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Early National Growth, Inventions, and Expansion (1789–1850)

4th Grade · Social Studies · US-SD-SS

8 lessons

Goal

Analyze the territorial expansion, industrial inventions, transportation innovations, and international conflicts of the young United States.

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Learning standards covered

us-sd5.H.2.3South Dakota Social Studies Standards · All ages

Identify the key changes leading to and resulting from growth and invention in the U.S. between the Revolution and 1865