The Louisiana Journey is an 8th grade Louisiana history textbook. This book covers all 81 Louisiana Department of Education Social Studies Grade Level Expectations for grade 8. It offers a comprehensive course of study in Louisiana's geography, geology, history, economics, citizenship, and government, correlating events in Louisiana to events occurring in the nation and world during the same time periods. The student edition has many features such as timelines, Words to Understand, maps, charts, graphs, Louisiana Portraits, and What Do You Think? discussion questions that help develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1
Rising from the Gulf: The Geology of Louisiana
Chapter 2
Piney Hills and Coastal Marshes: The Geography of Louisiana
Chapter 3
Making a Living in Louisiana
Chapter 4
The First Inhabitants
Chapter 5
French Louisiane
Chapter 6
Spanish Louisiana
Chapter 7
A New Beginning: From Territory to Civil War
Chapter 8
The Civil War
Chapter 9
Reconstruction
Chapter 10
Louisiana in the New South
Chapter 11
Louisiana in the Early Twentieth Century
Chapter 12
Modern Louisiana
Chapter 13
Our State Government