Welcome

Welcome to 8th Grade American History for the year 2011-2012!  We are very excited to have you in our classes!  If you have any questions or need any information regarding our classes or subjects, just send us your comments or e-mail us at Sue.boothe@gonzales.txed.net. My off period is 4th period. Mrs. Rasmussen's email is Karen.rassmussen@gonzales.txed.net.  Her off period is 8th period.

Course Study for American History

This year we will be covering the following topics:

• Geography of the United States
• Arrival in A New World
• The Thirteen English Colonies
• Crisis in the Colonies
• The American Revolution
• Creating a Republic
• Government, Citizenship, and the Constitution
• Launching the New Government
• The Age of Jefferson
• The War of 1812
• The Industrial Revolution & Age of Expansion
• The Jacksonian Era
• Reform and a New American Culture
• Sectionalism
• Civil War and Reconstruction

Materials needed for history class:

• 1 regular binder/with notebook paper
• 1 set of map colors and a sharpener
• 1 small 3-ring binder with a set of dividers
• blue/black pens
• red pens