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Expanding West
CHAPTER 11
Essential Question:
How did westward expansion transform the nation?
Expectations for Learning
#10. Explain how westward expansion contributed to economic and industrial development, debates over sectional issues, war with Mexico and the displacement of American Indians.
All Units Include:
#1. Primary and secondary sources are used to examine events from multiple perspectives and to present and defend a position.
#13. Modern and historical maps and other geographic tools are used to analyze how historic events are shaped by geography. Analyze the ways in which historical events are shaped by geography using modern and historical maps and other geographic tools.
#22. Choices made by individuals, businesses and governments have both present and future consequences. Analyze how choices made by individuals, businesses and governments have both present and future consequences.
Section 1: Trails to the West
Section 2: The Texas Revolution
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Section 3: The Mexican-American War
Section 4: The California Gold Rush
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