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\nBecoming Us: Resistance\n

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\nThe three case studies in the Becoming Us: Resistance unit module look at the individuals and groups who have resisted the antidemocratic forces of inequality and oppression. The Fighting For Freedom resource has young historians...\n
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\nBecoming Us: Borderlands\n

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\nThree case studies make up a unit the looks at the power contentions and exchanges in the borderlands that have shaped the United States. The first case study focuses on creating the US southern border and the experiences of people...\n
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\nBecoming Us\n

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\nThe mission statement of the National Museum of American History’s Becoming US: Teaching Immigration and Migration History in the 21st Century series is to provide “educational resources for high school teachers and students to learn...\n
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\nImpact of the U.S. Expansion on Indigenous People and Stereotypes About Native American People\n

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\nThe 2004 U.S. bicentennial sparks a discussion about its meaning and importance to United States history. Readings, maps, tables, and reflective writing prompt small groups to explore the westward expansion, Lewis and Clark, and how...\n
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\nThe Impact of Westward Expansion on Native American Communities\n

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\nAlthough Westward Expansion is often romanticized, its impact was devastating on Native American communities. Primary source documents, including pictures of United States troops invading indigenous lands and Native American tribes, tell...\n
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\nNative American Policy\n

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\nStudents examine federal policies regarding Native Americans. In this Native American assimilation and removal policies lesson, students conduct research to compare the changes in federal policy regarding Native Americans between the...\n
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\nIndian Nations vs. Settlers on the American Frontier: 1786–1788\n

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\nOnce Americans won the Revolutionary War, their quest to gain land did not end. An interesting activity focuses on Americans' expansion into the frontier following the war and how it conflicted with Native Americans living in the area....\n
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\nNative Resistance: Native Resistance Then and Now\n

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\nNative Americans lost so much—and gained so little in return. Scholars explore Native Americans' resistance to the United States government. The lesson uses primary sources to explore the different forms of protest and gives a voice to...\n
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\nLewis and Clark and the Native Americans\n

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\nStudents practice using maps and identifying landmarks on the Lewis and Clark expedition. They research Lewis and Clark's relationship with the Native Americans and report their findings to the class. They identify the impact of the...\n
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\n1850-1874 Native Americans and Settlers\n

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\nDid Western settlers receiving free land from the Homestead Act realize it wasn't really free at all? Scholars investigate the impact Western expansion had on Native American culture in the mid-1800s. They use documents, timelines, and...\n
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\nChoosing Sides: The Native Americans' Role in the American Revolution\n

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\nStudents analyze the different roles assumed by various Native American tribes during the American Revolution. They examine the issues involved for Native Americans in choosing the British or the American side of the conflict, such as...\n
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\nEvaluating Perspectives on Westward Expansion\n

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\nAlthough popular culture tells the story of the American West simplistically, its reality is far more complex. Native American tribes—while already on the land—didn't have the same interests, and conflicts between white settlers and...\n
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\nTaming the Frontier\n

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\nStudents examine paintings by Thomas Cole and Jasper Francis Cropsey as windows into American frontier life. They consider the pioneer's relationship with nature and the role of Native Americans in the pioneer's lives and settlements.\n
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\nWhose Manifest Destiny? Westward Expansion\n

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\nYour land is my land! Young historians investigate the concept of Manifest Destiny used by the United States government to justify western expansion. Jigsaw groups read primary source documents to gain an understanding of the movement...\n
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\nIn the Footprints of Lewis and Clark: 19th Century Artists -- Depictions of Native Americans\n

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\nEighth graders read excerpts of \"Undaunted Courage\" by Stephen Ambrose. As a class, they view slides of artwork from the time period of westward expansion and Native Americans, write their reactions and share them with the class. To...\n
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\nLewis and Clark and Native Americans, Part II\n

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\nStudents research the Native Americans living in the regions explored by Lewis and Clark. They identify the modern-day names of sites claimed by the Lakota Indians, and create a poster of the original Native American names.\n
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\nLearning about Native Americans through Artifact Analysis and Artwork\n

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\nSixth graders assess how a Native American's environment and the geographic region where they lived influenced their food, clothing, shelter and the overall culture of a tribe. They study the impact of conservation, family, rural life,...\n
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\nConflict in Alabama in the 1830s: Native Americans, Settlers, and Government\n

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\nTo better understand the Indian Removal Act of 1830, class members examine primary source documents including letters written by Alabama governors and the Cherokee chiefs. The activity is part of a unit on the expansion of the United...\n
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\nReasons for Westward Expansion\n

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\n\"Go West, young man!\" is a familiar refrain in American history. But why did people leave their homes in the East to travel westward and what impact did that movement have on people already living in the American West? By examining...\n
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\nManifest Destiny: U.S. Territorial Expansion\n

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\nA close examination of John Gast's painting \"American Progress\" launches a study of the concept of Manifest Destiny used to justify United States' policy of westward expansion. Young historians read statements from persons with different...\n
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\nImpact of Westward Expansion on Indigenous Populations\n

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\nStudents study the impact of westward expansion on Native American populations. They create a diorama of a Native American scene, write imaginary letters as a pioneer child reflecting on his/her experiences, and create story sticks that...\n
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\nAmerican Imperialism\n

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\nHas the United States always been an empire? This video is packed with information on America's endeavors during the age of new imperialism, including the displacement of indigenous peoples through territorial acquisition, how wars were...\n
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\nWestward Expansion: The American Indian Experience\n

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\nStudents complete a brief presentation documenting the life of an American Indian. In class, students discuss the pros and cons of placing American Indians on a reservation. After their discussion, students choose a issue in Native...\n
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\nWagons West: Native Americans\n

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\nPupils examine interactions between Native Americans and settlers. In this Westward Expansion lesson, students analyze select passages from Plains Indians by Dana Newmann and The World of Native Americans by Marion Wood. Pupils...\n
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