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 * __Welcome To 7th Grade!!!!!!__**

Welcome to 7th grade. This year you have a LOT to look forward to. As far as your Social Studies class is concerned, it is going to be quite an interesting year. We cover a wide range of history-everything from our rebellion against Britain through the trails and tribulations of the Civil War! Some of our topics will look familiar to you. Others will be completely new. A brief list of what we will cover is located below.

__**Topics Covered In 7th Grade:**__


 * //Theme One: Creating a Nation//**
 * **Background to the American Revolution** (French and Indian War and British taxation)
 * **The American Revolution**
 * **Creating a Government** (From the Article of Confederation to the Constitution)

//**Theme Two: Challenges and Expansion**//
 * **Early Republic** (Problems facing the new nation and the growth of the United States into a world power)
 * **Westward Expansion** (Daniel Boone, Lewis, Clark & the Corp of Discovery, Oregon, Texas, Gold in California, and much more!)
 * **Industrial Revolution & Internal Improvements** (How we evolved from an agricultural to industrial economy and how improvements in technology and transportation shaped our nation)
 * **Immigration** (A brief history of U.S. immigration from colonization through 1900)

//**Theme Three: Reform and Division**//
 * **Slavery and the rise of sectionalism** (Background to the Civil War)
 * **The Civil War**
 * **Reconstruction** (Reuniting the nation after the horrors of war)

As you can see, it is going to be quite a year. We have a lot to do and a lot of great stuff to cover. I look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,

Mr. Fitzsimmons