Louisiana Purchase

Louisiana Purchase
• Thomas Jefferson and the effects of the Louisiana Purchase

Aim: Why was the purchase of the Louisiana Territory significant in American history?

Included in this product:
• Cover Page
• Student-centered Do Now questions using map skills
• The Louisiana Purchase reading passage and maps with corresponding graphic organizers and questions
• Student-centered Brainstorming activity: Political, Economic, and Social Effects of the Louisiana Purchase
• Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question
• Answer Key for Teachers

Students will analyze the close-reading passages and maps to understand the causes and effects the purchase of the Louisiana Territory had on the nation. Students will also decide if Thomas Jefferson was going against his strict interpretation of the Constitution while buying the territory.

Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary, creating arguments with evidence

Differentiation: cooperative {students may work in pairs/groups according to teacher's discretion for questions and graphic organizers}; students argue their opinions and make predictions using relevant examples and details from the lesson and their knowledge of social studies

Original Illustrations/Maps by KERRI'S ART CORNER
Thomas Jefferson Clipart by Educlips
Digital Paper by Ashley Hughes
KG Fonts

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