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Pbs: Prelude to War: Manifest Destiny WebsitePbs: Prelude to War: Manifest Destiny Website
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PBS
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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Pbs: Prelude to War: Manifest Destiny

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An introduction to Manifest Destiny - the period in American history covering continental expansion. In sharp contrast is Mexico's struggle to recover after gaining its freedom from the Spanish. Links and drop down menus provide detailed information. Well organized and detailed topics.

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manifest destiny, mexico

Additional Tags

continental expansion, national destiny, pbs, expansion of united states, manifest destiny (1840-1860)

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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The Brief American Pageant: Manifest Destiny and its Legacy

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War & Expansion

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How did the United States come to acquire two of its largest states? Your class members will learn about the sequence of events that led to and immediately followed the acquisition of Texas and California, including the Mexican-American...
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Unit Plan

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Us History: Prelude to War

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AP U.S. History learning module covers Manifest Destiny, conflict over slavery and events leading to the Civil War.
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Article

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: The Religious Origins of Manifest Destiny

National Humanities Center
Essay discussing Manifest Destiny and divine providence in westward expansion. Questions for student writing and discussion, scholars debate and links to related resources.
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Unit Plan

Humboldt Univ.: Political, Economic and Social Consequences of Manifest Destiny

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An extensive look at the consequences of manifest destiny, with emphasis on six different topics for student discussions. These include the growth of a national market economy, the impact of drastic economic changes on American society,...
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An examination of the historical background of the trade and commerce routes between early national Mexico and the United States.
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Lesson Plan

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Manifest Destiny

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[Free Registration/Login Required] Students use primary source documents to investigate central historical questions. For this investigation students use nineteenth-century maps and art, and consider the roots of American exceptionalism.
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Lesson Plan

Whose Manifest Destiny? Westward Expansion

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