BMS – SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT
6th and 7th Introduction to American Studies
7th grade Curriculum Link
Online Textbook
Topics Covered
I. Basic Map Skills and the Five Themes of Geography
II. Early European Exploration and Colonization
III. Causes of the American Revolution
IV. Battles of the American Revolution
V. The Declaration of Independence
VI. Dilemmas for the Early Government
VII. The Constitution of the United States
VIII. The New Republic and Westward Expansion
IX. Causes of the American Civil War
X. The Civil War
XI. Reconstruction
8th Grade
Curriculum Link
Online Textbook
Topics Covered
I. The Ancient Americas, 500-1500
II. African Kingdoms and the Rise and Spread of Islam, 500-1500
III. Middle Age China and Japanese Feudalism, 500-1500
IV. The Fall of Rome and Rise of Byzantium (500-1450)
V. New Europe: The Early Middle Ages, Spread of Christianity, and Feudalism (500-1000)
VI. Conflict and Crusades: Europe's Political and Religious Unrest (700-1500)
VII. Changing Europe: The Revival of Trade and the Breakdown of Medieval Society (1000-1500)
VIII. Introduction to the Renaissance (1300-1500)