1. EXPANSION OF USA

2. Expansion of the United States (1800-1850) Louisiana Territory 2 Party Politics Missouri Compromise Monroe Doctrine Trail of Tears Manifest Destiny Gold Rush Mexican War How does the United States government obtain land as they move west? How do Americans treat minority groups (Slaves, Native Americans, and Mexicans) as they move west? How does slavery play a role in the growth of the United States? How does slavery play a role in the development of the “two party” political system in the United States? What will the main topics be?What are major themes we will see?

3. Oct 10 #1/ Bill of Rights Game/ In Class/ Done Oct 10 #2/ Map 19/ In Class and Homework/ Due Oct 13 Skill Focus: Categorizing Information and Mapping Objective: I can… determine what is and isn’t protected in the Bill of Rights using my law firm simulation online.

4. Oct 13 Do #2 #3/ Bill of Rights Quiz/ In Class/ Done Oct 13 #4/ Test Corrections/ In Class/ Done Oct 13 Skills: Reflection Objectives: I can… determine what rights are and are not protected by the Bill of Rights by answering and reviewing my Bill of Rights Quiz.

5. Oct 17 #5/ “Backwards Reading” Native Americans and Expansion/ In Class/ Done Oct 17 Skills: Vocabulary Objective: I can… analyze the problems that Native Americans had with the United States moving west.

6. Oct 24 #6/ Map of Louisiana Purchase/ Done with the Sub #7/ Louisiana Purchase Video/ In Class/ Oct 24 #8/ Expansion and Slavery PPT/ In Class/ Oct 24 Skills: Prioritizing Information Objective: I can… analyze the reasons why Thomas Jefferson wanted to buy the Louisiana territory and push for the United States to move west.

7. Oct 29 Do #8 #9/ 3 Trail of Tears Readings and Questions/ In Class and Homework/ Due Oct 31 Skills: Reading Comprehension Objective: I can… analyze the impact westward expansion had on Slavery and the Native Americans between 1800-1850

8. Oct 31 Finish #9 #10/ Missouri Compromise Review/ In Class/ Due Oct 31 #11/ Manifest Destiny PPT/ In Class/ Done Oct 31 #12/ Causes, Practices, Effects of Mexican-American War Chart/ In Class/ Finish Nov 3 Skills: Categorization of Information Objective: I can… analyze the causes of the Mexican-American War.

9. Nov. 5 Finish #12 #13/ One Page Review on Expansion of USA/ In Class/ Due Nov. 5 Skill: Reviewing Information Objective: I can…analyze the Causes, Practices, and Effects of the Mexican-American War.

10. Nov. 7 Finish #12 #14/ Gold Rush Game/ In Class/ Nov 7 Do #13- In Class and Homework Skills: Reviewing Information Objective: I can… analyze the expansion of the United States between 1800-1850.

11. One Page Review (Expansion 1800-1850) Key Vocab: Louisiana Purchase Cotton Gin Trail of Tears Mexican-American War Main Ideas: Slave vs. Free States Treatment of Native Americans Manifest Destiny

12. Nov. 12 Check Homework #15/ Mapping- Immigration (27)/ In Class/ Nov. 12 #16/ Writing skills/ In Class/ Nov. 12 Skill Focus: Writing a Thesis Objective: I can…write a paragraph about the expansion of the United States between 1800-1850

13. Test (Monday Nov 17) Multiple Choice (20-25 questions) Matching Fill in Blank Mapping Short Answer (1 question/paragraph answer)

14. Topics to Review for Expansion Test Louisiana Purchase (From who? How much did it cost?) Cotton Gin (How did the cotton gin “save” slavery?) Lewis and Clark (where did they go?) Missouri Compromise (1820) (How did this change slavery?) Manifest Destiny Mexican-American War (What did we gain out of it?) (Treaty of Guadalupe- Hidalgo) Access to new Resources (Gold Rush) (Where did it start? What is a 49er?) Trail of Tears (Indian Exclusion Act 1830) (Why were Native Americans forced out of the Southeast?) Nativism (Treatment of minority groups) (Why are they advocates of expansion?) Cotton Gin (How did this lead to the expansion of slavery?) Manifest Destiny (Why is this bad for some groups? How could this lead to the expansion of slavery?) Mexican-American War (Treatment of minority groups after our take over) (Compromise of 1850) Benefits to Expansion Downside of Expansion