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