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Unit Outcomes
Unit Outcomes
At the end of this unit, you will be able to:
Explain both the positive and negative consequences of manifest destiny.
Analyze the role westward expansion had on the institution of slavery.
Apply evidence to a claim in a historical context.
Read primary source documents with a specific purpose.
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Questions we will explore together...
Questions we will explore together...
Over the next two weeks, I'd like you to consider this COMPELLING QUESTION:
Over the next two weeks, I'd like you to consider this COMPELLING QUESTION:
Are societies consistent with the application of ideals?
To help you form an opinion about the compelling question, we will explore these SUPPORTING QUESTIONS:
To help you form an opinion about the compelling question, we will explore these SUPPORTING QUESTIONS:
What are the ideals behind Manifest Destiny?
What ideals were evident by the Louisiana Purchase?
What motivated the annexation of Texas, and was it consistent with the country's ideals?
What motivated the war with Mexico? Was it consistent with the country's ideals?
What motivated Indian Removal? Was it consistent with the country's ideals?
To what extent has Westward expansion lived up to the ideal of the United States?
Important vocabulary you'll need to know...
Important vocabulary you'll need to know...
Content Vocabulary
Content Vocabulary
Thomas Jefferson - third president, plantation owner, slaveholder
Louisiana Purchase - In 1803, the United States bought Louisiana from France for fifteen million dollars
Lewis and Clark - Leaders of a Discovery Expedition to cross the newly acquired land after the Louisiana Purchase
Indian Removal Act 1830 - Signed by Andrew Jackson; authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to lands west of the Mississippi River.
Trail of Tears - a series of forced relocations of approximately 60,000 Native Americans in the US to areas west of the Mississippi River.
Andrew Jackson - seventh president of the United States
Manifest Destiny - a wide held cultural belief in the 1800s United States that setters were destined to expand across North America
Mexican American War - an armed conflict between the US and Mexico from 1846-1848 started to help the US fulfill its Manifest Destiny
Texan Annexation - The Republic of Texas declared independence from Mexico in 1836 and was admitted into the US as the 28th state in 1845.
Academic Vocabulary
Academic Vocabulary
Interpret - explain the meaning of something (video, political cartoon, speech, etc.)
Compare - note the similarities between one or more objects, ideas, etc.
Contrast - note the differences between one or more objects, ideas, etc.
Identify - recognize, point out, locate
Analyze - break down complex topics and ideas into small parts in order to get a better understanding of it
Evaluate - to make a judgement on the importance, quality, or worth of an object, idea or piece of content
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