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Arkansas Curriculum Framework: Grade 8 (United States History 1800-1900) Arkansas Curriculum Framework: Grade 8 (United States History 1800-1900)

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4 Expansion and Reform 1801-1861

1 Students will analyze the period of expansion and reform in the United States.
- Era4.1.8.1 Analyze multiple factors that affected territorial expansion and influenced the perspectives of people (e.g., Manifest Destiny, mining, War of 1812, Louisiana Purchase)
- Era4.1.8.2 Analyze the development of regional tensions prior to the Civil War using a variety of primary and secondary sources (e.g., Industrial Revolution, expansion of slavery, immigration, westward movement)
- Era4.1.8.3 Examine economic, political, and geographic causes and effects of territorial expansion
- Era4.1.8.4 Analyze purposes, implementation, and effects of public policies (e.g., currency and banking, Indian Removal, disenfranchisement, economic growth, Manifest Destiny)
- Era4.1.8.5 Evaluate actual and proposed laws as a means of addressing the issue of slavery prior to the Civil War (e.g., Fugitive Slave Act, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850)
- Era4.1.8.6 Evaluate the historical significance of individuals, groups, and events

5 Civil War and Reconstruction 1850-1877

2 Students will analyze the American Civil War and Reconstruction and their effects on the social, economic, and political development of America.
- Era5.2.8.1 Develop historical arguments and explanations of causes of the Civil War using a variety of sources from multiple perspectives (e.g., federal government vs. state's rights, sectionalism, cultural differences between the North and South, abolitionism)
- Era5.2.8.2 Explain ways economic decisions affected individuals, businesses, and society during the course of the Civil War and over time
- Era5.2.8.3 Analyze social and economic effects of the Civil War on America
- Era5.2.8.4 Analyze the historical significance of selected Civil War battles, events, and people
- Era5.2.8.5 Evaluate the legacy of the Civil War on the nation
- Era5.2.8.6 Evaluate successes and failures of Reconstruction (e.g., Reconstruction Plans, Freedman's Bureau, Civil War Amendments, African- American economic positions, sharecropping, crop liens, public education, African- American role in government)
  - Radical Reconstruction (8-Q.1)
  - The end of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow (8-Q.2)

6 Development of the Industrial United States 1870- 1900

3 Students will analyze the development of the industrial United States and the economic and cultural transformation that led to modern America.
- Era6.3.8.1 Analyze economic, geographic, and technological growth associated with the Second Industrial Revolution and its impact on American society
  - Industrialization in the Gilded Age (8-R.1)
  - Cities in the Gilded Age (8-R.)
- Era6.3.8.2 Examine the effects of immigration after 1870 (e.g., social patterns, national unity, cultural diversity, conflicts)
  - Cities in the Gilded Age (8-R.)
- Era6.3.8.3 Analyze the historical significance of individuals, groups, and events
- Era6.3.8.4 Examine government policies and laws that addressed the escalating labor conflicts and the rise of labor unions using primary and secondary sources
  - Industrialization in the Gilded Age (8-R.1)
- Era6.3.8.5 Analyze responses to social, economic, and political issues prior to 1900 (e.g., successes and failures of Populism, economic depressions, civil service reform, Tammany Hall, business regulations)
  - Cities in the Gilded Age (8-R.)
- Era6.3.8.6 Evaluate federal Indian policy, westward expansion, and the resulting struggles from a variety of perspectives using multiple sources
- Era6.3.8.7 Explain the origins and development of American expansionism (e.g., acquisition of new territories, Spanish-American War, expansionist foreign policy, Filipino insurrection)

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4 Expansion and Reform 1801-1861

1 Students will analyze the period of expansion and reform in the United States.

Era4.1.8.1 Analyze multiple factors that affected territorial expansion and influenced the perspectives of people (e.g., Manifest Destiny, mining, War of 1812, Louisiana Purchase)

Era4.1.8.2 Analyze the development of regional tensions prior to the Civil War using a variety of primary and secondary sources (e.g., Industrial Revolution, expansion of slavery, immigration, westward movement)

Era4.1.8.3 Examine economic, political, and geographic causes and effects of territorial expansion

Era4.1.8.4 Analyze purposes, implementation, and effects of public policies (e.g., currency and banking, Indian Removal, disenfranchisement, economic growth, Manifest Destiny)

Era4.1.8.5 Evaluate actual and proposed laws as a means of addressing the issue of slavery prior to the Civil War (e.g., Fugitive Slave Act, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850)

Era4.1.8.6 Evaluate the historical significance of individuals, groups, and events

5 Civil War and Reconstruction 1850-1877

2 Students will analyze the American Civil War and Reconstruction and their effects on the social, economic, and political development of America.

Era5.2.8.1 Develop historical arguments and explanations of causes of the Civil War using a variety of sources from multiple perspectives (e.g., federal government vs. state's rights, sectionalism, cultural differences between the North and South, abolitionism)

Era5.2.8.2 Explain ways economic decisions affected individuals, businesses, and society during the course of the Civil War and over time

Era5.2.8.3 Analyze social and economic effects of the Civil War on America

Era5.2.8.4 Analyze the historical significance of selected Civil War battles, events, and people

Era5.2.8.5 Evaluate the legacy of the Civil War on the nation

Era5.2.8.6 Evaluate successes and failures of Reconstruction (e.g., Reconstruction Plans, Freedman's Bureau, Civil War Amendments, African- American economic positions, sharecropping, crop liens, public education, African- American role in government)

6 Development of the Industrial United States 1870- 1900

3 Students will analyze the development of the industrial United States and the economic and cultural transformation that led to modern America.

Era6.3.8.1 Analyze economic, geographic, and technological growth associated with the Second Industrial Revolution and its impact on American society

Era6.3.8.2 Examine the effects of immigration after 1870 (e.g., social patterns, national unity, cultural diversity, conflicts)

Era6.3.8.3 Analyze the historical significance of individuals, groups, and events

Era6.3.8.4 Examine government policies and laws that addressed the escalating labor conflicts and the rise of labor unions using primary and secondary sources

Era6.3.8.5 Analyze responses to social, economic, and political issues prior to 1900 (e.g., successes and failures of Populism, economic depressions, civil service reform, Tammany Hall, business regulations)

Era6.3.8.6 Evaluate federal Indian policy, westward expansion, and the resulting struggles from a variety of perspectives using multiple sources

Era6.3.8.7 Explain the origins and development of American expansionism (e.g., acquisition of new territories, Spanish-American War, expansionist foreign policy, Filipino insurrection)