Unit 5

Westward Expansion

EQ(S): Was it Destiny to go West?

How did westward expansion impact the issue of slavery and bring us closer to a Civil War?

1800 - 1861

TOPICS:

(may be broken down into individual units)

  • Louisiana Purchase (Jeffersonian Era)
  • Lewis and Clark expedition (Jeffersonian Era)
  • Jacksonian Democracy (Unit?)
    • Native American relationship: Trail of Tears
    • Maine Native Americans?
  • The continued issue with slavery: Missouri Compromise, 1820
    • Maine becomes a state
  • Mexican - American War, 1848
  • California Gold Rush
  • Oregon Territory
  • The Railroad & Frontier towns

Assessments for the Unit