8th Grade Social Studies: North Carolina and the United States: Creation and Development of the State and Nation

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This resource provides a unique teaching and learning tool for the 8th grade course, North Carolina and the United States: Creation and Development of the State and Nation.  

The course design aligns with the inquiry design model of the C3 Framework and references ANCHOR, NCpedia's online resource, and is designed to address the North Carolina Essential Standards for Social Studies.  

Teachers are encouraged to adapt resources to the specific needs of their students.  The aim is for students to develop substantive content knowledge about the history of North Carolina as it relates to the larger history of the United States and the world.  As students read and analyze primary and secondary sources, they will develop historical thinking skills. 

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For Teachers Indigenous Civilizations Colonization Revolution and the New Republic NC and the New Republic
Antebellum Civil War and Reconstruction NC and the New South Early 20th Century and World War One Interwar and the Great Depression
World War Two Post War NC Civil Rights and the Fight for Equality Cold War Continues Social and Political Change

 

 

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