Warren School

Social Studies

8th Grade Social Studies Activities and Resources

 

Chapter 1: Explorers Reach the Americas	Native American Webquest Explorers Webquest Native American Clothing Sample Native American Webpage Native American Housing Native American Website Native American Images Comprehensive Native American Site  8th grade Native American Web Pages
Chapter 2:  Europeans Explore the New Lands	Ancient Civililizations Webpage
Chapter 3: Europeans Compete for Colonial Empires	Lost Colony Webpage Spanish Armada Webpage
Chapter 4: English Colonies Thrive In North America	Founding of the 13 Colonies Jamestown Timeline Jamestown Rediscovered Mayflower Webpage
Chapter 5: Colonial Life Varies From Region to Region	Colonial Williamsburg Webpage Colonial Williamsburg Webquest
Chapter 6: Self Government Develops in the 13 Colonies	Magna Carta Webpage
Chapter 7: The Colonists Seek Greater Freedom	Boston Tea Party  Road to Revolution Webquest Boston Massacre Page Stamp Act:Tarring and Feathering
Chapter 8: The Thirteen Colonies Win Independence	Road to Revolution Webquest Battles
Chapter 9: Thirteen Colonies Create a Constitution	f
Chapter 10: The Federalists Launch theNew Government	g
Chapter 11: The United States Grows Stronger	War of 1812 Page Lewis and Clark Journal Lewis and Clark Trail
Chapter 12: National and Sectional Interests Compete	Trail of Tears Webquest Trail of Tears Page
Chapter 13: The Northeast Becomes the Center of Commerce
Chapter 14: Cotton Shapes Southern Life	Plantation Virtual Tour Plantation houses
Chapter 15: Americans Call for Social Change	Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman
Chapter 16: The U.S. Reaches From Sea to Sea	Gold Rush Virtual Tour California Gold Rush Oregon Trail Webpage Pony Express Page
Chapter 17: The Nation Divides in Two	Abe Lincoln Webpage Fort Sumpter
Chapter 18: The North and South Fight a Bitter War	Civil War Webquest Civil War Homepage

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