Westward Expansion

Students will review a year of United States History (American History, US History) with the critical thinking review game, "what doesn't belong and why?" Each topic has up to 11 sets of terms or phrases (people, events, terms, laws, documents, speeches,...

Students will review a year of United States History (American History, US History) with the critical thinking review game, "what doesn't belong and why?" Each topic has up to 11 sets of terms or phrases (people, events, terms, laws, documents, speeches,...

These are 215+ focus questions, thinking prompts, essential questions, objectives, guiding questions, review questions, discussion questions, or essay topics you can use for US History (American History, United States History) from Colonization...

Students will read and analyze primary sources to get a deeper understanding of the people, events, debates, and more from westward expansion, the Mexican-American War, and Manifest Destiny. The topics include Manifest Destiny, the California Gold Rush...

Students will read and analyze two points of view on the annexation of Texas (Henry Clay against it and John O'Sullivan for it) by answering 35 questions and completing two extension tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be...

Students will review a year of United States History (American History, US History) with the critical thinking review game, "what doesn't belong and why?" Each topic has up to 11 sets of terms or phrases (people, events, terms, laws, documents, speeches,...

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...

Students will demonstrate an understanding of what they learned in each unit of American History (U.S. History) with these editable tests and quizzes. Depending on the topic, the questions include image analysis, primary source excerpts, maps, fill in...

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...