Westward+Expansion

Westward Expansion

This unit focuses on the expansion of the United States, and how the nation would develop politically, economically, and socially. Students will evaluate the decisions made by by political leaders and the ways in which the United States was able to acquire more land and expand it's borders. The unit concludes with students analyzing how the nation grew from a 100 mile wide strip of colonies to what would become the 48 continental United States.


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