8th Grade U.S. History | Westward Expansion COMPLETE Unit | Google Apps!

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• Unit Outline with Lesson-by-Lesson Overview
• 9 highly curated presentations featuring built-in Discussion Based Questions (DBQ) in both PowerPoint (PPT) & Google Slides formats
• 16 student exercise assignments complete with teacher answer keys
• 18 links to supplemental videos on YouTube
• Guided Notes Handouts for students for every lesson
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• Unit Assessment with teacher answer key

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The Northwest Territory

• Where it was and why it's important
• Northwest Ordinance of 1785
• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Louisiana Purchase

• Scope and range of the Louisiana Territory
• Who possessed the Louisiana Territory prior to the U.S.
• Why the U.S. coveted the Louisiana Territory

Manifest Destiny

• Meaning of Manifest Destiny
• Why Americans expanded westward
• Historical significance of Manifest Destiny

Impact of Westward Expansion on Native Americans

• American bias of Native American culture, customs, and traditions

Fur Trade

• Causes and effects of the American fur trade
• Impact of John Jacob Astor and the American Fur Company
• Mountain Men

Westward Trails

• California Trail, Oregon Trail, & Santa Fe Trail
• Significance of Independence, Missouri ("Queen City of the Trails")
• The Donner Party
• Hastings Cutoff
• Impact of Marcus Whitman

Texas Revolution

• Land grants & empresarios
• Importance of individuals such as Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, and Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
• Causes of the Texas Revolution
• Battles of the Texas Revolution such as the Battle of Gonzales, Battle of the Alamo, and Battle of San Jacinto
• Debate over Texas annexation
• Why Texas sought annexation

Mexican-American War

• Causes of the Mexican-American War
• Why the U.S. provoked Mexico
• Role of President James K. Polk
• Historical significance of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• Mexican Cession

California Gold Rush

• Role of John Sutter
• When and where gold was discovered in California
• "Forty-Niners", who they were and why they were called that
• Common forms of transportation prospectors used to get to California
• "Boomtowns" - what they were and their role in the California Gold Rush
• Role of Levi Strauss
• Why the California Gold Rush ended
• Effects of the California Gold Rush

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