Unit 5, Day 30

Learning Objectives

• Unit 5: Learning Objective A Explain the context in which sectional conflict emerged from 1844 to 1877. (SKILL: CONTEXTUALIZATION)
• Unit 5: Learning Objective B Explain the causes and effects of westward expansion from 1844 to 1877. (GEO)
• Unit 5: Learning Objective C Explain the causes and effects of the Mexican– American War. (WOR)
• Unit 5: Learning Objective D Explain the similarities and differences in how regional attitudes affected federal policy in the period after the Mexican–American War. (NAT)
• Unit 5: Learning Objective E Explain the effects of immigration from various parts of the world on American culture from 1844 to 1877. (ARC)
• Unit 5: Learning Objective F Explain how regional differences related to slavery caused tension in the years leading up to the Civil War. (SOC)
• Unit 5: Learning Objective G Explain the political causes of the Civil War. (PCE)