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The Legacy and Unforeseen Costs of Western Expansion
Analyze how the Louisiana Purchase accelerated American westward migration while threatening Indigenous sovereignty.
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Westward Growth: The Louisiana Purchase and Corps of Discovery
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Evaluate the geopolitical importance of the Louisiana Purchase and trace the scientific, geographic, and diplomatic journey of the Corps of Discovery.
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Learning standards covered
5.T4.2Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeEvaluate the importance to the nation of the Louisiana Purchase and trace the expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, with Sacagawea and the Corps of Discovery, from 1803 to 1806.
5.T4.5Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeExplain 19th century conflicts between Native Peoples and national, state, and local governments in the United States over land ownership and rights to self-government.