Westward Expansion
Created by Nicola Boone
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Social Studies Lessons Challenges of a New Nation
Standards: SS4H5 The student will analyze the challenges faced by the new nation.
e. Describe the causes and events of the War of 1812; include the burning of the Capitol and the
White House
SS4H6 The student will explain westward expansion of America between 1801 and 1861.
a. Describe territorial expansion with emphasis on the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark
expedition, and the acquisitions of Texas (the Alamo and independence), Oregon (Oregon Trail), and
California (Gold Rush and the development of mining towns).
b. Describe the impact of the steamboat, the steam locomotive, and the telegraph on life in
America.
c. Describe the impact of westward expansion on Native Americans.
SS4H7 The student will examine the main ideas of the abolitionist and suffrage movements.
a. Discuss the biographies of Harriet Tubman and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
b. Explain the significance of Sojourner Truth to the abolition and suffrage movements.
Westward Expansion Overview
• Westward Expansion Rap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqCO1fMWeOM
School House Rock-Elbow Room
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfoQBTPY7gk
Westward Expansion Brainpop
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/westwar
dexpansion/
What is territorial Expansion?
What are the Cumberland Gap and
the Wilderness Road?
Chapter 10 Lesson 2
What was the Louisiana Purchase and
why was it so significant?
Who were Meriwether Lewis and William
Clark? What did they accomplish?
Lewis and Clark Brainpop
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/fa
moushistoricalfigures/lewisandclark/
How can I apply what I learned about
the journey of Lewis and Clark to my
own choices about what I would do on
a journey out west?
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National Geographic
Go West Across America with Lewis an Clark
Westward Expansion links for games:
What were the causes on land and sea
of the War of 1812?
• Chapter 10 Lesson 3 pages 360-365
• Klein Book pages 49-50
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What were some of the reasons for the War of 1812?
Where were the cities located that the British were interested in
capturing?
Why did Andrew Jackson fight a battle after the war ended?
What was the result of the War of 1812 for the Americans?
Teacher Note
• Go back to overview slide (rap and video)
• How did we get to the War of 1812?
– Review Lewis and Clark
– Louisiana Purchase
– Sacagawea
What were the events of the War of
1812?
• Britain VS France
• US tried to stay neutral
– British began capturing American trading ships
– Kidnapped American sailors & force them to join navy
• Britain VS US: June 18, 1812
– US wanted to add Canada to the US
• Constitution sank British Ship
• Summer of 1814-Britian captured Washington DC. Result?
• September 1814-Britain moved to attack Baltimore, MD
• 1815-Britain attacks New Orleans
– Why is it famous?
What was the Star Spangled Banner?
Klein Book: Pages 51-52
Textbook page 363, 366-367
Resource: Star Spangled Banner printout and vocabulary matching
Activity: Star Spangled Banner Games
Why does our flag look the way it does
today?
What were the results of the War of
1812?
Chapter 10 Lesson 3-page 364-365
• 1814-Treaty of Ghent
• United States new sense of pride
• Last war between the US and Britain
• Monroe Doctrine
Who is Andrew Jackson and what
happened during his presidency?
Chapter 10 Lesson 4-Pages 368-371
• New President
• Indian Removal Act/Trail of Tears
Andrew Jackson Brainpop
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/famous
historicalfigures/andrewjackson/
How did westward expansion affect
the Native Americans?
• Klein Book: Georgia Indians and the War of 1812-pages 53-54, 5457
• Georgia’s Indians
– Creeks
– Cherokees
• 1835- Removal Treaty
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Land promised was west of the Mississippi River
Promised supplies for one year
Indians promised to leave within two years
Trail of Tears- What was it? (textbook page 370, 372-373)
• Westward Expansion Rap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqCO1fMWeOM
Trail of Tears Brainpop
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/trailoftears/
American Indians Brainpop
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/culture/americanindians/
How did the Industrial Revolution
impact American Life?
• Klein Book: The Role of Technology-pages 58-61
• Chapter 11 Lesson 1-pages 378-383
Industrial Revolution Brainpop
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/industria
lrevolution/
Key Inventions: steamboat, the steam locomotive, and the telegraph
How did the US acquire Texas
and California?
Chapter 11 Lesson 3-page 393-394
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JONES
Chapter 11 Lesson 4-pages 400-405
What is the Oregon Trail?
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How did travels to California
change in the 1800s?
Gold Rush Brainpop
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/goldrush/
How did specific female individuals
influence the suffrage movement?
Chapter 11 Lesson 2-page 388-391
Women’s Suffrage Brainpop
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/womenssuffrage/