8th Grade Social Studies
Digital Resources for U.S. History
If you are away from school, you will need a password for the Gale eBooks and username and password for WorldBook. Get it from Sam, or check the CY Library bookmark. For Axis 360, students have their own Library Card ID (CY+6-digit lunch number) and PIN (school password.)
* U.S History-related Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) eBooks
Be sure to click the right arrow or “View All” to browse all the titles in the History section.
* U.S. History in Context for more eBooks, articles, primary sources
* Student Resources in Context for more eBooks, articles, primary sources
* World Book Online
* Documents of Freedom: History, Government, & Economics through Primary Sources
A Modern Take on the Traditional Textbook
* CK12 U.S. History Sourcebook; also available on your iPad in iBooks
Critical thinking through primary sources
* The following eBooks are available for checkout on the Axis 360 library. Select “U.S. History” from the “Staff Picks” menu on the Magic Wall. Each of these books is “multi-user,” so everyone in a class can check one out at the same time. Follow these directions to set up your account on your iPad so you can check out a book.
Friend Me!: 600 Years of Social Networking in America – Multi-user
Chronicles social networking and communication throughout the history of America, from Native American councils to the SETI program.
Understanding America History series – excellent reviews – Multi-user
Abolition of Slavery – Multi-user
Examines the anti-slavery movement in the United States, looking at the Underground
Railroad, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the issues faced by freed slaves and
African Americans.
The Civil Rights Movement – Multi-user –
Examines the American civil rights movement that occurred in the middle of the
twentieth century, looking at its origins, its organizations, and its long-term legacy.
Discovery U.S. History series – Multi-user –
A series that spans the complex and varied history of the United States from prehistoric times to the present day, offering clear and entertaining narrative, interesting boxed insets and lively illustrations that bring to life the people and events that have shaped the nation.
Colonial America 1543-1763 – Multi-user
Revolutionary America 1764-1789 – Multi-user
Early National America 1790-1850 – Multi-user
The Civil War Era 1851-1865 – Multi-user
The New South and the Old West 1866-1890 – Multi-user
The Gilded Age and Progressivism 1891-1913 – Multi-user
Discovery of the Americas, 1492-1800 — Multi-user
Describes the exploration of the Americas, including the discoveries of Christopher Columbus, Hernâan Cortâes, Amerigo Vespucci, Vasco Nâuänez de Balboa, Hernando de Soto, and George Vancouver.
Written in Bone – Excellent reviews – – Multi-user
Anthropology scientists take readers through the process of investigating human remains found at colonial-era sites to reveal causes of death, match remains with the names on the historical records, and determine the skeletons’ gender, age at death, nationality, and even economic standing.
Ick! Yuck! Eew!: Our Gross American History – Multi-user
Presents facts about the lack of sanitation, personal hygiene, dental care, antibiotics, and insecticides in eighteenth-century America and the unfortunate results such a lack had on everday living conditions.