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The Abolitionist Movement and the Underground Railroad
Explain the courageous efforts of abolitionist leaders like Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass to end slavery.
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Westward Expansion, Native Nations, and the Sectional Divide
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Explain how territorial expansion, federal policies toward Indigenous nations, and growing regional differences shaped early 19th-century America.
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US.6_12.1-6.E2.1North Dakota Social Studies Standards · 4th GradeAnalyze the impacts of social, religious, and/or cultural movements.
US.6_12.1-6.E2.2North Dakota Social Studies Standards · 4th GradeCompare and contrast how the causes of the sectional divide within the United States impacted federal policy.