8th Grade United States History
Trimester 2 Terms List
U.S. History Outline (CHs 1-7, 10)
Chapter 1—Expanding Horizons
Age of Exploration
Geography (Continents/Oceans)
European powers compete for colonies and trade
routes
United States Map/Physical Geography
Rise of Modern Capitalism
Mercantilism
Columbian Exchange
The Enlightenment
John Locke
Montesquieu
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Representative Government
Chapter 2—Road to Independence
Founding the American Colonies
Roanoke
Jamestown
Self-Government
Mayflower Compact
Reasons for colony settlement
John Rolph
John Smith
Powahatan Confederacy
Life in Colonial America
Three different regions
The Great Awakening
Navigation Acts
Trouble in the Colonies
Crispus Attucks
Sam Adams
John Adams
King George III
Paul Revere
French and Indian War/Effects
Taxation of the colonies
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Continental Congress
Lexington and Concord
War of Independence
Second Continental Congress
Olive Branch Petition
Thomas Paine
DOI
Major battles during the Revolution
Saratoga
Treaty of Paris
Chapter 3—A More Perfect Union
The Articles of Confederation
State constitutions
Powers of Congress under the AOC
Weaknesses of the Articles
Northwest Ordinance
Land Ordinance of 1787
Convention and Compromise
Shays’s Rebellion
Madison and Hamilton call for change
Constitutional Convention
Gouverneur Morris
The Great Compromise
3/5 Compromise
Approving the Constitution
A New Plan of Government
Roots of the Constitution (Past influences)
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Federalists versus Antifederalists
Chapter 4—The Constitution
Goals of the Constitution
Preamble
The 7 major principles
Bill of Rights/27 Amendments
Amending the Constitution
Article 1—The Legislative Branch
Article 2—The Executive Branch
Article 3—The Judicial Branch
Article 4—State Relations
Article 5—Amending the Constitution
Article 6—Supreme Law
Article 7—Ratification
The Federal Government
3 Branches of Government
How a bill becomes a law
Judicial Review
Chapter 4—27 Amendments
Bill of Rights
James Madison
Chapter 5—The Federalist Era
The First President
Washington’s Precedents
First Congress
Judiciary Act of 1789
Hamilton’s financial plan
Tariff
Hamilton vs. Jefferson
Early Challenges
Whiskey Rebellion
Battle of Fallen Timbers
French Revolution
Proclamation of Neutrality
Jay’s Treaty
Pinckney’s Treaty
Washington’s Farewell Address
The First Political Parties
Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
Strict vs. Loose view of Constitution
Election of 1796
XYZ Affair
Alien and Sedition Acts
VA and KY Resolutions
States’ Rights
Chapter 6—Age of Jefferson
The Republicans Take Power
Election of 1800 and Jefferson’s Inauguration
Marbury vs. Madison
Marshall Court
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Territory
Haitian Revolt
Lewis and Clark
Corps of Discovery
Sacagawea
Northern Confederacy
Burr-Hamilton Duel
Jefferson’s Second Term
Barbary Pirates
Embargo Act
Neutral Rights
Stephen Decatur
Chapter 7—Foreign Affairs in the Early Republic
A Time of Conflict
Impressment
Leopard vs. Chesapeake
James Madison
Tecumseh and the Prophet
William Henry Harrison
Battle of Tippecanoe
Prophet’s Curse
War Hawks
War of 1812
Naval Battles
U.S.S. Constitution
Privateers
Andrew Jackson
Horseshoe Bend
Attack on Washington, D.C.
Francis Scott Key
Star-Spangled Banner and Fort McHenry
Dolley Madison
Treaty of Ghent
Foreign Relations
James Monroe
Era of Good Feelings
Nationalism/Creation of American culture
Second Great Awakening
Rush-Bagot Treaty
Adams-Onis Treaty
Mexican Independence
JQA 4th of July Speech
Monroe Doctrine
Chapter 10—Age of Jackson
Jacksonian Democracy
Election of 1824
Election of 1828
Corrupt Bargain
Mudslinging
Democracy Increases
The “common man’s” president
Spoils system
Tariff of 1828
Webster-Hayne Debate
Nullification Crisis
Removal of Native Americans
Indian Removal Act
Cherokee
Worcester vs. Georgia
John Ross and Major Ridge
Trail of Tears
Jackson and the Bank
Nicholas Biddle
McCulloch vs. Maryland
Election of 1832
National Bank
Whig Party
Martin Van Buren
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler