Unit 3: The Growth of the Republic
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Cluster 1: Foreign Policy Decisions of the Early Republic (Lessons 1-13)
Were the foreign policy decisions made by the leaders of the Early Republic shaped more by the nation’s declared values or other interests?
How did Indigenous Nations take action to protect their sovereignty and what motivated their choices?
How did the people and government of the United States respond to Indigenous resistance? What were the consequences?
Were the foreign policy decisions made by the leaders of the Early Republic shaped more by the nation’s declared values or other interests?
How did Indigenous Nations take action to protect their sovereignty and what motivated their choices?
How did the people and government of the United States respond to Indigenous resistance? What were the consequences?
Lesson 1: How Do Values and Interests Shape a Nation?
Lesson 2: Foreign Policy Decisions in the Northwest Territory
Lesson 3: Foreign Policy Advice for Presidents of the Early Republic
Lesson 4: The United States and the Haitian Revolution
Lesson 5: Analyzing Artifacts from the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lesson 6: Foreign Policy Decisions in the Louisiana Territory
Lessons 7-9: Inquiry Cycle: Analyzing Resistance Strategies of Indigenous Nations
Lesson 10: The Mashpee Wampanoag Fight for Sovereignty (1834 - Present)
Literacy Block: Shawnee Sovereignty after Tecumseh (optional)
Lesson 11: Perspectives on the Indian Removal Act
Lesson 12: The Trail of Tears and The Resilience of the Cherokee Nation
Literacy Block: Indian Removal Stories of Other Indigenous Nations (optional)
Lesson 13: Pausing For Practice: Curating Evidence to Support a Claim
Cluster 2: Slavery in the Early Republic (Lessons 14-19)
How was slavery connected to the nation’s economic and territorial growth?
How did free and enslaved African Americans resist oppression and show resilience?
How was slavery connected to the nation’s economic and territorial growth?
How did free and enslaved African Americans resist oppression and show resilience?
Lesson 14: Cotton, Slavery, and the Economics of Expansion
Lesson 15: The Cotton Gin, Cotton Mills, and Northern Connections to Slavery
Lesson 16: The Cotton Economy, Slavery and Wealth
Lesson 17: Enslavement and Resistance
Lesson 18: Perspectives of the Enslaved
Lesson 19: Resistance to Enslavement
Literacy Block: Music as Resistance (optional)
Literacy Block: Slave Rebellions (optional)
Cluster 3: The Economy and Workers of the Early Republic (Lessons 20-24)
Who benefited and who was harmed by the economy of the Early Republic?
Who benefited and who was harmed by the economy of the Early Republic?
Lesson 20: Building the Early Republic: The Civic Value of Education
Lesson 21: The Economy and Workers of the Early Republic
Lesson 22: Researching and Analyzing the Industries and Work of the Early Republic
Lesson 23: Expert Convention: The Economy of the Early Republic
Lesson 24: Webbing the Economic Ecosystem of the Early Republic
Day 1: Teacher Guidance, Student Handout
Day 2: Teacher Guidance, Student Handout
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