Manifest Destiny Inquiry

Lesson Overview

Students will learn about manifest destiny and westward expansion through inquiry. They will then create a piece of art to represent manifest destiny using the famous painting "American Progress".

Duration

Multiple days

Lesson Type

Project Based Lesson

Essential Question

What was manifest destiny?

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3, 4, 5

Social Studies

Individual laptops to complete inquiry questions.

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Standards

4-5 The student will demonstrate an understanding of westward expansion of the United States and its impact on the institution of slavery.
- The new century saw the United States transformed by exponential growth through land acquisitions in the West. This expansion resulted in harm to Native Americans and continued the debate on the "peculiar institution" of slavery. To understand the imp...
  - 4-5.2 Explain the motivations and methods of migrants and immigrants, who moved West, including economic opportunities, the availability of rich land, and the country’s belief in Manifest Destiny.