8th Grade Social Studies TEKS Standards

identify the major causes and describe the important events of the American Revolution, including the intellectual and economic reasons colonists sought independence.

describe the development of the U.S. Constitution, including the debates over its ratification and the creation of the Bill of Rights.

explain the causes and effects of westward expansion and how it affected relationships between Native Americans and the United States government.

describe the causes and effects of the War of 1812 and its impact on the development of a national identity.

analyze the causes, important events, and consequences of the Civil War, including the role of slavery, sectionalism, and the economic differences between North and South.

apply geographic concepts to understand physical and human patterns in United States history.

describe the economic characteristics of the U.S. before and after the Civil War, including the development of industry in the North and the plantation economy in the South.

explain the significant events and developments from the Constitutional Convention that shaped American government, including the separation of powers and the system of checks and balances.