History Review - 8th Grade

Use the QR code to the right to access the class blog for review.

American Revolution

1. What 4 factors contributed to the Americans winning the war?

2. What was the main problem faced by Americans after the war?

Articles of Confederation (A.O.C.)

1.Who had most of the power under the A.O.C.? Why?

2. Could the national government collect taxes under the A.O.C.?

3. List one negative consequence caused by the lack of money collected by the early American government.

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Legacy of the American

Revolution video

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U.S Constitution

1. Name the three branches of the government.

2. What is the name of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

3. Define Checks and Balances.

A New Nation

1. Under Article 2 of the Constitution, what group of people elects the President of the United States?

2. How is the number of electoral votes for each state determined?

More information from the National Museum of

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Full text of the United States Constitution

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War of 1812

1. Who was the President of the United States when the war began?

2. Which group of people received help from Great Britain, causing the US to declare war against Great Britain?

3. What famous song was written during the Battle of Fort McHenry in Baltimore?

Westward Expansion

1. Name two the first states formed west of the Mississippi River.

2. Which mountain range created a barrier to further westward expansion?

3. What is the name of the belief that the United States should own all land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?

Song file

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Classroom usefulness

This lesson would be used as a review for a final exam, or an end of quarter exam. Since I am not currently teaching the material, I am unsure of the exact content covered by an 8th grade American History class. I think this would be a purposeful lesson because the kids can review the material without seeing the answers on the page. It would also allow them to do the review online without printing out the PowerPoint. Any number of QR codes could be used to add audio, video and text material to aid in the review of the material.

While this same review could be accomplished by hyperlinking the URLs in on-online document on the teacher’s website, blog or Moodle course; students may find the QR codes new and interesting and could be more likely to complete the entire review. One concern is that not all students will have access to a device that will scan the codes. My daughter who is a Junior in high school says there are several students in her classes without smartphones and the cameras on the one-to-one devices provided by the school do not seem to have a high enough resolution to read the QR codes.

Julie WestrickEDUC 300

Spring 2015