Grade 8 Social studies

Description

By the end of the year, your child should have a deep understanding of civic issues such as cultural, etnic and linguistic diversity, democratic values and more.

Some of the topics for eighth grade social studies should include:

• Creation and ratification of the constitution and Bill of Rights
• State and local history
• American expansion, immigration and slavery
• The American Civil War and reconstruction
• Civil rights expansion and social movements
• Industrialization and the Great Depression
• Inventions and advancements in communications and transportation
• Contributions of American leaders to the war.