th Grade U.S. History Mr. Hughes

  2. Monday, 10 September 2012 1. Current Events (Set 2) 2. Personal Timeline 3. History Quotes 4. Conflict-Growth-Change Planner page: 30 conflict change growth Today’s History Standards is 8.0

  3. Tuesday, 11 September 2012 1. Current Event #2 2. Textbook scavenger hunt 3. Exploration Input Chart 4. Conflict-Growth-Change HW Planner page: 30 conflict growth change Today’s History Standards is 8.0

  4. Wednesday, 12 September 2012 1. Current Event #3 2. Conflict-Growth-Change (HW) 3. Exploration Input Chart Take out your planner: page 30 N E W S Today’s History Standards are 7.11 & 8.1

  5. Thursday, 13 September 2012 1. Current Event #4 2. Ch. 1 Vocabulary 3. Early America 4. Section 1 Outline 5. Native America Map 6. Collect late HW Planner page: 30 Today’s History Standard is 8.1

  6. Friday, 14 September 2012 1. Current Event #5 2. Native America Map 3. Ch. 1 Vocabulary 4. Age of Exploration 5. Sect. 2 Outline Planner page: 30 Today’s History Standard is 8.1

  7. Current Events (Set 2) 1. “Easter Island Mystery Solved? New Theory Proposes that Moai Statues were Rocked into Place.” Scientists believe that the 5-80 ton monolithic stones (compressed ash) were not moved by sled or rolling. There were 887 total statues; each represents a deified Polynesian chief or ancestor

  8. Current Event #2 2. “Prayers, Ceremonies and Tributes, Commemorate 11th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks on Patriot Day.” Never forget: the nation remembers victims, as names are read aloud in New York, DC, and Pennsylvania. 1776’ Freedom Tower 2,977 people died at the Pentagon, Ground Zero New York, and FLT 93 Pennsylvania Ground Zero is now The World Trade Center and the National September 11th Memorial and Museum.

  9. Current Event #3 3. “Protesters Attack U.S. Diplomatic Compounds in Egypt & Libya; Ambassador & 3 Americans Killed.” Consulate rocket attack and Embassy flag removed over alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad. Al Qaeda link? Several militant extremist groups have claimed responsibility for protests President Obama: “Justice will be served.”

  10. Current Events #4 4. “Lakota Sioux Tribe Travels East to Hold Naming Ceremony for Rare White (non-albino) Buffalo.” Bison calf, “Yellow Medicine Dancing Boy,” born on a Connecticut farm, is an omen hope & unity. A white buffalo is a sign of rebirth, the odds are 1:10,000,000 (1 in 10 million)

  11. Current Events #5 5. “Freedom of Choice? New York City Passes Controversial Ban on Supersized Sugary Drinks.” Fighting obesity: Board of Health outlaws drinks larger than 16 oz. at fast food restaurants & theaters. NYC is first to adopt ban, but it does not apply to convenience stores like 7-11

  12. U.S. History: Universal ThemesConflict – Growth - Change 1. Conflict… Internal: rebellion, religion, culture, race External: countries, wars, revolutions Examples: Native Americans, American Revolution, slavery 2. Growth…. Types: economic (trade), power, land, population Examples: Louisiana Purchase, pioneers, immigration 3. Change… Physical: Government (political), industrialization, climate, environment Intellectual: Ideas, beliefs, technology, liberty/rights Examples: democracy, urbanization (cities), inventions

  13. Chapter 1: Early Exploration & Settlement Who? Paleo-Indians Why? Hunter-gatherers How? Land Bridge Where? Asia to America When? 38,000 – 10,000 BC Adaptation: Plants & animals domesticated Who? Maya Where? Yucatan Peninsula When? 250 – 900 AD Who? Aztec Where? Tenotchtitlan When? 1200–1521 AD Who? Inca Where? Peru / Andes When? 1438 – 1537AD Section 1: The Earliest Americans Migration to the Americas Cultures in North America Mesoamerican Societies • Who? Native Americans • Where: Arctic, North Americaand MesoAmerica

  14. Chapter 1: Early Exploration & Settlement 1. Wealth = power 2. Capital = money 3. Merchant families 4. Joint-stock companies 1. Overland = Silk Road 2. Sea= new trade routes 3. Marco Polo’s travels 4. Navigationtechnology 5. Sailing around the capes Section 2: The Age of Exploration Economic Change in Europe Exploring America Trade with Asia & Africa • 1. Columbus (1492) West Indies • 2. Magellan (1519) • Circumnavigates globe • 3. Columbian Exchange • 4. TriangleTrade • (slavery) Columbus (1492) West Indies Vasco da Gama (1497) Cape of Good Hope (Africa) Amerigo Vespucci (1501) South America Vasco de Balboa (1513) Views Pacific Jacque Cartier (1534) Canada Standards 7.11 & 8.1

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