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Renaissance to the Civil War

Lower Dauphin School District

Curriculum Guide

Course Title: Renaissance to the Civil War
Subject: Social Studies
Grade Level(s):8

Synopsis of Curriculum

This course will take students on a journey through American history, beginning with exploration and concluding with the Civil War. Students will explore America’s social, political, economic and military development.

Units of Study Titles

Exploration

Colonization

Revolutionary War

Growth of Democracy

Early Republic

Westward Expansion/Industrial Revolution

Civil War