8th Grade: Unit 6

CQ: Was It Destiny to Move West? (C3 Teachers)

CQ: Was It Destiny to Move West? (C3 Teachers)

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Staging the Compelling Question

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Supporting Question 1: 

What factors influenced westward expansion?

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Supporting Question 2: 

What new technologies influenced westward expansion?

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Supporting Question 3: 

How did westward expansion create conflicts with American Indians?

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Summative Performance Task

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Taking Informed Action

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