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\nA History of the United States\n

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\nThis 262-page Core Knowledge teacher guide presents an overview of the two-volume History of the United States program designed for middle schoolers. The guide includes information about the learning strategies used, a pacing guide, the...\n
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\nHow We Got to Kansas-Nebraska\n

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\nStudents explore the causes of the Civil War. In this lesson on slavery students use primary sources to examine the evolution of the issue of  slavery and in the American political system. Students will then write a follow-up essay...\n
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\n\"Remember\n\n
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\nRemember the Alamo\n

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\nEighth graders comprehend how the siege of the Alamo and the Texas revolution laid the groundwork for the United States-Mexican War. They discuss how westward expansion led to Texas Independence. Students complete the \"Remeber the...\n
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\nManifest Destiny and the Power of Perspective\n

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\nStudents examine the concept of Manifest Destiny and the United States. They analyze the Mexican War from the perspective of the Mexicans and the Indians. They write an essay about these different perspectives.\n
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\n\"Manifest\n\n
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\nManifest Destiny and the Commercial Conquest of the United States\n

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\nYoung scholars examine the role of commerce in the United States to help fulfill Manifest Destiny. They write commercials that could have been used by the Mexicans or Americans during the Mexican War.\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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\nSunken Millions: The Way West\n

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\nRecover sunken treasure with this interactive PowerPoint! Break your class into two teams: the divers and the surfers. They'll work together to answer 20 multiple choice questions, reviewing major events that occurred during the 1800s....\n
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\nThe Battle of Glorieta Pass: A Shattered Dream\n

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\nThis lesson can be used in American history, social studies, and geography courses in units on westward expansion and the Civil War.\n
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\nThe West: US History\n

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\nIn this U.S. history activity, students read assigned textbook pages that tell the story of Westward Expansion and respond to 35 short answer questions.\n \n
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\nA Comparative Look at Migrations\n

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\nStudents explore and compare and contrast the migrations of African Americans in the United States in the decades before and after the Civil War.\n
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\nSlavery Issue And Views North Versus South Around 1850s\n

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\nStudents explore the views of both sides of the Civil War. Through class discussion and debate, they look at how each side justified their position during the Civil War. Students write a letter explaining one of the viewpoints from the...\n
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\nWhose Land Is It Anyway?\n

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\nSeventh graders comprehend the interaction and conflict beween Native Americans and white settlers in the years following the Civil War. They listen to T\"his Land is Your Land.\" Students are asked what their interpretation of the...\n
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\nAmerica Grows - Trailblazers Pave the Way\n

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\nStudents study the time period after the Revolutionary War when people were striving to move away from the coastal areas and look for pathways to the west. Westerward expansion is a central theme and students use a variety of resources...\n
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\nChapter 3 – Antebellum Innovation, Politics, and the Jackson Administration\n

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\nThe inter-war Antebellum Era was a fascinating time in U.S. History! In this textbook response worksheet, historians read assigned textbook pages regarding the topics and respond to 46 short answer display questions regarding the...\n
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\nGrowing a Nation\n

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\nEleventh graders examine the major events and inventions that changed American families and communities.  In this US History lesson, 11th graders analyze various documents dealing with the changes.  Students create a project on...\n
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\nThe Deadly Equilibrium Lesson Plan\n

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\nStudents read a narrative \"The Domestic Slave Trade\" and answer questions about states' slave trading. They read another narrative \"Runaway Journey\" and answer questions about runaway slaves. They discuss the impact of the slave trade on...\n
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\nTrails to the West\n

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\nEighth graders research American history of the 1850's. In this American history lesson, 8th graders write about how different American groups looked at the idea of Manifest Destiny. Students then draw the Oregon and Santa Fe Trail. \n
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\nManifest Destiny\n

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\nIn this United States history worksheet, middle schoolers utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions pertaining to Manifest Destiny. A short answer question is included as well.\n
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\nNorth V. South And The Bank Creation\n

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\nEighth graders investigate the economic status of America during the 1800's and the role of the bank in the early times of our country. They concentrate on the different jobs that people had in the North and South while classifying them...\n
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\nThe Industrial Revolution\n

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\nEighth graders examine the time period of the Industrial revolution in American history.  In this American History activity, 8th graders read the chapter on this time period.  Students create a presentation on this time period...\n
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\nAbraham Lincoln's Position on the Question of Slavery and Its Extension\n

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\nStudents read excerpts from Abraham Lincoln's speeches and letters between 1854 and 1861 and look for information relative to Lincoln's thoughts on the legal and Constitutional aspects of slavery.\n
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\nMoving West with the Forts: Using an Interactive Map\n

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\nSeventh graders practice reading maps and locating the forts stationed in Texas. Using the internet, they analyze westward movements from statehood to the Civil War. In groups, they complete a worksheet about the forts and share their...\n
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\nMoving West with the Forts: Using an Interactive Map\n

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\nLearners discern a map of Texas and it's forts in the early to mid-1800's. From this map they analyze movement from the moment Texas became a state to its involvement in the Civil War.\n
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\nAfrican American Emigration: Turner and McNeal\n

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\nStudents discuss reasons why African Americans may have wanted to emigrate from the United States followig the Civil War. They complete a Venn diagram noting the differences between proposals by Marcus Garvey and Henry McNeal Turner.\n
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