Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- The causes of United States' expansionism prior to the Civil War.
- The courses of United States' expansionism prior to the Civil War.
- The consequences of United States' expansionism prior to the Civil War.
- Causes and effects of documents related to U.S. expansionism prior to the Civil War, including the Treaty of Paris of 1783, the Northwest Ordinance of 1785, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Indian Removal Act Causes and effects of vital events and ideas related to expansionism prior to the Civil War, including the Trail of Tears, Manifest Destiny, the Mexican War and Cession, Texas Independence, the acquisition of Oregon, the California Gold Rush, and the Western Trails.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Locate points on a map.
- Describe causes, courses, and consequences of United States' expansionism prior to the Civil War.
- Analyze primary sources relating to the United States' expansionism prior to the Civil War.
- Analyze key events and ideas that influenced U.S. expansionism prior to the Civil War.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- There were many causes, courses, and consequences of United States' expansionism prior to the Civil War.
Vocabulary
- interpretation
- Ordinance
- expansionism
- Manifest Destiny
