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Unit 4 Overview
In this unit students will analyze territorial and population expansion, economic growth, and the impact of these elements on the local, regional, and national levels in the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century. The themes of conflict and change, beliefs and ideal, and movement and migration, will be used prominently in this unit to help student’s understand how Americans found themselves on the brink of a new frontier. Individuals, groups and institutions, along with technological innovation, will give student’s a frame of reference to understand the sweeping changes that were beginning to take place in regards to changes in the economy and westward movement.
Unit 4 Georgia Standards
SSUSH6 The student will analyze the impact of territorial expansion and population growth and the impact of this growth in the early decades of the new nation.
a. Describe Jefferson’s diplomacy in obtaining the Louisiana Purchase from France and the territory’s exploration by Lewis and Clark.
b. Explain major reasons for the War of 1812 and the war’s significance on the development of a national identity.
c. Describe the construction of the Erie Canal, the rise of New York City, and the development of the nation’s infrastructure.
d. Describe the reasons for and importance of the Monroe Doctrine.
SSUSH7 Students will explain the process of economic growth, its regional and national impact in the first half of the 19th century, and the different responses to it.
a. Explain the impact of the Industrial Revolution as seen in Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin and his development of interchangeable parts for muskets.
b. Describe the westward growth of the United States; include the emerging concept of Manifest Destiny.
c. Describe reform movements, specifically temperance, abolitionism, and public school.
d. Explain women’s efforts to gain suffrage; include Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Seneca Falls Conference.
e. Explain Jacksonian Democracy, expanding suffrage, the rise of popular political culture, and the development of American nationalism
Unit 4 Essential Questions
The student will understand that when there is conflict between or within societies, change is the result.
What significance did the War of 1812 have on the advancement of the national identity of the United States?
How did events in Latin America lead to the development of the Monroe Doctrine?
The student will understand that the beliefs and ideals of a society influence the social, political, and economic decision of that society.
How did the concept of Manifest Destiny shape the national identity of the United States?
The student will understand that the movement or migration of people and ideas affects all societies involved?
How was American culture and American nationalism affected by westward migration into the Louisiana Territory?
What impact did the idea of Manifest Destiny have on westward growth?
The student will understand that the actions of individual, groups, and/or institutions affect society through intended and unintended consequences.
Why did reform movements develop in the 19th century
What beliefs led to the expansion of suffrage for all classes in American Society?
What impact did Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Seneca Falls Convention have on the women’s suffrage movement?
The student will understand that technological innovations have consequences, both intended and unintended, for a society.
What role did Eli Whitney play in the industrial revolution?
How did the construction of the Erie Canal lead to the development of the nation’s infrastructure?
Unit 4 Power Point Presentations
1-Jefferson, Madison, Monroe.pptxEarly Antebellum Period
Early Antebellum Period
Manifest Destiny & Mexican American War.pptxManifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny
2-Jacksonian Democracy 2020.pptxPresident Andrew Jackson
President Andrew Jackson
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