Westward Expansion (SE.US 4.01 & 4.04)

Why did people move West?  Who owned the West and why?  Was their authority legitimate?  Was the government responsive to its citizens’ needs and interests?  How can individual needs and interests?  How can individual rights be protected within the context of majority rule?  Why do people behave as they do?

The class will explore the expansion of the United States west, through the Louisiana Purchase, the Oklahoma land rush, American Indian treaties and conflicts, and the gold rush.  We will explore the cause and effects of the decisions made to expand our country, provide for needs of some as we comprise needs for others.  Overview information will also include the Monroe Doctrine, the Manifest Destiny, Louisiana Purchase, the Battle of the Alamo and the Mexican War.


SE.US 4.01 = Analyzes the quest for expansionism in the United States between 1789 and 1860.
PROFICIENT = *Describes major national events between 1789 and 1860, include a timeline.
*Analyzes the Monroe Doctrine and the belief in Manifest Destiny.
*Describes the impact of the Louisiana Purchase, Battle of the Alamo and the Mexican War.
*Analyzes the interactions of various cultural groups during this time period.
SE.US 4.04 = Explains the individual development and identity of those that moved westward during the late 19th Century.

PROFICIENT = *Summarize why people began to settle the west.
*Describe important events in westward expansion.
*Analyze the impact of westerners on native inhabitants.
*Researches a famous individual during this time period.

l4_seus_401_west_project

Be sure and cite your sources on your project.

All work should be submitted digitally (by e-mail from gaggle.net account) with:
-    Your name
-    Standard#
-    Grade you expect & why (refer to the rubric)
-    What you did well / what you would change next time
-    Your work
Project DUE:  Monday, Feb. 22, 2010 Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010


RESOURCES:
Holt on-line Text: American Anthem (Chapter 13)
For user name & password, see Ms. Menadelook or you may check out a book.

Biography of America video & other interactive activities
http://www.learner.org/resources/series123.html

Interactive Map of USA – geographical features (fun!)
http://www.learner.org/interactives/historymap/sea.html

GIS For History
http://www.gisforhistory.org/projects/expansion/

Son of the South
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/texas/westward-expansion.htm

US Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0027/twps0027.html

Manifest Destiny
http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/prelude/manifest_destiny_overview.html

Louisiana Purchase
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/texas/louisiana-purchase.htm

The Battle of the Alamo
http://www.thealamo.org/
http://history-world.org/alamo2.htm

The Monroe Doctrine
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/jd/16321.htm

US/Mexican War
http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/index_flash.html

Gold Rush
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/
http://pbskids.org/wayback/goldrush/features.html

Alaska Gold Rush Photographs
http://www.library.state.ak.us/hist/goldrush/table.html