Social Studies Week 5
October 26
Social Studies this quarter will focus primarily on American history and civics. This week: U.S. expansion across the continent, beginning in the early 19th century.
Read and do the questions. You can also find it on page 52 of your text. Check the answers below.
westward expansion reading and exercise.pdfClick to check answers
1=3
2=2
3=3
4=4
Do the exercise (page 54 in your text).
westward expansion SV practice.pdfClick for answers
1=3
2=1
3=4
In order to "settle" the continent, many Native Americans (Indians) were displaced. The video and link below will introduce you to one of the most infamous campaigns to steal lands from indigenous people.
Reading:
icivics manifest destiny.pdfAmerican Progress,
by John Gast (1872). This painting was intended to be representative of the Zeitgeist (spirit of the age), meaning it was a depiction of the idea of manifest destiny. Look at the painting: what do the people, animals, etc. represent? What is the artists attitude towards US expansion?
Do some research and used your own observations to answer these questions. Type your thoughts in an email and send them to me at cjensen@tacomacommunityhouse.org
