8th Grade: Unit 7

CQ: How do government policies create turning points in history?

CQ: How do government policies create turning points in history?

Staging the Compelling Question

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Supporting Question 1: 

How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson? (DBQ Project)

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Supporting Question 2: 

How did Manifest Destiny lead to oppressive policies?

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Supporting Question 3: 

What is the Main Reason Seminole Resistance was so Strong? (U.S. Vol 1 Mini-Qs Units 13-24)

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Supporting Question 4: 

Why did Texas revolt against the Mexican government? (DIG)

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Supporting Question 5: 

How did the U.S. go to war with Mexico?

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Summative Performance Task

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Taking Informed Action

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