History

Historical Thinking Skills

• 62. Construct a timeline of key events in Louisiana history (H-1A-M1)
• 63. Interpret data presented in a timeline correlating Louisiana, U.S., and world history (H-1A-M1)
• 64. Compare and contrast events and ideas from Louisiana's past and present, explaining political, social, or economic contexts (H-1A-M2)
• 65. Analyze the causes, effects, or impact of a given historical event in Louisiana (H-1A-M3)
• 66. Analyze how a given historical figure influenced or changed the course of Louisiana's history (H-1A-M3)
• 67. Analyze given source material to identify opinion, propaganda, or bias (H-1A-M4)
• 68. Interpret a political cartoon (H-1A-M4)
• 69. Propose and defend potential solutions to past and current issues in Louisiana (H-1A-M5)
• 70. Conduct historical research using a variety of resources, and evaluate those resources, to answer historical questions related to Louisiana history (H-1A-M6)

Louisiana History

• 71. Describe major early explorers and explorations significant to Louisiana or early settlers in Louisiana (H-1D-M1)
• 72. Describe leaders who were influential in Louisiana's development (H-1D-M1)
• 73. Describe and explain the importance of major events and ideas in the development of Louisiana (H-1D-M1)
• 74. Describe the causes and effects of various migrations into Louisiana (H-1D-M1)
• 75. Describe the contributions of ethnic groups significant in Louisiana history (H-1D-M1)
• 76. Trace and describe various governments in Louisiana's history (H-1D-M2)
• 77. Describe major conflicts in context of Louisiana history (e.g., Rebellion of 1768, the French and Indian War) (H-1D-M3)
• 78. Describe and analyze the impact of Louisiana's geographic features on historic events, settlement patterns, economic development, etc. (H-1D-M4)
• 79. Explain how Louisiana's natural resources have shaped its history (e.g., petroleum) (H-1D-M4)
• 80. Trace the state's economic development and growth toward economic diversity (e.g., fur trade, tourism, technology) (H-1D-M5)
• 81. Explain cultural elements that have shaped Louisiana's heritage (e.g., festivals, music, dance, food, languages) (H-1D-M6)

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Louisiana Studies, 8th Grade Social Studies

Strand: History

See searchCrystal's visualization of Louisiana history on the web.

Grade Level Expectations

• Geography
• Civics
• Economics
• History

Louisiana Links

• Louisiana: A History by LPB
• The Cabildo
• DMOZ on Louisiana History
• Encyclopedia Louisiana
• Google Directory on Louisiana History
• InfoPlease on Louisiana History
• Louisiana 101
• Louisiana State Archives
• Wikipedia Article on Louisiana
• Wikipedia Article on Shreveport
• Yahoo! Louisiana History Page

Louisiana Timelines

• Enlou's Timeline of Louisiana History
• State Timeline of Louisiana History

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