The United States Expands
Overview of the Unit
In this unit students will learn the difficulties families had as they traveled and settled in the west.
Essential Questions
- What events caused the United States to Expand?
- Why did Americans Spread west?
Student Outcomes
- I can describe the troubles that families had as they settled the west.
- I can explain the implications of people spreading across the United States.
- I can explain how issues with the Native Americans were dealt with throughout the period of Westward Expansion
- I can describe what drove land expansion in the 19th century
Standards (ACT Readiness Standards)
- CLR 501: Locate and interpret minor or subtly stated details in somewhat challenging passages
- CLR 502: Locate important details in more challenging passages
- CLR 503: Draw subtle logical conclusions in somewhat challenging passages
- CLR 504: Draw logical conclusions in more challenging passages
- CLR 505: Paraphrase virtually any statement as it is used in somewhat challenging passages
- IDT 501: Infer a central idea or theme in somewhat challenging passages or their paragraphs
- IDT 502: Identify a clear central idea or theme in more challenging passages or their paragraphs
- IDT 503: Summarize key supporting ideas and details in more challenging passages