September 21- November 3
How can we help our community appreciate the history of indigenous people that live in Northern Michigan?
Students will create a visual timeline showing life at different points in time using a local landmark (i.e. boardman river, sleepy bear dunes)
Students will create a project slice using project standards for younger students to complete during Native American Heritage Month next November
North America to 1500 CE - use a case study to describe the culture and economy of Indigenous Peoples in North America prior to 1500.
Westward Expansion – analyze the annexation of the west through the Louisiana Purchase, the removal of Indigenous Peoples from their ancestral homelands, the Mexican-American War, the growth of a system of commercial agriculture, and the idea of Manifest Destiny.
Consequences of Expansion – develop an argument based on evidence about the positive and negative consequences of territorial and economic expansion on Indigenous Peoples.
America at Century’s End – compare and contrast the United States in 1800 with the United States in 1898, focusing on similarities and differences.