US History STAAR Review Packet and PowerPoint Exploration-1877

This editable PowerPoint and editable review packet serve as a comprehensive review to prepare for the Texas STAAR exam 8th grade U.S. History: exploration through Reconstruction. The PowerPoint (145 slides) serves as the guide (and answer key) to fill in the packet (25 pages). This is a ready to use, no prep, end of course review to help your students ace their end of the year exam.

This PowerPoint & Packet Review Covers:

• European exploration and colonization (French, Spanish, and English)
• 13 original colonies
• Growth of representative government
• Causes of the American Revolution
• Major Events of the American Revolution
• The Articles of Confederation
• The Constitutional Convention of 1787
• Great Compromise
• Three-Fifths Compromise
• Federalists vs. Antifederalists
• Principles of the Constitution
• Branches of Government
• Bill of Rights
• The foreign and domestic policies of: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe
• The Age of Jackson
• Westward Expansion
• Mexican American War
• Industrialization: Transcontinental railroad, interchangeable parts, cotton gin, steamboat, bessemer process
• Urbanization & Immigration
• Reform Movements: Abolitionist Movement, Temperance Movement, Women's Rights, Dorothea Dix and reform to mental institutions and prisons
• Sectionalism
• Causes of the Civil War
• Major Events of the Civil War
• Reconstruction
• Map Activities, Quizzes, and MORE!

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*Please be aware that the digital presentations for the lessons are in PowerPoint format. These PowerPoints are too large to upload to Google Slides. Please only purchase this product if you intend to use it in the PowerPoint format.*

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