During this unit, we'll take a look at the growth of teh United States. Topics of learning will include:

• Lewis and Clark (Louisiana Purchase)
• Mexican War
• Gold Rush
• War of 1812

Westward Expansion Vocabulary

During the unit, students will be completing a map assignment. This following link may be helpful in completing that assignment:

Territory Map

UNIT EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

Follow the link below and read about the Colorado gold rush:

Colorado Gold Rush

Once you've read the article, pretend like you're a newspaper writer in the mid 1800's and you've just learned of the gold rush out west in Colorado. Creat a front page of a newspaper with the gold rush as your major article. The article must include a headline, as well as factual information from the website you just read. Be sure to use your own words! Also include an illustration with a caption. Lastly create a name for your newspaper. Complete this assignment either on a computer or by hand. If this is turned in before the unit test, you can earn 15 extra credit points.

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