Building the Local American Empire: Mapping Indigenous Peoples and Westward Expansion [BPS Micro-Unit]
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Overview:
This micro-unit designed for students in grades 9 - 12 features four tasks related to maps of Indigenous people's presence and Euro-American westward expansion. Each task focuses on a map and may be supplemented with additional sources. Students are also asked to evaluate the reliability of sources in different ways.
- Material Type:
- Lesson Plan
- Grade Level:
- 9, 10, 11, 12
- Subjects:
- Expansion, Industrialization & Reform (1801-1861), American History Across the Eras
- Location:
- United States, North America
- Time Period:
- primarily 1800-1900
