Unit 2 - The Nation Expands
Objectives
In this unit you will..
...analyze Andrew Jackson's actions as president.
...analyze how westward expansion changed the nation culturally, economically, and politically.
..analyze the reform movements of the mid-1800s.
...analyze the differences between the North and the South before the Civil War.
...describe the history of the abolitionist movement in the United States.
...analyze Andrew Jackson's actions as president.
...analyze how westward expansion changed the nation culturally, economically, and politically.
..analyze the reform movements of the mid-1800s.
...analyze the differences between the North and the South before the Civil War.
...describe the history of the abolitionist movement in the United States.
The Age of Jackson
The Age of Jackson Tutorial Flex Assignments
1. The objective of this lesson is to analyze Andrew Jackson's actions as president.
Use this template to create your own way to show mastery of the lesson.
Student Design Template
Use this template to create your own way to show mastery of the lesson.
Student Design Template
2. Increase your mastery test score by 20% by watching this 4 minute video reviewing the Life and Presidency of Andrew Jackson.
Answer these questions about the video. The video uses a lot of sarcasm. Sarcasm is when someone says something, but means something else. They mean either the opposite of what they said, or that they disagree with what they just said.
Answer these questions about the video. The video uses a lot of sarcasm. Sarcasm is when someone says something, but means something else. They mean either the opposite of what they said, or that they disagree with what they just said.
3. Increase you master test score by 20% by watching this 5 minutes TedEd video debating if President Jackson is a Hero or a Villain.
Answer the following questions.
Answer the following questions.
4. Increase your mastery test score by 20% by listening to the campaign songs of John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson presidential election of 1828. Click here to see the lyrics and the questions to answer about the songs.
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5. To show mastery of the Age of Jackson tutorial perform or film this Readers Theater about Andrew Jackson called "OLD HICKORY: The Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World"
Click here for a copy of the script. You may edit the script as needed for your group and situation.
Click here to see the rubric for this project.
Your audience members may receive a 20% increase on a mastery test by completing a few questions after you perform.
You may help your audience answer the questions. Click here for a copy of the questions.
Click here for a copy of the script. You may edit the script as needed for your group and situation.
Click here to see the rubric for this project.
Your audience members may receive a 20% increase on a mastery test by completing a few questions after you perform.
You may help your audience answer the questions. Click here for a copy of the questions.
6. To show mastery of the Age of Jackson tutorial interview Andrew Jackson about his presidency.
Click here for the project prompt and rubric.
Click here for the project prompt and rubric.
Westward Expansion
Westward Expansion Tutorial Flex Assignments
1. The objective of this lesson is to analyze how westward expansion changed the nation culturally, economically, and politically. Use this template to create your own way to show mastery of the lesson.
Student Design Template
Student Design Template
2. Increase your mastery test score by 20% by watching this 2 minute video reviewing the Life and Presidency of James Polk. Take notes and share with Mrs. Mebius 3 things about Polk's background and experience leading up to becoming president and 3 accomplishments or main goals as a president. There is a lot of information about this man and his presidency presented in a short amount of time. You many need to watch it more then once.
3. Increase your mastery test score by 20% by reading about Life of the Trail. Click here for the writings of Catherine Sager Pringle who traveled west in a covered wagon with her family while still a young child. Only 3 questions. :)
4. Get a group together to play a game of Westward Expansion Spoons . Increase your mastery test score by 20% by playing Spoons with Westward Expansion terms. Ask Mrs. Mebius for the cards.
5. Increase you mastery test score by 20% and deepen your understanding of Manifest Destiny by watching this 1 minute video titled "Achieving Manifest Destiny". Share with Mrs. Mebius your response to the following 3 questions verbally in person or written/typed.
a. Why did Polk not run for a 2nd presidential term?
b. We did abolitionists oppose Polk's desired to annex Texas into the Union?
c. What modern day states make up the Mexican Cession.
d. What is the title of the painting pictured at the end of the video.
(Search Internet for answer or look on the north wall of the classroom.
a. Why did Polk not run for a 2nd presidential term?
b. We did abolitionists oppose Polk's desired to annex Texas into the Union?
c. What modern day states make up the Mexican Cession.
d. What is the title of the painting pictured at the end of the video.
(Search Internet for answer or look on the north wall of the classroom.
6. Increase your mastery test score by 20% by completing a map showing US Westward Expansion.
Ask Mrs. Mebius for the red Discover Our Past US History Textbook.
Use the map on p. 346-347 and the reference maps in front of the book on p. RA 5-11 to complete map.
Click here for the map to complete.
1. Label all 50 states. Abbreviations are acceptable. Do not color individual states.
2. Label the following water features: Each of the 5 Great Lakes, 2 Oceans, & 1 Gulf. Do not color water.
3. Label each of the land areas added to the United States. Color each a different color.
4. Label Canada and Mexico. Color each a different color.
5. Draw (^^^) to resemble mountain, and label the following mountain ranges: Sierra Nevada, Rock Mountains, & Appalachian Mountains
6. Draw and label with a blue pen the following rivers: Mississippi River, Ohio River, Missouri River, Colorado River
7. Locate and label the following cities by placing a dot at their location: New York City – NY, Boston – MA, Savanah – GA, Chicago – IL, St. Louis – MO, New Orleans – LA, Independence – MO, Denver – CO, Los Angeles – CA, San Francisco – CA, Washington D.C.
Ask Mrs. Mebius for the red Discover Our Past US History Textbook.
Use the map on p. 346-347 and the reference maps in front of the book on p. RA 5-11 to complete map.
Click here for the map to complete.
1. Label all 50 states. Abbreviations are acceptable. Do not color individual states.
2. Label the following water features: Each of the 5 Great Lakes, 2 Oceans, & 1 Gulf. Do not color water.
3. Label each of the land areas added to the United States. Color each a different color.
4. Label Canada and Mexico. Color each a different color.
5. Draw (^^^) to resemble mountain, and label the following mountain ranges: Sierra Nevada, Rock Mountains, & Appalachian Mountains
6. Draw and label with a blue pen the following rivers: Mississippi River, Ohio River, Missouri River, Colorado River
7. Locate and label the following cities by placing a dot at their location: New York City – NY, Boston – MA, Savanah – GA, Chicago – IL, St. Louis – MO, New Orleans – LA, Independence – MO, Denver – CO, Los Angeles – CA, San Francisco – CA, Washington D.C.
7. To show mastery of the tutorial watch the 45 minutes special from the History Channel titled The Story of US: Westward.
Ask Mrs Mebius for the DVD.
Answer these questions as you watch.
Ask Mrs Mebius for the DVD.
Answer these questions as you watch.
8. Increase your mastery test score by 20% by playing "Will You Survive the Oregon Trail?"
You may play with a partner. Mrs. Mebius will give you the supplies.
You may play with a partner. Mrs. Mebius will give you the supplies.
9. Increase your mastery test score by 20 % by add speech and thought clouds to this famous painting.
Click here for the instructions and a copy of painting to print.
Click here for the instructions and a copy of painting to print.
9. Show mastery of the tutorial by "Doodling" Label each section of the map with a title and draw 3 images for each section to demonstrate how it became part of the United States and importance of this section to the United States. . Explain your images to Mrs. Mebius. Click the image of the paper for a PDF to print off and draw images on.
10. Read this book about the California Gold Rush for a 20% increase on you mastery test score. Ask Mrs. Mebius for the book.
Discuss the following questions with Mrs. Mebius
a. What is gold? b. Why is it worth so much? c. Describe 2 ways people came to California.
d. What is a "boomtown"? e. How did the Gold Rush change America?
Discuss the following questions with Mrs. Mebius
a. What is gold? b. Why is it worth so much? c. Describe 2 ways people came to California.
d. What is a "boomtown"? e. How did the Gold Rush change America?
11. Interested in the Donner Party? The Donner party headed west for California in 1846, following their American Dream. Hitting difficult terrain and weather, they were forced into some of the most excruciating survival techniques known to man, and their name became synonymous with their hardship ... and their curse. Watch this 1:24 minute video and complete this study guide to show mastery of the Westward Expansion Unit.
12. Play the Game "Oregon Trail". Choose your own adventure style video game following the trail west to Oregon.
Click here to play the game.
Click here to play the game.
Culture and Reform in the Mid-1800's
Culture and Reform in the Mid-1800's Tutorial Flex Assignments
1. The objective of this lesson is to analyze the reform movements of the mid-1800s.
Use this template to create your own way to show mastery of the lesson.
Student Design Template
Use this template to create your own way to show mastery of the lesson.
Student Design Template
2. For a 20% increase on your mastery test watch the Movie Iron Jawed Angels 2 Hours
Or, Nor For Ourselves Alone . 3.3 Hours
When done, explain to Mrs. Mebius why did American society resisted women's suffrage so strongly for so many decades?
Or, Nor For Ourselves Alone . 3.3 Hours
When done, explain to Mrs. Mebius why did American society resisted women's suffrage so strongly for so many decades?
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3. For a 20% increase on the mastery test score recite the Anti-Slavery Alphabet or create a visual display of the Anti-Slavery Alphabet.
Click here for a link to the alphabet.
Click here for a link to the alphabet.
4. Increase your mastery test score by 20% by learning more about Dorthea Dix.
Watch this 10 minute video and tell Mrs. Mebius 5 things you learned about this historical woman.
Note this video was created by middle school students and won an award.
Watch this 10 minute video and tell Mrs. Mebius 5 things you learned about this historical woman.
Note this video was created by middle school students and won an award.
5. For a 20% increase on your mastery test score research and find a poem by Emily Dickinson. Perform live or on video.
6. Increase you mastery test score by 20% by digging deeper into the Declaration of Sentiments given at the first women's right convention in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. Match the original grievances with simplified versions. Ask Mrs. Mebius for the pink and blue matching cards . Complete these 3 questions when done. You may do this with a partner.
7. Increase your mastery test score by 20 % by complete this Internet scavenger hunt about Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Click here for the website.
Click here for the questions.
Click here for the website.
Click here for the questions.
8. Have you studied or read any of the American Writers of the Mid-1800s mentioned in the tutorial?
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman, Herman Melville, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson
Discuss with Mrs. Mebius how you can use previous work from another class to count towards this unit.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman, Herman Melville, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson
Discuss with Mrs. Mebius how you can use previous work from another class to count towards this unit.
The North and the South
The North and the South Tutorial Flex Assignments
#1. The objective of this lesson is to analyze the differences between the North and the South before the Civil War.
Use this template to create your own way to show mastery of the lesson.
Student Design Template
Use this template to create your own way to show mastery of the lesson.
Student Design Template
#2 Wonder why out of all the immigrants coming to America the Irish were so hated and discriminated against in the 19th century? For 20% increase on your mastery test explain to Mrs. Mebius 2 reasons for why the Irish faced such harsh discrimination and 2 reasons why this discrimination ended after a couple decades.
#3. Increase your master test score by 20% by learning a little more about the Irish potato famine.
Watch the 5 minutes video and answer these 5 questions.
Watch the 5 minutes video and answer these 5 questions.
#4 . Why were there slaves in the south and not in the north? For a 20% increase on your mastery test watch this World Book answer to this question and share with Mrs. Mebius 3 reasons why there were slaves in the South but not in the North.
#5 . To show mastery of The North and The South tutorial complete this chart comparing the geography, economy, and culture of the United States prior to the Civil War. Click here for the information and chart to complete. It is recommended that you only print the last page of the document with the chart.
#6. The highlighted word below are all the tutorial says about whaling.
Learn more about this fascinating northern industry and increase your mastery test score by 20%.
Go to this website.
Complete this assignment.
Learn more about this fascinating northern industry and increase your mastery test score by 20%.
Go to this website.
Complete this assignment.
Slavery and the Abolitionist Movement
Slavery and the Abolitionist Movement Tutorial Flex Assignments
#1. The objective of this lesson is to describe the history of the abolitionist movement in the United States.
Use this template to create your own way to show mastery of the lesson.
Student Design Template
Use this template to create your own way to show mastery of the lesson.
Student Design Template
#2 Read the book pictured "Addy - The Underground Railroad" to show mastery of the Slavery and the Abolitionist Movement.
This is "Historical Fiction". That means it is made up but about real historical people and situations.
Ask Mrs. Mebius for the book.
After reading share with Mrs. Mebius 5 parts of the book that are Historical and 5 parts that are Fiction.
This is "Historical Fiction". That means it is made up but about real historical people and situations.
Ask Mrs. Mebius for the book.
After reading share with Mrs. Mebius 5 parts of the book that are Historical and 5 parts that are Fiction.
#3 Play Mission US"Flight to Freedom" about slavery and the Under Ground Railroad.
This game requires FLASH and a username and password.
Locate a device with Flash. Ask Mrs. Mebius is needed.
Go to www.mission-us.org/
Click Mission 2 "Flight to Freedom"
Create a username and password.
Show Mrs. Mebius when you complete the game.
Watch the preview below to see if the game interests you.
This game requires FLASH and a username and password.
Locate a device with Flash. Ask Mrs. Mebius is needed.
Go to www.mission-us.org/
Click Mission 2 "Flight to Freedom"
Create a username and password.
Show Mrs. Mebius when you complete the game.
Watch the preview below to see if the game interests you.
4. For a 20% increase on your mastery test Play Think Fast Mission 2 "Flight to Freedom".
Find the App pictured below on your Ipad, or ask Mrs. Mebius to use her Ipad.
Show Mrs. Mebius when you complete the mission in under 5 minutes.
Find the App pictured below on your Ipad, or ask Mrs. Mebius to use her Ipad.
Show Mrs. Mebius when you complete the mission in under 5 minutes.
5. To show mastery of the Slavery and Abolitionist Movement tutorial read "Before She Was Harriet" .
This book beautifully describes the life of Harriet Tubman.
Create a timeline that includes each of the following role/times periods in Harriet Tubman's life.
Moses, General Tubman, Minty, Araminta, Harriet Tubman, Union Spy, Liberator, Suffragist, Nurse
Connect each bolded term or name with a date in US History and a description of what Harriet was happening in United States History at this point in her life. All the information is in the book.
Title the timeline and add images.
10 points for each bolded word and 10 points for a title and design.
This book beautifully describes the life of Harriet Tubman.
Create a timeline that includes each of the following role/times periods in Harriet Tubman's life.
Moses, General Tubman, Minty, Araminta, Harriet Tubman, Union Spy, Liberator, Suffragist, Nurse
Connect each bolded term or name with a date in US History and a description of what Harriet was happening in United States History at this point in her life. All the information is in the book.
Title the timeline and add images.
10 points for each bolded word and 10 points for a title and design.
6. For a 20 % increase on your Slavery and Abolitionist Movement tutorial read this article by Smithsonian.com that compares the book Uncle Tom's Cabin to modern day "Fake News". Write a 5 sentence paragraph explaining the connect between the book and Fake News. Click here for a PDF of the article.
7. For a 20% increase on your mastery test score watch these 3 short videos to learn more about Fredrick Douglas.
Answer these questions while you watch.
Answer these questions while you watch.
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8. For a 20 % increase on your mastery test and a deeper understanding of the former slave and abolitionist Harriet Tubman read the book pictured below and describe 5 details from her experience as a slave, 5 as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, and 5 from her experience as an abolitionist.
9. To show mastery of the Slavery and Abolitionist Tutorial read an edited version of Unlce Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This book sold over a million copies before the Civil War and turn many Northerner's into abolitionists. When finished with the book describe for Mrs. Mebius the following characters:
Uncle Tom, George Shelby, Miss Ophelia, Mr. St, Clare & Mrs. St. Clare, Eva, Topsy, and Simon Legree
Uncle Tom, George Shelby, Miss Ophelia, Mr. St, Clare & Mrs. St. Clare, Eva, Topsy, and Simon Legree
10. To show mastery of the Slavery and Abolitionist Movement tutorial perform a "Reader's Theater" about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. Best with a group of 4 or 5 students. Click here for a copy of the skit to perform.
Unit Activity
Objectives:
- interpret maps of important migrations in American history
- analyze primary sources
- write a fictional journal or letter from the perspective of a person involved in an important migration in American history
Look at the Unit Activity slide # 4 to see the rubric for the Unit Activity.
Unit Activity Flex Ideas
#1. Use this template to create your own way to show mastery of the unit activity objectives.
Student Design Template
Student Design Template
#2 Create a map of the United States that illustrates the migration routes in the Unites States during Westward expansion.
Click here for the instructions and rubric for this unit flex assignment.
Click here for the instructions and rubric for this unit flex assignment.
#3 . Pick 4 to 5 different 20% flex assignments listed above from this unit .