Atlantic to Pacific

Today in class we discussed the idea of Manifest Destiny and how we spread out from the Atlantic to the Pacific.  We also took a brief reading quiz on our assignment from yesterday.  You can see what we discussed below:

The War of 1812

Today in class we took a very brief look at the War of 1812.  Since not much changes as a result of the war it is not very well known.  We watched a short video that jokes about how no one knows about the War of 1812.  You can see it below:

We also discussed the War of 1812.  You can see what we took a look at below:

We are going to start our next DBQ about the Native Americans tomorrow!

Reading Assignment on the War of 1812

Today we read an article about the War of 1812 and answered some PARCC-style questions and a writing response.  Here are all the materials needed:

War of 1812 Pink

War of 1812 Orange

War of 1812 Yellow

War of 1812 Blue

War of 1812 Green

Writing Question

The Louisiana Purchase

Today in class we talked about the Louisiana Purchase and how we doubled the size of the United States in the early 1800's.  You can see what we discussed below:

Westward Expansion

Today we worked on a map showing how America looked during the time of the Louisiana Purchase.  All materials needed for the map are in Google Classroom!

Today in class we discussed the fragile nature of the U.S. as it developed as well as the purpose of political parties.  You can see what we discussed below:

Students have a reading assignment tonight and two questions to answer based on their reading that are due tomorrow night!

New Year, New Unit!

We got right back into things today by watching a video about some of the big events in the early 1800's.  Students were asked to answer questions as they watched.  You can see the video below by clicking here.