Grade/Course: 8 h Grade Social Studies Enduring Understandings: 1. In order for a new nation and its leaders to establish control they must create stability and a sense of trust both internally and externally. 6.1.8.A.4.a,b,c 2. Conflict and disagreement are not only inevitable but fundamental to change. 6.1.8.D.4.a,b,c 3. Technological innovations transform industry and society with positive and negative costs. 6.1.8.C.4.a,b,c 4. Economic and strategic interests lead to territorial expansion. 6.1.8.B.4.a,b Unit: Westward Expansion Length: 6 Weeks 5. People are willing to move and take risks for economic, political, and religious opportunities. 6.1.8.D.2.a,b 6. Our nation continues to be influenced by political and popular beliefs. 6.1.8.A.4.a,b,c 7. Regional variations result in cultural, social, economic, and political differences. 6.1.8.D.4.a 8. Reformers share a strong belief in the power of an individual to improve him/her self and an obligation for improving society. 6.1.8.D.4.b,c 9. Our nation continues to be challenged by economic and social inequality. 6.1.8.A.4.a; 6.1.8.D.4.a Essential Questions Critical Knowledge and Needed Skills Resources Assessments What are the qualities of a good leader? How does the United States interact with other nations and world affairs? How does change cause conflict? How does technological change influence people s lives and society? What are the Critical Knowledge Describe the qualities necessary for successful leadership. Describe the political and financial decisions made by America s early presidents that established stability, trust, and growth in the new nation. Explain how international events both past and present impact America. Summarize the impact of the War Discovery Education National Archives form on analyzing photographs/artwork found at www.archives.gov/digital_classro om/index.html Teacher Created Learning Materials Binders: Westward Expansion and The Industrial Revolution Teacher Created Learning Materials Primary Source Boxes: Pioneers, Westward Expansion, Industrial Revolution, Native Formative Suggestions: Quizzes Tests Homework Map Study Graphic Organizers Journal Writes Socratic Dialogue Debates Short Research Report Summative Suggestions: Performance Task Student Newspaper or
consequences of territorial expansion? How does immigration/ migration change the environment or culture we live in? What are the root causes of oppression, prejudice, and bias? How has political participation evolved throughout the history of our country? of 1812. Define Nationalism. Explain how and why public opinion influences politics and the agendas/values of political parties. Evaluate the role of Lewis and Clark in America s movement west. Summarize the causes of conflict between westward moving pioneers and Native Americans from Lewis & Clark through Andrew Jackson s Indian Removal Act. Americans, Slavery Gloucester Township: Grade Level Film List Gloucester Township: Social Studies Wiki http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/ modules/westward/index.cfm http://www.internet4classrooms.c om/soc_amhis.htm http://www.history.com/topics/w estward-expansion http://besthistorysites.net/index.p hp/americanhistory/1800/westward-expansion http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/ lesson_plans/ Magazine: A Decade in Print Explanation: Have students (individually or in groups) create a newspaper or magazine which focuses on a decade covered in this unit written in the style of a daily newspaper or current news magazine like Time or Newsweek Note: Students may use unit notes and handouts to guide the writing. Analyze the effects of the Industrial Revolution on American life. Identify major in inventions/technological developments that changed America s economy, trading patterns, and environment. Identify factors that cased urbanization and industrialization.
Explain the lasting impact of Jacksonian democracy. Define the concept of Manifest Destiny and assess its impact on America s vision of itself. Formulate and evaluate the reasons immigrants traveled to the US during the 1800s. Describe the immigrant experience in various regions of the US during the 1800s. Explain why reform movements often develop out of religious teachings. Describe the social reform movements of the time period (abolitionists, suffrage movement, labor movement, etc.) and their accomplishments. Explain how the views of reformers began to influence public opinion and the literary/artistic themes of the mid- 1800s. Describe how the US continued to
expand its borders through the Gold Rush, Texas Revolution, and the Mexican War. Examine how each expansion of America s borders caused additional conflict and genocide of Native Americans. Identify the diverse peoples who comprised the US between 1789-1860. Needed Skills: Trace and use a variety of maps to analyze territorial expansion of the country. Expand student Social Studies based vocabulary through word analysis and context clue settings. Compare and contrast presidents and time periods. Analyze primary and secondary source documents to make informed decisions. Illustrate the movement of groups of people during Westward Expansion.
Use computer applications to gather and organize information and to solve problems. Interpret events from the perspective of pioneers, settlers, miners, immigrants, Native Americans, etc. Debate past events/ideas (the value of technology, Manifest Destiny, Native American Rights, and social reform) and make relevant connections to today (cell use/computers space exploration, the Genocide in Darfur, national healthcare). Analyze poetry for its literal and figurative meaning. Thoughtfully respond to (either verbally or through writing) historical content questions. Identify bias and point of view in the reporting of historical events Create, revise, edit, and publish writing in various modes creative, persuasive, journalistic.
Key Terms policy, administration, cabinet, political party, economy, treaty, embargo, profit, tariff, capitalism, neutral, foreign, domestic, international, administration, War of 1812, pioneer, Louisiana Purchase, expansion, expedition, impressment, War Hawk, Nationalism, doctrine, Monroe Doctrine, canal, economy, factory system, standardization, industrial revolution, progress, innovation, technology, textile, interchangeable parts, mass production, cotton gin, Erie Canal, National Road, sectionalism, regionalism, compromise Jacksonian Democracy, Indian Removal Act, relocate, Trail of Tears, public opinion, immigration, emigration, revival, reform, steerage, famine, prejudice, bias, strike, cottage industry, rehabilitate, temperance, utopia, abolitionist, suffrage, Underground Railroad, passive resistance, civil disobedience, Amistad, transcendentalism, Shaker, asylums, Conestoga Wagon, Santa Fe Trail, Battle of the Alamo, annex, Oregon Trail, Gold Rush, Mormon, Manifest Destiny, cede, cession, forty-niner, boomtown, reservation, chuck wagon, cowboy, settler, savage, territory, longhorn, bison, panning, miners, prospectors, statehood, Curriculum Connections Suggestions Geography: Map Language Arts Literacy: Read and analyze the poem, The Builders by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Language Arts Literacy: Create a monument and epitaph for Thomas Jefferson or another figure from Westward Expansion LAL: Read and discuss the historical accuracy of novels Runs with Horses, Children of the West, Sarah Plain and Tall, (building specific selections) Math: Have students compare and graph the cost of living and labor trends in the 1800s to today. Food at http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodfaq5.ht ml Inflation at http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ Child labor http://www.woonsocket.org/slaterchildlab or.html
Transcontinental Railroad, frontier, ritual, totem, ethnicity, nationality, customs, cultural transmission, assimilation, etc. Science: Investigate the spread of infectious diseases such as cholera to the Native American population as white settlers moved West http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/lesson_ plans/lesson09.htm Fine & Performing Arts: Study Native American and Frontier images of George Catlin, Frederic Remington, Charles Bird King, Charles Marion Russell, Currier & Ives, and American Progress by John Gast. Have students compare and contrast the realities of the American west with the mythic status these works help to create Current Events: Incorporate appropriate and timely events
Video War of 1812 The Aftermath of the War of 1812 Expansion Skirmishes & the War of 1812: 1811, 1815, & 1817 The Supreme Court and Nationalism Nationalism and Party Politics The Lewis and Clark Expedition Jefferson Commissions Lewis and Clark to Explore Western Lands Indian Removal Act The Indian Removal Act Conflict: Trail of Tears New England's Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution Comes to America Early Industrial America Important Technological Developments During the Era of Jacksonian Democracy, 1828-1837 Economic Democracy Manifest Destiny Native Americans and Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny: Starting a War Coming to America: New York's Immigrants Immigration Waves Transcendentalism Abolition Movement: Ending Slavery Civil Rights Movement: Equality for All Americans The Abolitionists Abolitionists Women's Suffrage Movement: Gaining Equality for Women Gold Rush The Gold Rush
Audio Skill Builder The Texas Revolution from Mexico The Mexican War, 1846-1848 The Mexican War and Its Consequences Westward Expansion Westward Expansion: A Glorious Story Factory Work Machines and Factories The Monroe Doctrine The Monroe Doctrine The Impact of Interchangeable Parts Transcontinental Railroad The Transcontinental Railroad and the Growth of Denver, Colorado 1810-1811: National Road, Battle of Tippecanoe, Louisiana Slave Revolt, Fort Astoria Santa Fe Trail Westward Movement and the Oregon Trail The Oregon Trail, 1843 Stuff You Missed in History Class Podcast: How the Louisiana Purchase Worked Expanding Our Nation: The Louisiana Purchase & Florida U.S. Government: The First 200 Years: Jackson's Politics The American West: Myth & Reality: Manifest Destiny The History of American Literature: Transcendentalism The War of 1812 Women's Voting Rights