Westward Expansion

Students will read and analyze excerpts from John L. O'Sullivan's "The Great Nation of Futurity" and his early thoughts on the precursor to Manifest Destiny by answering 24 questions and completing 3 extension tasks. They will also analyze 4 images...

Looking for a new US History review game to add to you toolbox? This is a fun review for the Early US History - 13 Colonies to Reconstruction using the game History Blocks! This is the BUNDLE, which means you are getting all 6 games,...

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the people and events of westward expansion, Manifest Destiny, and the Mexican-American War with this editable test. The questions are short answer, true/false/fix, image identification, and multiple choice...

Students will learn about the people and events of the Mexican-American War by reading 4 outline style pages (causes, people, battles, role of media, treaty, effects, etc) and completing the following tasks: 5 short answer questions, 10 matching, writing...

Students will review what they learned about westward expansion and Manifest Destiny by making trading cards, a cube (2 options), or both. Each project balances academics with personal choice and historically responsible creativity. The topics span the...

Students will review the growth of America (American expansion) including the Proclamation Line of 1763, the Louisiana Purchase, the Mexican Cession, Seward's Folly, the annexation of Hawaii, and everything in between. They will read a brief overview of...

Texas History students will review the different points of view of the annexation of Texas by creating a pamphlet to persuade the undecided Texans which stance to take. There are 11 expectations for students to fulfill while balancing historical accuracy...

Students will get an overview of Manifest Destiny, Texas Annexation, the Mexican-American War, the Compromise of 1850 with this presentation. It discusses the elections of 1840, 1844, and 1848, propaganda during the Mexican-American War, the background...

Address a variety of learning styles with reading passages that also contain embedded video links! These pages are easy to print-and-go OR send to your students to view through Google Classroom. If you find that your textbook is...

Teach students about Westward Expansion in this easy-to-use PowerPoint and notes set. Students will be able to follow along in the classroom without writing too much. It also allows for easy differentiation for you to help all students be successful...

Students will complete a 3 part activity to review President Polk and his presidency. The first part has 5 questions to help students review factual parts of Polk's time in office. In the second part of the activity students "interview" Polk right after...

Students complete an interview activity to review Taylor's presidency. They first answer 5 history based questions, then they "interview" Taylor after becoming president (5 questions and answers), and then they conduct his last interview prior to his...