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The American West and Pacific: History, Statehood, and Diverse Cultures

3rd Grade · Social Studies · US-MA-SS

9 lessons

Goal

Locate Western states and Pacific territories, trace their paths to statehood and territorial acquisition, and examine the diverse cultural communities that shaped the region.

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  1. Locating the Eleven Western StatesUp next
  2. U.S. Territories in the Pacific: Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana IslandsNot started yet
  3. Pacific Islands: Midway and Wake IslandNot started yet
  4. Statehood Timeline of the American West: 1850 to 1959Not started yet
  5. California, Colorado, and Utah: From Mexican Territory to the United StatesYou are here
  6. Indigenous Nations of the West: Paiute, Coast Salish, and Northwest PeoplesNot started yet
  7. Spanish Missions, Mexican Californios, and Early European SettlersNot started yet
  8. Asian American Heritage: Chinese and Japanese Communities in the WestNot started yet
  9. African American Pioneers and Modern Global Immigrant Communities in the WestNot started yet
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us-ma4.T4e.2Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Explain that California, Colorado, and Utah were territories that belonged to Mexico and were taken by the United States as a result of the Mexican-American War 1846-1848.