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Ogden Middle School (2017-18)

Grade 8 - Social Studies

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Unit 1 - Declaration of Independence (1492-1783)

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EQ2L1: Geographic Influence on Native American Settlements

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ2: What were the roles of Native Americans in Colonial America?

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EQ2L1: Geographic Influence on Native American Settlements

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ2: What were the roles of Native Americans in Colonial America?

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EQ2L4: Impact of War on

Native Americans

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ2: What were the roles of Native Americans in Colonial America?

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EQ3L2: Joint-Stock

Companies

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ3: What were the roles of European Settlers in Colonial America?

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EQ4L1: West African

Nations

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ4: What were the roles of African-Americans in Colonial America?

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EQ4L4: Resistance

to Slavery

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ4: What were the roles of African-Americans in Colonial America?

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EQ5L2: The Proclamation Line

of 1763

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ5: How did British laws make Colonial Americans want independence?

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EQ5L2: The Proclamation Line

of 1763

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ5: How did British laws make Colonial Americans want independence?

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EQ5L5:

British Laws Summary

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ5: How did British laws make Colonial Americans want independence?

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EQ6L3: Declaration of Independence Summary

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ6: What was the Declaration of Independence?

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EQ7L3:

Espionage

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ7: How did the US win the Revolutionary War for Independence?

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EQ7L3:

Espionage

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ7: How did the US win the Revolutionary War for Independence?

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EQ8L1: Changes for

Patriots and Loyalists

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ8: How Revolutionary was the American Revolution?

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EQ8L1: Changes for

Patriots and Loyalists

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ8: How Revolutionary was the American Revolution?

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EQ8L4: Changes for

Women

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ8: How Revolutionary was the American Revolution?

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EQ8L4: Changes for

Women

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ8: How Revolutionary was the American Revolution?

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EQ2L2: Native American Families and Government Structures

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ2: What were the roles of Native Americans in Colonial America?

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EQ2L2: Native American Families and Government Structures

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ2: What were the roles of Native Americans in Colonial America?

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EQ2L5: Native American

Summary

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ2: What were the roles of Native Americans in Colonial America?

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EQ2L5: Native American

Summary

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ2: What were the roles of Native Americans in Colonial America?

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EQ3L3: Women and

Indentured Servants

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ3: What were the roles of European Settlers in Colonial America?

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EQ3L3: Women and

Indentured Servants

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ3: What were the roles of European Settlers in Colonial America?

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EQ4L2: Origins of

Modern Slavery

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ4: What were the roles of African-Americans in Colonial America?

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EQ4L5: African-Americans

Summary

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ4: What were the roles of African-Americans in Colonial America?

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EQ5L3: Taxation

without Representation

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ5: How did British laws make Colonial Americans want independence?

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EQ6L1: 

Justifying Independence

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ6: What was the Declaration of Independence?

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EQ7L1: Alliances, Tactics,

and Purpose

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ7: How did the US win the Revolutionary War for Independence?

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EQ7L4: York Town and

the Treaty of Paris

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ7: How did the US win the Revolutionary War for Independence?

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EQ8L2: Changes for

African-Americans

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ8: How Revolutionary was the American Revolution?

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EQ8L5:

Summary

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ8: How Revolutionary was the American Revolution?

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EQ8L5:

Summary

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ8: How Revolutionary was the American Revolution?

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EQ2L3: Impact of Disease on Native Americans

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ2: What were the roles of Native Americans in Colonial America?

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EQ2L3: Impact of Disease on Native Americans

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ2: What were the roles of Native Americans in Colonial America?

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EQ3L1: British and American Colonies and Elites

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ3: What were the roles of European Settlers in Colonial America?

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EQ3L1: British and American Colonies and Elites

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ3: What were the roles of European Settlers in Colonial America?

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EQ3L4: European Settlers

Summary

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ3: What were the roles of European Settlers in Colonial America?

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EQ3L4: European Settlers

Summary

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ3: What were the roles of European Settlers in Colonial America?

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EQ4L3: The Atlantic

Slave Trade

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ4: What were the roles of African-Americans in Colonial America?

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EQ5L1: The French and Indian War

(1754-1963)

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ5: How did British laws make Colonial Americans want independence?

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EQ5L4: The Revolution

Begins

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ5: How did British laws make Colonial Americans want independence?

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EQ6L2: 

Natural Rights

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ6: What was the Declaration of Independence?

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EQ7L2: Supplies, Communication, and Winter

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ7: How did the US win the Revolutionary War for Independence?

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EQ7L5:

Summary

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ7: How did the US win the Revolutionary War for Independence?

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EQ8L3: Changes for

Native-Americans

Unit 1: Declaration of Independence.

EQ8: How Revolutionary was the American Revolution?

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Unit 2 - Government and Civics (1783-1803)

Unit 2

Syllabus

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

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EQ9L3:

Summary

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ9: What is

Power?

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EQ10L3:

Constitutional Monarchy

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ10: What are different types of

governments?

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EQ11L1:

Creating a Weak Government

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ11: What were the Articles of

Confederation?

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EQ11L1:

Creating a Weak Government

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ11: What were the Articles of

Confederation?

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EQ11L4:

Summary

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ11: What were the Articles of

Confederation?

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EQ12L3:

Northwest Indian War (1785-95)

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ12: What is the

Constitution?

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EQ13L1:

Legislative Branch

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ13: What are the Three Branches of Government?

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EQ13L4:

Summary

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ13: What are the Three Branches of Government?

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EQ14L3:

Summary

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ14: What are

Elections?

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EQ15L3:

Summary

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ15: What is the

Legislative Process?

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EQ9L1:

Forms of Power

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ9: What is

Power?

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EQ9L1:

Forms of Power

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ9: What is

Power?

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EQ10L1:

Anarchy and Warlordism

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ10: What are different types of

governments?

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EQ10L4:

Federalism

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ10: What are different types of

governments?

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Activity

EQ11L2: Passing Laws in the Articles of Confederation

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ11: What were the Articles of

Confederation?

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EQ12L1:

Constitutional Convention (1787)

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ12: What is the

Constitution?

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EQ12L4:

Whiskey Rebellion (1791-94)

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ12: What is the

Constitution?

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EQ13L2:

Executive Branch

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ13: What are the Three Branches of Government?

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EQ14L1:

The Electoral College

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ14: What are

Elections?

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EQ15L1:

How Laws Are Made

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ15: What is the

Legislative Process?

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EQ16L1:

Amendments 1, 2, 3 & 4

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ16: What are the

Bill of Rights?

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EQ9L2:

Purpose of Government

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ9: What is

Power?

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EQ10L2:

Absolute Monarchy and Theocracy

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ10: What are different types of

governments?

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EQ10L5:

Summary

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ10: What are different types of

governments?

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EQ11L3:

Shays' Rebellion

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ11: What were the Articles of

Confederation?

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EQ12L2:

Outline of the Constitution

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ12: What is the

Constitution?

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EQ12L5:

Summary

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ12: What is the

Constitution?

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EQ13L3:

Judicial Branch

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ13: What are the Three Branches of Government?

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EQ14L2:

Gerrymandering

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ14: What are

Elections?

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EQ15L2:

Conservative and Liberal Ideas

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ15: What is the

Legislative Process?

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EQ16L2:

Amendments 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ16: What are the

Bill of Rights?

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EQ16L2:

Summary

Unit 2: Government and Civics.

EQ16: What are the

Bill of Rights?

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Unit 3 - Westward Expansion (1803-1860)

Unit 3:

Syllabus & Project Information

Unit 3: Westward Expansion.

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Project Information

EQ17L1: France, Haiti,

and the Louisiana Purchase

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ17:

What was the War of 1812?

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EQ17L2: British Impressment,

War Hawks, and Tecumseh

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ17:

What was the War of 1812?

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EQ17L3: Victory, Defeat,

or Stalemate?

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ17:

What was the War of 1812?

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EQ18L2:

Working Conditions

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ18:

What was the Industrial Revolution?

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EQ17L4:

Summary

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ17:

What was the War of 1812?

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EQ18L3:

Summary

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ18:

What was the Industrial Revolution?

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EQ18L1:

New Inventions

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ18:

What was the Industrial Revolution?

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EQ19L1:

The Trail of Tears

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ19:

What were Indian Removal Policies?

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EQ19L2:

Indian Boarding Schools

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ19:

What were Indian Removal Policies?

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EQ19L3:

Reservations

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ19:

What were Indian Removal Policies?

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EQ19L4:

Summary

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ19:

What were Indian Removal Policies?

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EQ20L1:

Mexican Independence and Constitution

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ20:

What was the Mexican-American War?

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EQ20L4:

Summary

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ20:

What was the Mexican-American War?

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EQ20L4:

Summary

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ20:

What was the Mexican-American War?

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EQ20L2:

Independent Texas

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ20:

What was the Mexican-American War?

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EQ21L1:

Oregon Country

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ21:

How did the US settle the West Coast?

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EQ20L3:

The War and its Legacy

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ20:

What was the Mexican-American War?

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EQ21L2:

California Gold Rush

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ21:

How did the US settle the West Coast?

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EQ21L3:

Summary

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ21:

How did the US settle the West Coast?

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EQ22L3:

Mexican Americans

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ22:

What were the roles of immigrants in the US?

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EQ22L3:

Mexican Americans

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ22:

What were the roles of immigrants in the US?

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EQ22L1:

Irish, Russian, and Jewish Americans

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ22:

What were the roles of immigrants in the US?

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EQ22L4:

Summary

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ22:

What were the roles of immigrants in the US?

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EQ22L2:

Chinese and Japanese Americans

Unit 3: Westward Expansion

EQ22:

What were the roles of immigrants in the US?

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Unit 4- Civil War (1860-1865)

Unit 4

Syllabus

Unit 4: Civil War

Syllabus

Current Issues Guide

Unit 4

Syllabus

Unit 4: Civil War

Syllabus

Current Issues Guide

EQ23L1:

International Slave Trade

Unit 4: Civil War

EQ23:

What was American Slavery?

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EQ23L2:

Domestic Slave Trade

Unit 4: Civil War

EQ23:

What was American Slavery?

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EQ23L3:

Dred Scott

Unit 4: Civil War

EQ23:

What was American Slavery?

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EQ24L2:

Underground Railroad

Unit 4: Civil War

EQ24:

What was the Abolitionist Movement?

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EQ23L4:

Summary

Unit 4: Civil War

EQ23:

What was American Slavery?

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EQ24L3:

Compromises

Unit 4: Civil War

EQ24:

What was the Abolitionist Movement?

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EQ24L1:

International Abolitionism

Unit 4: Civil War

EQ24:

What was the Abolitionist Movement?

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EQ24L4:

Summary

Unit 4: Civil War

EQ24:

What was the Abolitionist Movement?

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EQ25L1:

Election of Abraham Lincoln

Unit 4: Civil War

EQ25:

What were the Causes of the Civil War?

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EQ25L1:

Election of Abraham Lincoln

Unit 4: Civil War

EQ25:

What were the Causes of the Civil War?

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EQ26L1: The Gettysburg Address and Emancipation  Proclamation

Unit 4: Civil War

EQ26:

How did the Union win the Civil War?

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EQ25L2:

Formation of the Confederacy

Unit 4: Civil War

EQ25:

What were the Causes of the Civil War?

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EQ26L2:

Technology and Industry

Unit 4: Civil War

EQ26:

How did the Union win the Civil War?

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EQ25L3:

Summary

Unit 4: Civil War

EQ25:

What were the Causes of the Civil War?

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EQ26L3:

African and Native American Soldiers

Unit 4: Civil War

EQ26:

How did the Union win the Civil War?

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EQ26L4:

Summary

Unit 4: Civil War

EQ26:

How did the Union win the Civil War?

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Unit 5 - Reconstruction and Rise a World Power (1865-1898)

Unit 5

Syllabus

Unit 5: Reconstruction & Rise as World Power

Syllabus

Timeline Guide

EQ27L1: The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments 

Unit 5: Reconstruction & Rise as a World Power

EQ27:

What was Radical Reconstruction?

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EQ27L2: The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

Unit 5: Reconstruction & Rise as a World Power

EQ27:

What was Radical Reconstruction?

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EQ27L3:

Summary

Unit 5: Reconstruction & Rise as a World Power

EQ27:

What was Radical Reconstruction?

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EQ28L3:

Ending Reconstruction

Unit 5: Reconstruction & Rise as a World Power

EQ28:

Why did Radical Reconstruction fail?

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EQ28L1:

Sharecropping and the Black Codes

Unit 5: Reconstruction & Rise as a World Power

EQ28:

Why did Radical Reconstruction fail?

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EQ28L4:

Summary

Unit 5: Reconstruction & Rise as a World Power

EQ28:

Why did Radical Reconstruction fail?

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EQ28L2:

The Ku Klux Klan

Unit 5: Reconstruction & Rise as a World Power

EQ28:

Why did Radical Reconstruction fail?

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EQ29L1:

Segregation

Unit 5: Reconstruction & Rise as a World Power

EQ29:

What were Jim Crow Laws?

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EQ29L2:

Media Representation

Unit 5: Reconstruction & Rise as a World Power

EQ29:

What were Jim Crow Laws?

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EQ30L1:

Wealth Gap

Unit 5: Reconstruction & Rise as a World Power

EQ30:

What was the Gilded Age?

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EQ31L1:

Hawai'i

Unit 5: Reconstruction & Rise as a World Power

EQ31:

What was the Spanish American War?

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EQ29L3:

Civil Rights Movement

Unit 5: Reconstruction & Rise as a World Power

EQ29:

What were Jim Crow Laws?

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EQ30L2:

The Jungle

Unit 5: Reconstruction & Rise as a World Power

EQ30:

What was the Gilded Age?

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EQ31L2:

Cuba and Puerto Rico

Unit 5: Reconstruction & Rise as a World Power

EQ31:

What was the Spanish American War?

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EQ29L4:

Summary

Unit 5: Reconstruction & Rise as a World Power

EQ29:

What were Jim Crow Laws?

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EQ30L2:

Summary

Unit 5: Reconstruction & Rise as a World Power

EQ30:

What was the Gilded Age?

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EQ31L3:

The Philippines

Unit 5: Reconstruction & Rise as a World Power

EQ31:

What was the Spanish American War?

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EQ31L4:

Summary

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EQ31:

What was the Spanish American War?

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