South Carolina

8 GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES

2015-2016 Pacing Guide
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Note: CASE Assessments provides four social studies benchmarks for grades 4-8. The first three
benchmarks will be 30-question unit tests designed to cover content that would be taught in an
8- to 10-week period. The fourth test will be a final comprehensive benchmark covering all content and
standards and will match the number of questions on the state test. Districts have the flexibility to
choose testing dates that align these units to their individualized pacing.
Unit

Standard/
Indicator

Major Topics/Concepts

Overview of South Carolina

Geography and climate of South Carolina
Culture of Native Americans in the Eastern Woodlands
Interactions between colonists and Native Americans
The Columbian Exchange
Settlement of South Carolina
8-1.1
Influence of environment
8-1.2
Settlement and
Geographic differences of colonies
8-1.3
Development of the Colony
Settlement of other British colonies
8-1.4
of South Carolina
Development of the plantation system
8-1.5
Influence of Africans/slaves in the colony
8-1.6
Economic development of South Carolina
Mercantilism/trade
Development of self-government
Differences between the Upcountry and Lowcountry
Regulator Movement
Relationship with Britain
French and Indian War
Long- and short-term causes of the American
Revolution (e.g., Stamp Act, Tea Act, Boston
8-2.1
Massacre, etc.)
8-2.2
Colonial cooperation (Sons of Liberty, Continental
Rebellion, Revolution, and
8-2.3
Congresses)
a New Nation
8-2.4
Different perspectives (Loyalists, Patriots)
8-2.5
Key battles and turning points of the war
8-2.6
South Carolinas involvement in the Revolution
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
1st Benchmark: Foundations Through the Articles of Confederation
Economic and political differences of the Upcountry
8-3.1
and Lowcountry
A New State in a
8-3.2
Constitutional Convention
New Nation
8-3.3
Principles of the Constitution
8-3.4
National political issues of the early 1800s
War of 1812
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Unit

Standard/
Indicator

Major Topics/Concepts

Plantation system
Social structure of the South
Life of a slave
8-4.1
Antebellum South Carolina
Resistance to slavery
8-4.2
Abolitionist Movement
Nationalism
Sectionalism
States rights
Nullification
Long- and short-time causes of the Civil War
8-4.3
Arguments for and against states rights
8-4.4
The Civil War
Secession
8-4.5
Formation of the Confederacy
8-4.6
Key battles and turning points of the Civil War
South Carolinas role in the Civil War
Impact of the war on South Carolina
nd
2 Benchmark: Constitutional Convention Through the Civil War
Congressional vs. Presidential Reconstruction
Black Codes
8-5.1
Freedmens Bureau
Reconstruction
8-5.2
Impact of Reconstruction on different social classes
8-5.3
New opportunities for African Americans
8-5.4
Rise of discriminatory groups
Success and failures of Reconstruction
Discrimination practices after the Civil War
Industrialization
Textile manufacturing in the South
Immigration and urban life
Technological developments/inventions
8-5.5
Industrialization,
Territorial expansion
8-5.6
Expansion, and
Sharecropping
8-5.7
Progressivism
Life for farmers
8-5.8
Populist Movement
Ben Tillman
Migration patterns within the country
Progressive Movement/areas of reform
Imperialism
Americas global role
Causes of World War I
Imperialism and
War on the home front
8-6.1
World War I
Impact of World War I
Economic impact of the war on South Carolina
Treaty of Versailles
League of Nations
Culture of the 1920s
Boom and Bust: The
8-6.2
Prohibition
Roaring Twenties and the
8-6.3
Agricultural challenges (boll weevil, overproduction)
Great Depression
8-6.4
Political, social, and economic changes
Harlem Renaissance
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Unit

Standard/
Indicator

Major Topics/Concepts

Southern Literary Renaissance

Causes of the Great Depression
Key figures of the Depression Era
New Deal programs/impact on South Carolina
Life during the Depression
Impact of the New Deal
rd
3 Benchmark: Reconstruction Through the Great Depression
Causes of World War II
South Carolinas role in World War II
Economic impact of the war on South Carolina
World War II and the
Key events of World War II
8-6.5
Cold War Era
Effects of World War II on South Carolina
8-7.1
The Cold War
Consumer culture of the 1950s
Economic and social changes in the nation
Changes in South Carolina during the Cold War
Civil Rights Movement/key events in South Carolina
Civil Rights leaders in South Carolina
Integration efforts
8-7.2
Political changes in South Carolina
South Carolina since 1960
8-7.3
Strom Thurmond
8-7.4
Education Improvement Act
Key economic issues in South Carolina
The future of South Carolina
Final Comprehensive Benchmark
(covering all content)

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