Novels, journals, film westward expansion resources. Beginning with the louisiana purchase, we move forward in time. Westward expansion 1 general overview this collection of enrichment activities was designed to complement existing curricula and expand ones understanding of what it was like to live during the past. Bolded vocabulary, time lines, map activities, and suggested reading provide an integrated approach to workbooklearning. During westward expansion, americans were repeatedly crossing the frontier and creating new frontiers as they settled further and further west.
In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. The not so big book of westward expansion printables. In an examination of the diaries and letters of close to ninety texan women from the 19th century, caughfield sheds light on womans role in westward expansion. Donald knuth published literate programming, a book that changed the way. Enlightenment is represented by the book she holds in her right hand, and progress and civilisation by the telegraph wire she holds in her left. Make history come alive for your students with these resources for teaching the dear america series, covering the colonial period, the revolutionary war, westward expansion, the civil war, the turn of the century, the great depression, and world war ii.
Westward expansion conditions in a typical mining town were shady at best. Studies have confirmed that using ones hands helps students retain information. Create a model of something from the lewis and clark expedition and be prepared to share everything you can about why the model is important. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Newsela is an instructional content platform that supercharges reading engagement and learning in every subject. A users guide to transparency and reproducibility scielo. Ss4h6 the student will explain westward expansion of america between 1801 and 1861. Western expansion was a great part of the growth of the united states because it gave americans new land to settle, expanded its economy, and made the united states a world power. Whilst source d provides an opposing view that westward expansion was the main cause of conflict because it argues slavery and the abolitionist movement was the reason for conflict within the union. This book relays the factual details of the oregon trail and the united states westward expansion in the 1800s. Westward expansion contains 12 fullcolor powerpoint slides, 28 reproducible pages including five pages of test material, and a richly detailed teachers guide.
In 1803, the louisiana purchase doubled the size of the united states and opened a. Along with each book you can find free teaching resources, such as lesson plans, extension activities, book talks and discussion questions at. The story of the united states has always been one of westward expansion, beginning along the east coast and continuing, often by leaps and bounds, until it reached the pacificwhat theodore roosevelt described as the great leap westward. The social center of these communities was the saloon. Favorite westward expansion literature simply charlotte. Westward expansion unites and divides the united states. There were many reasons for americans to move west in the 1800s. Students will collect information on westward expansion and either record their research in their minibooks, social studies interactive notebook, or lapbook while. What is the best book to learn about the history of american.
Trappers went to oregon for the profit that could be made from fur trading. Was initially believed to be bad for farming, until americans developed technology to plow the tough prairie sod and make it fertile. In the period between the angloamerican war of 18121814 and the civil war in the united states, the valley of the mississippi river and the borough of the great lakes were populated, and the expansion achieved its maximum amplitude in the 19th century, becoming one. Now is the time to expand scientific openness beyond. From the thirteen colonies to the mexican cession, your learners will track the territorial acquisitions made by the united states during eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with this printable booklet.
Westward expansion guided reading this packet is for students who are struggling to learn the facts and concepts of westward expansion. Westward expansion research flip book and banners tpt. Betrayers of the truth 1983 make it clear that scientists are not always saints. In addition, create a file folder display showing important facts, maps.
Western expansion was a great part of the growth of the united states because it gave americans new land to settle, expanded its economy, and made the united. Not all of the books are related to westward expansion, but all have a variety of nonfiction text features to work with. The scholarly interest in transparency, reproducibility and replication has been rising recently, with. This book is a brief book, and has a very short overview of what westward expansion meant to the settlers in america. I gather enough books so that all students have their own book. Jan 23, 2014 westward expansion is the expansion of the united states from the first white settlement on the east coast into the continent. This book is focuses on the hopes and hardships faced by one family, and the stories they have to offer about the frontier men and the settlements of.
Created by scholastic teacher consultant michelle higgins, an elementary school teacher in new jersey. The westward movement and childrens literature carol hurst. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this history of the westward movement study guide and get instant access to the following summary. As men and women traveled west to settle americas untamed lands, and tried to strike it rich in gold, they led a simple existence, often carrying the barest necessities from one location to another. United states territorial expansion between 1801 and 1861, and how it affected. The book freakonomics mentioned lotts name, and he filed a defamation suit. Westward expansion during the 1800s, american citizens packed up and headed west to the new unknown land of the united states of america. A documentary and pictoral history of the african american role in the westward expansion of the united states. As the preface to the first edition states, westward expansion attempts to follow. Transparent and reproducible documents the widespread. The split history of westward expansion in the united.
The student understands westward expansion and its effects on the political, economic, and social development of the nation. What is an example of how the us purchased land during westward expansion. What was the cause and effect of westward expansion. This book is focuses on the hopes and hardships faced by one family, and the stories they have to offer about the frontier men and the settlements of the unknown territory of the united states. The above painting by john gast is a famous depiction of columbia as the female personification of america, bringing enlightenment and progress from the already enlightened east to the still darkened west. Teaching about lewis and clark, the oregon trail, covered wagons. If you are looking for creative and simpleyet stimulating. With all of the informational books students are reading, its a perfect time to focus on nonfiction text features. Log cabins, cowboys such as the marlboro man and woody of i toy storyr fame, and levis jeans, all have their roots in the old west. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the oregon trail and westward expansion. Westward expansion was greatly aided in the early 19th century by the louisiana purchase 1803, which was followed by the corps of discovery expedition that is generally called the lewis and clark expedition. Students will collect information on westward expansion and either record their research in their minibooks, social studies interactive notebook, or lapbook while they read biographies and other informational text.
There are so many key figures and historical events related to westward expansion that i break it down into segments. Hampton sidess blood and thunder is a fine biography of kit carson, who was almost everywhere important during the westward surge. The experiences of the different groups also created cooperation and conflict. Contains a print curriculum unit 1 student text and 1 teacher resource book and a 2year digital editions license for this title. In 1803, the louisiana purchase doubled the size of the united states and opened a vast new territory for settlement. All titles use photographs, paintings from the times, and colorful illustrations to highlight what it was actually like settling and discovering the west. A history perspectives book perspectives library kindle edition by marciniak, kristin. For the indian groups who lived there, the region was the center of the world that they knew. Apr 19, 2016 hampton sidess blood and thunder is a fine biography of kit carson, who was almost everywhere important during the westward surge. Remember people migrated to the west for a variety of reasons. What is the best book to learn about the history of. Transparency, reproducibility, and the credibility of economics.
Sara jatcko, terra foundation for american art kelly naughton, chicago public schools charlotte ross, newberry library with contributions from. Gambling, drinking, and fighting were widespread, and justice was often determined by the hardest punch or the fastest draw. Among the topics covered in this volume are the territorial growth of the united states, manifest destiny, the louisiana purchase, the mexican cession, the oregon country. In the past, most of such observations were collected in excavation or survey log books. The causes of westward expansion were the purchase of the louisiana territory from france, the lewis and clark expedition, president thomas jeffersons vision of expanding into the available land to create an empire of liberty and a growing sense of american manifest destiny. Another spike in westward migration came with the homestead act of 1862 and similar bills in the 1870s. Southern arizona i n this section, you will read about the experiences of groups in a region that is, today, southern arizona.
She argues that women played an active role in formulating the impulse for expansion itself, and. Students and fans of the old west will find this volume a rich source of history for this time period. In some ways, the story of westward expansion helped define the 19thcentury u. The split history of westward expansion in the united states perspectives flip books kindle edition by musolf, nell. Macmillan publishing company, 1949, fourth edition, 1974, 840 pp. Education research article from american eras this study guide consists of approximately 50 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of westward expansion 18001860.
Now is the time to expand scientific openness beyond the mainstream of our discipline. Lewis and clark a companion to ken burns pbs film, this site provides background on the world of lewis and clark, an archive of their expedition, audio excerpts by historians, a discussion of native american tribes encountered, classroom resources, an interactive story where you lead the. This teacher resource provides lots of great text suggestions students can use to read about this fascinating time period. Westward expansion and migration 9781580375849 by cindy barden. This entirely new edition of a famous classic has glorious new photographsmany never seen beforeas well as revised text that deepens our understanding of the vital role played by africanamerican men and women on our early frontiers. Favorite westward expansion literature simply charlotte mason. As a student teacher i needed this book for a unit on westward expansion. Aug 16, 2017 justified implies a rightness or wrongness. Rightly or wrongly, it was simply going to to happen, and in the ideological context of the 16th19th century it made sense.
Amazon this is a great story through which the native american culture during the westward expansion of the united states is realistically and sympathetically portrayed. Examining this tension between unity and division help us learn about the history of the country. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Westward expansion unites and divides the united states throughout the history of the united states, various forces have worked to unify the country while, at the same time, other forces have worked to divide the country. Allow 12 business days for this unit to be added to your digital editions account. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a pioneer, a native american in a territory crossed by the trail, and a u. Sources a, b, c and e all link to westward expansion however it is e that fully agrees to the statement. Beginning on new years day, 1863, individuals could apply for a 160acre homestead west of. Transparency, reproducibility, and the credibility of. Explore uncharted territory in the american frontier with the characters in these historical fiction books.
I teach mini lessons about the lewis and clark expedition, the oregon trail, the pony express, and the gold rush. Annotated bibliography book list starting a unit on americas westward expansion. Yet they also carried with them their own popular culture, through folk songs, legends, and literature, that has often been mythologized into our present american popular culture. I would suggest it to anyone who wants to learn more about westward. In this lesson students analyze a map, artworks, informational texts, and primary sources that present different perspectives on manifest destiny and the westward expansion of settlers and miners into. Pbss acclaimed 1996 8part documentary on the westward expansion movement spanning the precolumbian era to 1914. Westward expansion reading activity covers a thrilling time in american history, when adventurers pushed westward to explore an evermoving frontier in the 1800s students learn how the pioneers lived and the difficulties they encountered, what inspired their travels, how they fought with native americans and mexicans, and how they ultimately settled in. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the split history of westward expansion in the united states perspectives flip books. It came in on time and was a great resource to have. Popular books such as broad and wades betrayers of the truth 1983 make it clear that. Although westward expansion created opportunities for settlers to acquire land, the question arose as to whether slavery would be allowed in the new states.
Research in the biomedical sciences 1st edition elsevier. Westward expansion constitutional interpretations historical thinking skills assessed. I would suggest it to anyone who wants to learn more about westward expansion on an elementary school level. The effects included controversies over the slavery issue, which. The acquisition of hawaii and alaska, though not usually included in discussions of americans expanding their nation westward. The library of the westward expansion rosen publishing. Westward expansion download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Westward expansion is the expansion of the united states from the first white settlement on the east coast into the continent.
Was the westward expansion of the united states justified. The library of the westward expansion the series is well crafted, wellresearched and fascinating for the young reader. The westward expansion carried slavery down into the southwest, into mississippi, alabama, crossing the mississippi river into louisiana. In this timeline skills game, students show their knowledge of the westward expansion by following context clues to order events and win artifacts. Westward expansion although people had begun to move westward almost from the beginnings of european settlement in america, the era of westward expansion began in earnest in the mid19th century.