Page:Resources LibraryArrow iconCurriculum:Government and Politics: Civics for the American ExperimentUnit 7: American Expansion (1830-1860)Icon based on badge text11 LessonsSave to My LibraryShareLessonsPrevious slideNext slideLessonUnit 7 Deconstructed DBQ – Mini-Lesson3 ActivitiesHow did the drive for territorial expansion shape the nation’s identity and create new challenges for the United States? LessonGeography and History: A Map-Based Inquiry – Lesson Plan5 ActivitiesHow has geography influenced economic development, population trends, and historical events in the U.S.? LessonInfrastructure in the Era of Expansion – Timeline Lesson Plan1 ActivitiesHow did economic factors drive westward expansion and create new opportunities and challenges?LessonLand Acquisition and Westward Movement – Timeline Lesson Plan1 ActivitiesHow did the acquisition of new territories impact the nation's growth and development?LessonVoices From Western Expansion – Lesson Plan2 ActivitiesExplore the stories of individuals traveling westward for new opportunities.LessonMigration West – Lesson Plan1 ActivitiesExplain the various factors that drove immigration west and the challenges and opportunities experienced. LessonTrail of Tears Stations – Lesson Plan1 ActivitiesDescribe how U.S. expansion affected Native American communities. LessonIs the Constitution Pro or Anti-Slavery? – Lesson Plan1 ActivitiesAnalyze primary source documents to determine the author's perspective on slavery and the U.S. Constitution.LessonDevelopment of Sectionalism and Rising Tensions – Timeline Lesson Plan1 ActivitiesHow did the expansion of slavery into new territories intensify sectional tensions? LessonAbolition Views Sorting – Lesson Plan1 ActivitiesWhat did Americans think about slavery in the nineteenth century?LessonHow Enslaved People Resisted Slavery – Lesson Plan2 ActivitiesHow did enslaved people resist slavery in their daily lives?
LessonUnit 7 Deconstructed DBQ – Mini-Lesson3 ActivitiesHow did the drive for territorial expansion shape the nation’s identity and create new challenges for the United States?
LessonGeography and History: A Map-Based Inquiry – Lesson Plan5 ActivitiesHow has geography influenced economic development, population trends, and historical events in the U.S.?
LessonInfrastructure in the Era of Expansion – Timeline Lesson Plan1 ActivitiesHow did economic factors drive westward expansion and create new opportunities and challenges?
LessonLand Acquisition and Westward Movement – Timeline Lesson Plan1 ActivitiesHow did the acquisition of new territories impact the nation's growth and development?
LessonVoices From Western Expansion – Lesson Plan2 ActivitiesExplore the stories of individuals traveling westward for new opportunities.
LessonMigration West – Lesson Plan1 ActivitiesExplain the various factors that drove immigration west and the challenges and opportunities experienced.
LessonTrail of Tears Stations – Lesson Plan1 ActivitiesDescribe how U.S. expansion affected Native American communities.
LessonIs the Constitution Pro or Anti-Slavery? – Lesson Plan1 ActivitiesAnalyze primary source documents to determine the author's perspective on slavery and the U.S. Constitution.
LessonDevelopment of Sectionalism and Rising Tensions – Timeline Lesson Plan1 ActivitiesHow did the expansion of slavery into new territories intensify sectional tensions?
LessonAbolition Views Sorting – Lesson Plan1 ActivitiesWhat did Americans think about slavery in the nineteenth century?
LessonHow Enslaved People Resisted Slavery – Lesson Plan2 ActivitiesHow did enslaved people resist slavery in their daily lives?
