5th+Grade+Unit+7-+Expansionism

· How did the United States grow economically, socially and geographically? · How has westward expansionism affected the people, culture and economy of the United States past and present? · The US expanded its borders to the Pacific Ocean through the Louisiana Purchase, the Texas annexation, the Oregon Compromise and other transactions/events. · The Industrial Revolution changed the US culturally, economically and demographically. · Students will be able to analyze how key events and issues contributed to the growth of the US (immigration, industry, manifest destiny, Louisiana Purchase, Mexican War).
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