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Unit 3 – Westward Expansion

Unit 3 – Westward Expansion. Standard 6 : The student will analyze the impact of territorial expansion and population growth and the impact of this growth in the early decades of the new nation .

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Unit 3 – Westward Expansion

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  1. Unit 3 – Westward Expansion • Standard 6:The student will analyze the impact of territorial expansion and population growth and the impact of this growth in the early decades of the new nation. • Standard 7:Students will explain the process of economic growth, its regional and national impact in the first half of the 19th century, and the different responses to it.

  2. How much bacon can you fit into a minivan? • Essential Question: What impact did the idea of Manifest Destiny have on westward growth?

  3. Manifest Destiny • Manifest = Obvious • Destiny = God given right or plan • Manifest Destiny: the belief that God wanted the United States to own all of North America Don’t write this question down • Why do you think people believed God wanted them to expand westward and control all of North America?

  4. Louisiana Purchase • In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory from France for $15 million

  5. Doubled the size of the nation • Gave the U.S. control of the Mississippi River • Increased commerce tremendously!!! • Led to the growth of New Orleans

  6. Lewis & Clark explored the area • A Native American named Sacagawea helped them succeed • Their success paved the way for westward expansion

  7. Did we fulfill our Manifest Destiny?

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