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Instructional Technology Resources
Social Studies Grade Eight
MDK12 Web Site
Maryland Curriculum  Gr8 (VSC)

Content Standards

1. History

 2.  Geography 3.  Economics
4.  Political Science 5.  Peoples of the Nation and the World

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.0 History

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A. Analyze how religious, social, and political institutions changed

 http://infusion.allconet.org/virtual/VFT_Maps.html This resource provides access to a series of 7 maps that detail the situation in the colonies during the French and Indian War

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B. Analyze reasons for exploration and the acquisition of territories
 
http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/louisiana/ This is a website that provides the primary source document of the purchase treaty along with original maps and comments.
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C. Evaluate westward movement in the United States
 		 http://users.snowcrest.net/jmike/westexp.html This is a collection of excellent websites that detail the early expansion westward.

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E. Describe the importance of Jacksonian Democracy and how it represented a change in the social, political, and economic life of the United States

 http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/OurNationExpands.html   This is a collection of websites that review  the conflict between Native Americans and the early pioneers, Lewis and Clark, Andrew Jackson, etc.

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F. Analyze how tensions escalated between the North and the South before Civil War
G. Identify key events and turning points of the Civil War using historical inquiry
 http://infusion.allconet.org/webquest/CivilWar.html This is a comprehensive collection of 21  excellent Civil War Web Sites.

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F. Analyze how tensions escalated between the North and the South before Civil War http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/ This is an interactive view of the Underground Railroad.

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G. Identify key events and turning points of the Civil War using historical inquiry http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Civil_War.html This is a comprehensive listing of Civil War Background information.  It includes links to many primary source documents.

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2.0  Geography

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A. Analyze geographic issues and problems using geographic tools

 

 http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html This is an extensive collection of historical U.S. maps.  They include: early inhabitants, Exploration and Settlement, Military History, etc.

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A. Analyze geographic issues and problems using geographic tools http://www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/colamer.html This is an collection of rare primary source documents ( maps) from different periods of American History.

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C. Analyze the geographic characteristics that have influenced migration and settlement patterns

 http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/chap5.htm    A Collection of resources detailing the differences encountered in the western movement.

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C. Analyze and describe population growth, migration and settlement patterns
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html.
This resouce provides access to the C.I.A. World Factbook.  This resource provides detailed information
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3.0 Economics

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E. Analyze how the technology of the industrial North influenced the outcome of the Civil War http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Industrial_Revolution.html This is a collection of websites that provide an excellent view of the development of industry before and after the Civil War.  It includes important inventions and inventors.

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4.0 Political Science

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A. Describe the evolution of the U.S. political system as expressed in the United States Constitution, and the Bill of Rights

B. Analyze the impact of historic documents and practices that became the foundation of the American political system during the early national period

 http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Birth_of_a_Nation.html this is a collection of resources that provide a timeline for the development of the American political system as well as access to the primary source documents that provide the basis for our government, and biographies of important people.

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B. Analyze the impact of historic documents and practices that became the foundation of the American political system during the early national period http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Historical_Documents.html This is a collection of primary source documents from American history.

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5.0  Peoples of the Nation and the World

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A. Peoples of the Nations and World
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1. Analyze how America developed into a diverse society from 1763-1790
 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lhtnhtml/lhbtnbibSubjects02.html#bottom This resource provides an interesting link to 8,500 books written about travel  at various periods in the United States.  These are first hand accounts of the culture and conditions in the United States. Full text resource Web Database
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A. Peoples of the Nations and World
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2. Analyze how America continued to evolve into a society consisting of diverse cultures, customs, and traditions between 1790 and 1830
 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lhtnhtml/lhbtnbibSubjects02.html#bottom This resource provides an interesting link to 8,500 books written about travel  at various periods in the United States.  These are first hand accounts of the culture and conditions in the United States. Full text resource Web Database
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3. Describe the increasing diversity of American culture resulting from immigration, settlement, and economic development from 1830-1850
 http://usa.usembassy.de/history-growth.htm This resource provides access to a comprehensive exploration of the United States from 1865 to 1900.  It has numerous links to primary source documents and cultural events of this time period. Web Portal
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A. Peoples of the Nations and World
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4. Explain situations that demonstrate conflicts between conscience and respect for authority
 http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/ftrials.htm This resource contains links to famous trials throughout history.  Many deal with the conflict between conscience and resprct for authority. Examples include susan B. Anthony, Luis Reil, Black Sox, Chicago 7, My Lai, and many more.

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