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Process
1) You will create a flapbook.
2) You should have 9 tabs in your flapbook.
3) Label each tab with one of the following events. Write about each event making sure to address the bulleted points under each category below. You will write neatly and include a hand-drawn illustration on each page.
4) After all pages in your flapbook have been completed, you will choose one topic and write a newpaper article for "The New Nation News" publication. You will follow the format presented to you by your teacher.
Louisiana Purchase
- Identify reasons people migrated west
- Explain the significance of the Louisiana Purchase
- Why is the Louisana Purchase considered a bargain
Lewis and Clark
- Why did Jefferson send Lewis and Clark to Explore the Northwest?
- Where did they explore and what did they find?
War of 1812
- What were the tensions that led to the War of 1812?
- Identify key battles in the conflict
- How did the War of 1812 affect Americans?
The Monroe Doctrine
- Explain the significance of the Monroe Doctorine
- Why did the United States want to prevent new European colonies in the Americas?
Industrial Revolution
- Identify important inventions during the Industrial Revolution
- Explain how new forms of transportation helped cities grow
- How did the Industrial Revolution change people's lives?
The Age of Andrew Jackson
- Explain the impact of Andrew Jackson's presidency
- Define Manifest Destiny and the effects it had on our Nations growth
Heading West
- Identify at least three routes that people took to travel/settle in western territories
- Analyze the struggles and successes that these pioneers faced
- How did westward expansion affect Native Americans?
- How did population change during this period?
http://doe.sd.gov/octa/ddn4learning/themeunits/west/ss.htm
http://www.cybrary.org/westward.htm
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/westwardmovement.htm
Texas and the War with Mexico
Identify sources of conflict between Texans and the Mexican government
How did conflicts with Mexico change the United States
California Gold Rush
Who discovered gold in California?
What happened after people learned of his discovery?
What effect did forty-niners have on California?
Why did the growth of California's population create a desire for statehood?
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