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ยง113.24. Social Studies, Grade 8

 

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TEKSStudent ExpectationsKeywordsSubject Headings
113.24.b.1.AIdentify the major eras in U.S. history through 1877 and describe their defining characteristics
113.24.b.1.BApply absolute and relative chronology through the sequencing of significant individuals, events, and time periods
113.24.b.1.CExplain the significance of the following dates: 1607, 1776, 1787, 1803, and 1861-1865
113.24.b.2.AIdentify reasons for European exploration and colonization of North America
113.24.b.2.BCompare political, economic, and social reasons for establishment of the 13 colonies
113.24.b.3.AExplain the reasons for the growth of representative government and institutions during the colonial period
113.24.b.3.BEvaluate the importance of the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Virginia House of Burgesses to the growth of representative government
113.24.b.3.CDescribe how religion contributed to the growth of representative government in the American colonies
113.24.b.4.AAnalyze causes of the American Revolution, including mercantilism and British economic policies following the French and Indian War
113.24.b.4.BExplain the roles played by significant individuals during the American Revolution, including Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, King George III, Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, Thomas Paine, and George Washington
113.24.b.4.CExplain the issues surrounding important events of the American Revolution, including declaring independence; writing the Articles of Confederation; fighting the battles of Lexington, Concord, Saratoga, and Yorktown; signing the Treaty of Paris
113.24.b.4.DAnalyze the issues of the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, including major compromises and arguments for and against ratification
113.24.b.5.ADescribe major domestic problems faced by the leaders of the new Republic such as maintaining national security, creating a stable economic system, setting up the court system, and defining the authority of the central government
113.24.b.5.BSummarize arguments regarding protective tariffs, taxation, and the banking system
113.24.b.5.CExplain the origin and development of American political parties
113.24.b.5.DExplain the causes of and issues surrounding important events of the War of 1812
113.24.b.5.ETrace the foreign policies of Presidents Washington through Monroe and explain the impact of Washington's Farewell Address and the Monroe Doctrine
113.24.b.5.FExplain the impact of the election of Andrew Jackson, including the beginning of the modern Democratic Party
113.24.b.5.GAnalyze federal and state Indian policies and the removal and resettlement of Cherokee Indians during the Jacksonian era
113.24.b.6.AExplain how the Northwest Ordinance established principles and procedures for orderly expansion of the United States
113.24.b.6.BExplain the political, economic, and social roots of Manifest Destiny
113.24.b.6.CAnalyze the relationship between the concept of Manifest Destiny and the westward growth of the nation
113.24.b.6.DExplain the major issues and events of the Mexican War and their impact on the United States
113.24.b.6.EIdentify areas that were acquired to form the United States
113.24.b.7.AAnalyze the impact of tariff policies on sections of the United States before the Civil War
113.24.b.7.BCompare the effects of political, economic, and social factors on slaves and free blacks
113.24.b.7.CAnalyze the impact of slavery on different sections of the United States
113.24.b.7.DCompare the provisions and effects of congressional conflicts and compromises prior to the Civil War, including the roles of John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, and Daniel Webster
113.24.b.8.AExplain the roles played by significant individuals during the Civil War, including Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and Abraham Lincoln
113.24.b.8.BExplain the issues surrounding significant events of the Civil War, including the firing on Fort Sumter, the battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg, the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation, the assassination of Lincoln, and Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House
113.24.b.8.CAnalyze Abraham Lincoln's ideas about liberty, equality, union, and government as contained in his first and second inaugural addresses and the Gettysburg Address
113.24.b.9.AEvaluate legislative reform programs of the Radical Reconstruction Congress and reconstructed state governments
113.24.b.9.BDescribe the economic difficulties faced by the United States during Reconstruction
113.24.b.9.CExplain the social problems that faced the South during Reconstruction and evaluate their impact on different groups
113.24.b.10.ACreate thematic maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases representing various aspects of the United States
113.24.b.10.BPose and answer questions about geographic distributions and patterns shown on maps, graphs, charts, models, and databases
113.24.b.11.ALocate places and regions of importance in the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries
113.24.b.11.BCompare places and regions of the United States in terms of physical and human characteristics
113.24.b.11.CAnalyze the effects of physical and human geographic factors on major historical and contemporary events in the United States
113.24.b.12.AAnalyze how physical characteristics of the environment influenced population distribution, settlement patterns, and economic activities in the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries
113.24.b.12.BDescribe the consequences of human modification of the physical environment of the United States
113.24.b.12.CDescribe how different immigrant groups interacted with the environment in the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries
113.24.b.13.AIdentify economic differences among different regions of the United States
113.24.b.13.BExplain reasons for the development of the plantation system, the growth of the slave trade, and the spread of slavery
113.24.b.13.CAnalyze the causes and effects of economic differences among different regions of the United States at selected times in U.S. history
113.24.b.14.AAnalyze the War of 1812 as a cause of economic changes in the nation
113.24.b.14.BIdentify the economic factors that brought about rapid industrialization and urbanization
113.24.b.15.AExplain why a free enterprise system of economics developed in the new nation
113.24.b.15.BDescribe the characteristics and the benefits of the U.S. free enterprise system during the 18th and 19th centuries
113.24.b.16.AIdentify the influence of ideas from historic documents including the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, the Federalist Papers, and selected anti-federalist writings on the U.S. system of government
113.24.b.16.BSummarize the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
113.24.b.16.CIdentify colonial grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence and explain how those grievances were addressed in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights
113.24.b.16.DAnalyze how the U.S. Constitution reflects the principles of limited government, republicanism, checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, popular sovereignty, and individual rights
113.24.b.17.ASummarize the purposes for and processes of changing the U.S. Constitution
113.24.b.17.BDescribe the impact of 19th-century amendments including the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments on life in the United States
113.24.b.17.CIdentify the origin of judicial review and analyze examples of congressional and presidential responses
113.24.b.18.AAnalyze the arguments of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, including those of Alexander Hamilton, Patrick Henry, James Madison, and George Mason
113.24.b.18.BDescribe historical conflicts arising over the issue of states' rights, including the Nullification Crisis and the Civil War
113.24.b.19.ASummarize the issues, decisions, and significance of landmark Supreme Court cases including Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, and Gibbons v. Ogden
113.24.b.19.BEvaluate the impact of selected landmark Supreme Court decisions including Dred Scott v. Sandford on life in the United States
113.24.b.20.ADefine and give examples of unalienable rights
113.24.b.20.BSummarize rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights
113.24.b.20.CExplain the importance of personal responsibilities such as accepting responsibility for one's behavior and supporting one's family
113.24.b.20.DIdentify examples of responsible citizenship, including obeying rules and laws, voting, and serving on juries
113.24.b.20.ESummarize the criteria and explain the process for becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States
113.24.b.20.FExplain how the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens reflect our national identity
113.24.b.21.AExplain the role of significant individuals such as William Penn in the development of self-government in colonial America
113.24.b.21.BEvaluate the contributions of the Founding Fathers as models of civic virtue
113.24.b.21.CIdentify reasons for and the impact of selected examples of civil disobedience in U.S. history such as Henry David Thoreau's refusal to pay a tax
113.24.b.22.AIdentify different points of view of political parties and interest groups on important historical and contemporary issues
113.24.b.22.BDescribe the importance of free speech and press in a democratic society
113.24.b.22.CSummarize a historical event in which compromise resulted in a peaceful resolution
113.24.b.23.AAnalyze the leadership qualities of elected and appointed leaders of the United States such as Abraham Lincoln, John Marshall, and George Washington
113.24.b.23.BDescribe the contributions of significant political, social, and military leaders of the United States such as Frederick Douglass, John Paul Jones, James Monroe, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
113.24.b.24.AIdentify selected racial, ethnic, and religious groups that settled in the United States and their reasons for immigration
113.24.b.24.BExplain the relationship between urbanization and conflicts resulting from differences in religion, social class, and political beliefs
113.24.b.24.CIdentify ways conflicts between people from various racial, ethnic, and religious groups were resolved
113.24.b.24.DAnalyze the contributions of people of various racial, ethnic, and religious groups to our national identity
113.24.b.24.EIdentify the political, social, and economic contributions of women to American society
113.24.b.25.ADescribe the historical development of the abolitionist movement
113.24.b.25.BEvaluate the impact of reform movements including public education, temperance, women's rights, prison reform, and care of the disabled
113.24.b.26.ATrace the development of religious freedom in the United States
113.24.b.26.BDescribe religious influences on immigration and on social movements, including the impact of the first and second Great Awakenings
113.24.b.26.CAnalyze the impact of the first amendment guarantees of religious freedom on the American way of life
113.24.b.27.ADescribe developments in art, music, literature, drama, and other cultural activities in the history of the United States
113.24.b.27.BAnalyze the relationship between fine arts and continuity and change in the American way of life
113.24.b.27.CIdentify examples of American art, music, and literature that transcend American culture and convey universal themes
113.24.b.28.AExplain the effects of technological and scientific innovations such as the steamboat, the cotton gin, and the Bessemer steel process
113.24.b.28.BAnalyze the impact of transportation systems on the growth, development, and urbanization of the United States
113.24.b.28.CAnalyze how technological innovations changed the way goods were manufactured and marketed, nationally and internationally
113.24.b.28.DExplain how technological innovations led to rapid industrialization
113.24.b.29.ACompare the effects of scientific discoveries and technological innovations that have influenced daily life in different periods in U.S. history
113.24.b.29.BDescribe how scientific ideas influenced technological developments during different periods in U.S. history
113.24.b.29.CIdentify examples of how industrialization changed life in the United States
113.24.b.30.ADifferentiate between, locate, and use primary and secondary sources such as computer software, databases, media and news services, biographies, interviews, and artifacts to acquire information about the United States
113.24.b.30.BAnalyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions
113.24.b.30.COrganize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps
113.24.b.30.DIdentify points of view from the historical context surrounding an event and the frame of reference which influenced the participants
113.24.b.30.ESupport a point of view on a social studies issue or event
113.24.b.30.FIdentify bias in written, oral, and visual material
113.24.b.30.GEvaluate the validity of a source based on language, corroboration with other sources, and information about the author
113.24.b.30.HUse appropriate mathematical skills to interpret social studies information such as maps and graphs
113.24.b.31.AUse social studies terminology correctly
113.24.b.31.BUse standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation
113.24.b.31.CTransfer information from one medium to another, including written to visual and statistical to written or visual, using computer software as appropriate
113.24.b.31.DCreate written, oral, and visual presentations of social studies information
113.24.b.32.AUse a problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution
113.24.b.32.BUse a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, identify options, predict consequences, and take action to implement a decision

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