America's History 8th Edition Chapter 12 Outline

8th Grade U.S. History Fill-In Notes

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Unit 1- Connecting with the Past: Our Colonial Heritage

Chapter 1- Early Exploration and Settlement

1-1 The Earliest Americans

1-2 The Age of Exploration

1-3 Spanish America

1-4 The Race for Empires

Chapter 2- The English Colonies

2-1 The Southern Colonies

2-2 The New England Colonies

2-3 The Middle Colonies

2-4 Life in the English Colonies

2-5 Conflict in the Colonies

Chapter 3- The American Revolution

3-1 The Revolution Begins

3-2 Declaring Independence

3-3 Patriots Gain New Hope

3-4 Independence!

Unit 2: A New Nation

Chapter 4- Forming a Government

4-1 The Articles of Confederation

4-2 The New Nation Faces Challenges

4-3 Creating the Constitution

4-4 Ratifying the Constitution

Chapter 5- Citizenship and the Constitution

5-1 Understanding the Constitution

5-2 The Bill of Rights Notes

5-3 Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship

Chapter 6- Launching the Nation

6-1 Washington Leads a New Nation

6-2 Hamilton and National Finances

6-3 Challenges for the New Nation

6-4 John Adams Presidency

Unit 3: The New Republic

Chapter 7- The Jefferson Era

7-1 Jefferson Becomes President

7-2 The Louisiana Purchase

7-3 The Coming of War

7-4 The War of 1812

Chapter 8- A New National Identity

8-1 American Foreign Policy

8-2 Nationalism and Sectionalism

8-3 American Culture

Chapter 9- The Age of Jackson

9-1 Jacksonian Democracy

9-2 Jackson's Administration

9-3 Indian Removal

Chapter 10- Expanding West

10-1 Trails to the West

10-2 The Texas Revolution

10-3 The Mexican-American War

10-4 The California Gold Rush

Unit 4: The Nation Expands

Chapter 11- The North

11-1 The Industrial Revolution in America

11-2 Changes in Working Life

11-3 The Transportation Revolution

11-4 More Technological Advances

Chapter 12- The South

12-1 Growth of the Cotton Industry

12-2 Southern Society

12-3 The Slave System

Chapter 13- New Movements in America

13-1 Immigrants and Urban Challenges

13-2 American Arts

13-3 Reforming Society

13-4 The Movement to End Slavery

13-5 Women's Rights

Chapter 14- A Divided Nation

14-1 The Debate Over Slavery

14-2 Trouble in Kansas

14-3 Political Divisions

14-4 The Nation Divides

Unit 5: The Nation Breaks Apart

Chapter 15- The Civil War

15-1 The War Begins

15-2 The War In the East

15-3 The War In the West

15-4 Daily Life During the War

15-5 The Tide of War Turns

Chapter 16- Reconstruction

16-1 Rebuilding the South

16-2 The Fight Over Reconstruction

16-3 Reconstruction in the South

Unit 6: A Growing America

Chapter 17: Americans Move West

17-1 Miners, Ranchers, and Railroads

17-2 Wars for the West

17-3 Farming and Populism

Chapter 18- An Industrial Nation

18-1 The Second Industrial Revolution

18-2 Big Business

18-3 Industrial Workers

18-4 A New Wave of Immigration

18-5 City Life

Chapter 19- The Spirit of Reform

19-1 The Gilded Age

19-2 The Progressive Movement

19-3 Reforming the Workplace

19-4 The Rights of Women and Minorities

19-5 The Progressive Presidents

Chapter 20- America Becomes a World Power

20-1 The United States Gains Overseas Territories

20-2 The Spanish-American War

20-3 The United States and Latin America

20-4 The United States and Mexico

America's History 8th Edition Chapter 12 Outline

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