Public learning track
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.
10 lessons
0 of 10 done
- 1The Louisiana Purchase and the Corps of DiscoveryUp nextStart
- 2Manifest Destiny and Reasons for Moving WestPremiumNot started yet
- 3Overland Routes: The Oregon and Santa Fe TrailsNot started yet
- 4The Indian Removal Act and Forced DisplacementNot started yet
- 5The Texas Revolution and the Mexican-American WarNot started yet
- 6Sectional Conflicts Over Territorial SlaveryNot started yet
- 7Inventions of the Early Industrial RevolutionNot started yet
- 8Textile Mills and the Changing Nature of Factory WorkNot started yet
- 9Canals, Steamboats, and the Early Transportation BoomNot started yet
- 10Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Westward and Industrial GrowthNot started yet
Standards Covered
- U.S. I Standard 6.1Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Students will compare and contrast historians’ interpretations of the ideas, resources, and events that motivated the territorial expansion of the United States.
- U.S. I Standard 6.2Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Students will use primary sources representing multiple perspectives to interpret conflicts that arose during American expansion, especially as American Indians were forced from their traditional lands and as tensions grew over free and slaveholding territory.
- U.S. I Standard 6.3Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Students will identify the economic and geographic impact of the early Industrial Revolution’s new inventions and transportation methods, such as the Erie Canal, the transcontinental railroad, steam engines, the telegraph, the cotton gin, and interchangeable parts.
- U.S. I Standard 6.4Utah Social Studies Standards · Social-studies · Grade 5 (target) · Grade 5Students will make a case for the most significant cultural, political, and economic impacts of territorial and/or industrial expansion.
Curriculum Framework
5th Grade · Social-studies · US-UT-SS
1
11 lessons
Indigenous Cultures and the Age of Exploration
Analyze diverse pre-Columbian American Indian societies, the causes and technologies behind European exploration, and the lasting global impacts of early transatlantic contact.
2
6 lessons
European Settlements and the Three Colonial Regions
Compare early European colonial empires in North America and investigate the distinct geographic, political, and economic foundations of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies.
3
6 lessons
Life, Labor, and Society in Colonial America
Analyze the diverse social groups, labor systems, economic roles, and cultural interactions that shaped colonial life and left lasting impacts on American society.
4
6 lessons
The Road to Independence: Causes of the American Revolution
Analyze the British policies, colonial protests, and Enlightenment ideals that led American colonists to declare independence.
5
6 lessons
Fighting for Freedom: The American Revolutionary War and Its Legacy
Examine the diverse contributors, key military campaigns, and enduring democratic principles of the Revolutionary War.
6
11 lessons
Creating the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
Examine the drafting, compromises, and ratification of the U.S. Constitution and analyze the fundamental protections established by the Bill of Rights.
7
10 lessons
Branches of the U.S. Government and Civic Life
Analyze the structure, powers, checks and balances, and federal system established by the Constitution, alongside the essential rights and duties of active citizens.
8
10 lessons
The Early Republic and Social Reform Movements
Investigate the emergence of political parties in the Early Republic and the rise of major antebellum reform movements fighting for abolition, women's rights, and expanded democracy.
9
10 lessons
Westward Expansion and the Early Industrial Revolution
Analyze the territorial growth of the United States, conflicts over land and slavery, and the technological innovations that revolutionized American industry and transportation.
10
9 lessons
Sectional Division and the American Civil War
Analyze the sectional crises rooted in slavery that caused Southern secession, the leadership and strategies of the Civil War, and the ultimate Union victory.
11
11 lessons
Reconstruction and Its Lasting Legacy in Modern America
Examine the competing goals and outcomes of Reconstruction and evaluate how its constitutional, social, and political struggles continue to shape contemporary American life.