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Westward Expansion and the Early Industrial Revolution

5th Grade · Social Studies · US-UT-SS

10 lessons

Goal

Analyze the territorial growth of the United States, conflicts over land and slavery, and the technological innovations that revolutionized American industry and transportation.

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  1. The Louisiana Purchase and the Corps of DiscoveryUp next
  2. Manifest Destiny and Reasons for Moving WestNot started yet
  3. Overland Routes: The Oregon and Santa Fe TrailsYou are here
  4. The Indian Removal Act and Forced DisplacementNot started yet
  5. The Texas Revolution and the Mexican-American WarNot started yet
  6. Sectional Conflicts Over Territorial SlaveryNot started yet
  7. Inventions of the Early Industrial RevolutionNot started yet
  8. Textile Mills and the Changing Nature of Factory WorkNot started yet
  9. Canals, Steamboats, and the Early Transportation BoomNot started yet
  10. Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Westward and Industrial GrowthNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-utU.S. I Standard 6.1Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Students will compare and contrast historians’ interpretations of the ideas, resources, and events that motivated the territorial expansion of the United States.