Lesson and activity on conflict of cultures in which students study U.S. overtaking lands of Mexico and California and form policy on property rights and citizenship of conquered cultures. Activity guidelines, questions for discussion and resource material provided.

Concepts

manifest destiny, westward expansion

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Additional Tags

crf: conflict of cultures: president polk and the taking of the west, james k. polk, u.s. war with mexico

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)