Manifest Destiny and Reasons Why People Moved West

Manifest Destiny and Reasons Why People Moved West
Aim: What is Manifest Destiny? Why did people move west?
FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM

Included in this resource:
• Cover Page
• Student centered Do Now questions - what is destiny?
• 1820 Territorial Map Analysis with scaffolding question
• Manifest Destiny student-created definition
• Moving West Graphic Organizer for brainstorming and outlining Social, Political, Economical, and Religious reasons for moving
• Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Student Journal Entry
• Answer Key for Teachers

Students will analyze the meaning of manifest destiny and brainstorm the various reasons for movement to the west.

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 graphic organizer}; students argue their opinions using relevant examples and details from the lesson and their knowledge of social studies.

★ You can find all my Manifest Destiny Unit lessons and activities HERE.

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