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SWAYNE'S
EIGHTH
GRADE
HUMANITIES
Unit Four: A New Republic & Westward Expansion
Chapters 8-12
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
Social Studies
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
Social Studies
How did the United States Government develop to accommodate the changing needs of the growing country? What decisions were made as the country grew? In what ways was the United States a hero as well as a villain?
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
Language Arts
How do I closely read primary and secondary sources to gather information, analyze historical events, and form an opinion? How do I publish my views about the United States (historically and in modern day) in the form of a poem?
Activities
Projects
Reading/Writing
Louisiana Purchase
Missouri Compromise
Election of 1828
Indian Removal Act & Trail of Tears
Oregon Trail & Manifest Destiny
Texas Independence
California Gold Rush
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