8th Grade U.S. History Syllabus
Instructor: Mrs. Meyer
Textbook: United States History: Beginnings to 1877 by Holt
Textbooks are available during class and may be checked out. They will not be assigned for the
entire term.
I. EXPECTATIONS
1.
RESPECT yourself and others
2.
Do your Best
3.
Accept Responsibility for your actions.
4.
Be prepared.
II. You
will need:
*A
3-subject notebook or loose leaf paper
*A
folder or 3-ring binder for your assignments
*Colored
pencils
III.
Bring with you daily:
*Pencil
or pen to write with
*Your
notebook
*Your
textbook and assignment
*A
good attitude and some enthusiasm!!
IV. LATE
WORK/HOMEWORK POLICY
Refer to the student handbook.
One day late - 25% off. Two
days late 50% off. 3 or more days
the assignment receives a 0. If you do not have the assignment with you at the
beginning of class it is considered late. If you are absent the day of a test, the test will be taken
the day you return. Any
assignments without a name will be discarded.
V. TARDY
POLICY
You are to be in the room when
the bell rings.
VII. GRADE
BREAKDOWN SCALE
Homework -
40% 90%
- A
Projects
- 15% 80%
- B
Tests/Quizzes
- 30% 70%
- C
Notebook
- 15% 60%
- D
MAJOR UNITS OF STUDY
I. Review
of U.S. Physical features and events prior to 1783
II. Review
of Colonization and Revolution
A. First settlers and settlements
B. The 13 Colonies
C. The Revolutionary War and Independence
III. The
Constitution
A. The United States under the Articles Of
Confederation
B. The Constitutional Convention of 1787
C. The Constitution: What it is and how it
works
IV. Forging
a New Republic
A. Growth and Development of the U.S. from
1789-1850
B. Growth of Industry and Transportation
V. Westward
Expansion (1789-1850)
A. Settlement of the Old Northwest and
Southwest
B. Acquisition of the Louisiana Territory
C. Land in Oregon, Gold in California
D. Texas and the Mexican War
E. Displacement of the American Indian
VI. Events
leading to the Civil War
A. Underground Railroad and Slavery
