The Louisiana Purchase and Doubling the Nation

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Analyze the geopolitical significance and territorial expansion of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase.

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Westward Expansion, Innovation, and the Civil War

4th Grade · Social-studies · US-WI-SS

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Examine 19th-century territorial growth, transportation revolutions, Indigenous displacement, and the causes and consequences of the Civil War.

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Learning standards covered

SS.Hist4Wisconsin Social Studies Standards · 4th Grade

Wisconsin students will evaluate a variety of primary and secondary sources to interpret the historical context, intended audience, purpose, or author’s point of view (Historical Methodology).

Hist4.aWisconsin Social Studies Standards · 4th Grade

Historical context

SS.Hist3.c.iWisconsin Social Studies Standards · 4th Grade

Explain how historical events have possible implications on the present.