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Comprehensive Review for 8th Grade: Key U.S. Historical Concepts and Events

Prepare effectively for your 8th-grade test with this comprehensive review of pivotal U.S. historical topics. Explore essential concepts such as the Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, and the Articles of Confederation. Understand the significance of the Bill of Rights, checks and balances, and famous amendments like the 13th, 14th, and 15th. Delve into historical events like the California Gold Rush, Manifest Destiny, and Indian Wars, including major battles and the impact on Native American communities. This guide equips you with the knowledge needed for success.

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Comprehensive Review for 8th Grade: Key U.S. Historical Concepts and Events

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  1. Review for Test • 8th grade material • Political Cartoons • Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Houses of Burgesses, Bill of Rights • Checks and balances, popular sovereignty, free speech • Articles of Confederation • 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments • The Closing of the Frontier • California and Yukon Gold Rushes • Manifest Destiny, Morrill Land Grant College Act, Pacific Railway Acts, Homestead Act • Conflicts: Indians, Ranchers, Farmers, miners, • Cattle Drives, railheads

  2. Review for Test Indian Wars – Plains Indians, buffalo, Battle of Little Bighorn, Massacre at Wounded Knee, the Ghost Dance, reservations, assimilation, Dawes Act, Corruption of Indian Agents The Railroads – importance, time zones, Chinese and Irish Adaptation – lands, housing, barbed wire, windmill, mining, farming

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