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Unit 9- Growth: Westward Expansion
Concepts: Manifest Destiny and Immigration
Enduring Understandings (Big Ideas):
 People tend to justify their actions based on ideals and principles.
 The movement of people and ideas affects all.
Essential Questions:
 How was the idea of Manifest Destiny used to justify westward expansion?
 How did Manifest Destiny affect different groups of people within and around the United
States?
 What push-pull factors impacted westward expansion?
Academic Vocabulary:
 N/A
Language of Instruction:
 Annexation
 Manifest Destiny
 Immigration
 Social Roots
 Acquisitions
 Transcontinental
Student Friendly Standards
 1A – I can identify westward expansion.
 1B – I can put events in chronological order.
 1C – I can explain why 1803 is important.
 6B – I can explain that Manifest Destiny is a result of peoples’ political, social, and economic
views.
 6C – I can analyze how Manifest Destiny is related to westward expansion.
 6D – I can explain why and how we fought the U.S.-Mexican War and its effects.
 6E –I can identify all of the areas that were added to form the U.S.
 10A – I can locate important places and regions in the 1600’s, 1700’s, and 1800’s.
 10B – I can compare the physical and human characteristics of places and regions of the United
States.
 11C –I can describe how different immigrant groups interacted with the environment in the
1600’s, 1700’s, and 1800’s.
 23A – I can identify different groups that settled in the United States and explain why they
immigrated.
 25A – I can trace the development of religious freedom in the United States.
 27D – I can explain how improvements in technology caused industrialization and opened up
the west.
Unit 9: GROWTH: Westward Expansion 2013-14
Unit 9- Growth: Westward Expansion
Concepts: Manifest Destiny and Immigration
History Strands
The student will:
and be able to:
identify the major eras and events in U.S. history through
1877, including… westward expansion…and describe
their causes and effects (8.1A)
understand traditional historical points of
reference in U.S. history through 1877
apply absolute and relative chronology through the
sequencing of significant individuals, events, and time
periods (8.1B)
explain the significance of the following dates: …1803,
Louisiana Purchase… (8.1C)
explain the political, economic, and social roots of
Manifest Destiny (8.6B)
understand westward expansion and its
effects on the political, economic, and
social development of the nation
analyze the relationship between the concept of Manifest
Destiny and the westward growth of the nation (8.6C)
explain the causes and effects of the U.S.-Mexican War and
their impact on the United States (8.6D)
identify areas that were acquired to form the United
States, including the Louisiana Purchase (8.6E)
Geography Strands
The student will:
understand the location and
characteristics of places and regions of the
United States, past and present
understand the physical characteristics of
North America and how humans adapted
to and modified the environment through
the mid-19th century
and be able to:
locate places and regions of importance in the United
States during the…19th centur[y] (8.10A)
compare places and regions of the United States in terms
of physical and human characteristics (8.10B)
describe how different immigrant groups interacted with
the environment in the United States during the…19th
centur[y] (8.11C)
Unit 9: GROWTH: Westward Expansion 2013-14
Unit 9- Growth: Westward Expansion
Concepts: Manifest Destiny and Immigration
Culture Strands
The student will:
and be able to:
understand the relationships between
and among people from various
groups, including racial, ethnic, and
religious groups, during the…18th,
and 19th centuries
identify selected racial, ethnic, and religious groups that
settled in the United States and explain their reasons for
immigration (8.23A)
understand the impact of religion on
the American way of life
trace the development of religious freedom in the United
States (8.25A)
Science, Technology, and Society Strands
The student will:
and be able to:
understand the impact of science and
technology on the economic
development of the United States
explain how technological innovations brought about
economic growth such as how the factory system contributed
to rapid industrialization and the Transcontinental Railroad
led to the opening of the west (8.27D)
Unit 9: GROWTH: Westward Expansion 2013-14