As the nation expanded from sea to shining sea and exerted itself further on the global stage, growing sectional tensions—especially over slavery, the balance between states rights and federal power, and economic governance—resulted in political and constitutional crises. These ultimately culminated in the United States Civil War.

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A - Unit Intro & Vocab See 4 itemsHide 4 items

These curricular resources introduce students to the concepts and vocabulary they will encounter in the unit.

Unit 3A Vocabulary Opener
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Unit 3A Vocabulary Opener
U.S. History
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A - Unit Intro & Vocab: Unit 3A Vocabulary Opener
Students will be introduced to the vocabulary in Unit 3A through four different routines.
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Four introductory vocabulary routines
Vocabulary Review Activity
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Vocabulary Review Activity - Mad Libs Unit 3A
U.S. History
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A - Unit Intro & Vocab: Vocabulary Review Activity
Students can review relevant unit vocabulary and content by completing a mad libs style reading worksheet.
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Unit 3A Vocabulary Chart - Student
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Unit 3A Vocabulary Chart: Student Facing
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A - Unit Intro & Vocab: Unit 3A Vocabulary Chart - Student
Students can use this chart to review key terms in unit 3A
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Unit 3A Vocabulary Chart - Teacher
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Unit 3A Vocabulary Chart: Teacher Facing
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A - Unit Intro & Vocab: Unit 3A Vocabulary Chart - Teacher
Teachers can use this chart to review relevant unit vocabulary prior to teaching the unit.
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Chart of terms in unit

A - Unit Intro & Context See 3 itemsHide 3 items

Students will begin to build historical context for studying unit 3A content.

Unti 3A Essential Questions Introduction
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Unit 3A Essential Questions Introduction
U.S. History
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A - Unit Intro & Context: Unti 3A Essential Questions Introduction
Students will use a durable learning routine, images draw you in, to think conceptually about unit themes and essential questions.
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Northwest Ordinance (1787)
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Geographical Context: Northwest Ordinance (1787)
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A - Unit Intro & Context: Northwest Ordinance (1787)
Students will review an infographic detailing the Northwest Ordinance (1787).
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Geographical Context
Geography of North America in 1800
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Building Context: Geography of North America in 1800
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A - Unit Intro & Context: Geography of North America in 1800
Students will examine a map of North America in 1800 and make predictions about American expansion.
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Geographical and Historical Context

B - Manifest Destiny See 7 itemsHide 7 items

These curricular resources explore the causes and effects of manifest destiny in the early 1800's.

Louisiana Purchase
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Louisiana Purchase - Google Maps
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B - Manifest Destiny: Louisiana Purchase
Students will analyze an interactive google map and analyze the social, political, and economic effects of the Louisiana Purchase.
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Analysis: What was the impact of the Louisiana Purchase on the United States?
Louisiana Purchase - Jefferson's Motivations
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Louisiana Purchase - Jefferson's Motivations
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B - Manifest Destiny: Louisiana Purchase - Jefferson's Motivations
Students will analyze two primary sources to learn more about President Jefferson's motivations behind the Louisiana Purchase.
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Analysis: What motivated President Jefferson to negotiate the Louisiana Purchase?
Lewis and Clark
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Lewis and Clark
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B - Manifest Destiny: Lewis and Clark
Students will evaluate the impact of the Lewis and Clark exploration on Native Americans.
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Evaluating Sources: How did the Lewis and Clark journey impact Native Americans?
Erie Canal
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Impact of the Erie Canal
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B - Manifest Destiny: Erie Canal
Students will analyze primary and secondary sources related to the Erie Canal.
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Using Evidence: What was the impact of the Erie Canal?
Indian Removal Act Stations
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Indian Removal Act Stations
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B - Manifest Destiny: Indian Removal Act Stations
Students will analyze the Indian Removal Act through a stations activity that provides them with 7 documents to review.
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Using Evidence: What were the arguments for and against the Indian Removal Act?
Indian Removal Act Stations
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Indian Removal Act Stations - Differentiated Version
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B - Manifest Destiny: Indian Removal Act Stations
Students will analyze the Indian Removal Act through a stations activity that provides them with 7 documents to review - differentiated example.
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Differentiated Example
Elbow Room
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Geographical Reasoning Activity: Manifest Destiny & Westward Expansion
Students will analyze the lyrics of a Schoolhouse Rock video and create a visual representation of Manifest Destiny.
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Geographic Reasoning

C - Nationalism See 2 itemsHide 2 items

These curricular resources will examine the Monroe Doctrine and the War of 1812.

War of 1812
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11.03A.C.1 - War of 1812
U.S. History
Unit 11.03A: Building a Nation
C - Nationalism: War of 1812
Inquiry Question
What led to an increase in American Nationalism after the War of 1812?
Learning Objective
Explore the causes and effects of the War of 1812 by completing an inquiry-driven Cause and Effect chain.
Generate questions and connections based on their exploration of historical events before receiving explicit instruction.
Analyze how key impacts and events of the War of 1812 led to a rise in American nationalism.
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Cause & Effect Chain Review: What led to an increase in American Nationalism after the War of 1812?
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Monroe Doctrine
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The Monroe Doctrine
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C - Nationalism: Monroe Doctrine
Students will analyze short excerpts of the Monroe Doctrine and analyze the effects of this document.
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Analysis: What did the Monroe Doctrine say? How did it shape early US foregin policy?

D - Economic & Social Change See 2 itemsHide 2 items

These curricular resources examine the early women's rights movement.

Early Women's Rights Movement
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Early Women's Rights Movement
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D - Economic & Social Change: Early Women's Rights Movement
Students will compare two primary source documents regarding the early women's rights movement.
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Analysis: What were the arguments for and against women participating in the abolitionist movement? How did the abolitionist movement lead to the early women’s rights movement?
Early Women's Rights Movement
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Early Women's Rights Movement
U.S. History
Unit 11.03A: Building a Nation
D - Economic & Social Change: Early Women's Rights Movement
Students will compare two primary source documents regarding the early women's rights movement. Note: this is a differentiated example of the curricular resource with the same name, also in Unit 3A.
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DIfferentiated Example

R - Unit Review & Synthesis See 1 itemHide 1 item

This curricular resource provides students with an opportunity to synthesize what they learned in the unit before completing the End of Unit Assessment.

Unit 3A Synthesis Task
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Unit 3A Synthesis Activity
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Unit 11.03A: Building a Nation
R - Unit Review & Synthesis: Unit 3A Synthesis Task
Students will recall content learned in unit 3A and organize and align content according to the four unit themes (constitutional principles, citizenship, environment, and government). Students will then use this content as evidence to answer the unit 3A essential questions.
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Making connections across a unit of content