Welcome to 8th Grade Social Studies! This year we will be looking at the history of our country to better understand our present and future. We will be starting by looking at the geography of the United States to get our bearings and understand what our country looks like today.  We will then examine the origins of our country to see how past events have influenced our current nation from Colonial times up through the period of Reconstruction following the Civil War.  Finally, we will end the year by examining how our government works and the role of active citizens in our democracy.

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