HISTORY BASKETBALLTHE AMERICAN STORY • 1754–1877

Oklahoma Grade 8 • U.S. History & Civics • Archive Edition

History is on the clock

Master the story of the American republic, recover from mistakes, and take your shot after every possession.

Revolution Constitution Expansion Civil War Reconstruction
COURSE TIMELINE1754—1877
  1. 1754Imperial Crisis
  2. 1776Independence
  3. 1787Constitution
  4. 1861Civil War
  5. 1877Reconstruction Ends

10-game library • 1754–1877

Pick an era to practice

Each game has 30 standards-aligned source questions plus three vocabulary rounds matching terms to exact definitions. Play a 10, 20, or 30-question mode.

GAME 01

1754–1776

Road to Revolution

Trace how imperial policies, colonial resistance, and founding ideas pushed thirteen colonies toward independence.

Grade 810 / 20 / 3015–45 min8.C.1
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GAME 02

1775–1783

The Revolutionary War

Examine Patriot, Loyalist, Black, Indigenous, and women’s perspectives alongside the war’s turning points.

Grade 810 / 20 / 3015–45 min8.C.2
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GAME 03

1781–1791

Creating the Constitution

Test the Articles of Confederation, the Constitutional Convention, major compromises, and ratification debates.

Grade 810 / 20 / 3015–45 min8.C.3
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GAME 04

Constitutional Foundations

Government & Rights

Practice branches, checks and balances, federalism, Tribal relations, lawmaking, and the Bill of Rights.

Grade 810 / 20 / 3015–45 min8.C.4
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GAME 05

1789–1820

The Early Republic

Follow Washington through the Era of Good Feelings, including parties, courts, expansion, war, and sectional tension.

Grade 810 / 20 / 3015–45 min8.C.5–7
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GAME 06

1824–1840

The Jacksonian Era

Analyze expanded white male voting, the Nullification Crisis, Tribal sovereignty, removal, and resistance.

Grade 810 / 20 / 3015–45 min8.C.8
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GAME 07

1803–1853

Westward Expansion

Evaluate Manifest Destiny, migration, territorial growth, war with Mexico, and effects on Native and Mexican communities.

Grade 810 / 20 / 3015–45 min8.C.9
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GAME 08

1790–1860

Industry, Slavery & Reform

Connect industrial growth, the cotton economy, slavery, abolition, women’s rights, and religious reform.

Grade 810 / 20 / 3015–45 min8.C.10
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GAME 09

1850–1861

Road to the Civil War

Analyze how slavery drove sectional polarization through failed compromises, court rulings, violence, and secession.

Grade 810 / 20 / 3015–45 min8.C.11
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GAME 10

1861–1877

Civil War & Reconstruction

Study wartime strategy and emancipation, then evaluate Reconstruction’s achievements, resistance, and unfinished work.

Grade 810 / 20 / 3015–45 min8.C.12–13
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How it works

Read. Answer. Recover. Shoot.

  1. 1ReadStudy a short source, dataset, or scenario.
  2. 2AnswerChoose the best-supported conclusion.
  3. 3RecoverUse a hint and retry after a first miss.
  4. 4ShootTake a full, recovery, or rebound shot.
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