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Standard 4.3.CO

4.3.CO Compare the motivations for and reactions to various expeditions into the Western territories.

Grade(s): 4

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

Mapping the Unknown: The Lewis and Clark Expedition and the Changing West

Lesson

Grades: 4

In this lesson, students explore the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a major turning point in U.S. expansion. Through short documentary videos, mapping, source analysis, and role-based debate, they...

The Mexican American War | History In A Nutshell

Video

Grades: 4 8 Higher Education

President James K. Polk desired to achieve his vision of "Manifest Destiny," and sought to acquire Mexico's northern territories. Mexico had no desire to sell Alta California and Nuevo Mexico to Pres...

The Trail of Tears | History In A Nutshell

Video

Grades: 4 5 8 Higher Education

Join our cartoon avatar host as he takes viewers through a brief expose on the events leading up to the forced removal of Native American tribes from the eastern United States. After the American...

Lewis and Clark Expedition Part 4

Episode 4

Video

Grades: 4 8 Higher Education

The final segment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition outlines the journey back to St. Louis, Missouri. Along the way Lewis and Clark split up after the Bitterroot Mountains to explore previously...

Lewis and Clark Expedition Part 3

Episode 3

Video

Grades: 4 8 Higher Education

Part 3 of the Lewis and Clark Expedition chronicles the journey from Fort Mandan to their arrival at the Pacific Ocean. The most challenging portions of the trek west take place here: the portage...

Lewis and Clark Expedition Part 2

Episode 2

Video

Grades: 4 8 Higher Education

Part 2 of the Lewis and Clark Expedition outlines the early days of the journey west: breaches of conduct, the death of Sergeant Charles Floyd, documenting never-before-seen animals and plants...

Lewis and Clark Expedition Part 1

Episode 1

Video

Grades: 4 8 Higher Education

Part 1 of the Lewis and Clark Expedition outlines Americans' desire to explore the then unknown west of the early 1800's. President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in...

Lewis and Clark Expedition Map - Teacher Resource | History in a Nutshell

Photo

Grades: 4 8 Higher Education

This map of the Lewis and Clark Expedition documents the entire journey to the Pacific Ocean, and the return journey to St. Louis, Missouri in 1806. Included on this map are notable encounters the...

Andrew Jackson | S.C. Hall of Fame

Video

Grades: 4 8

General Andrew Jackson was born in Lancaster County, South Carolina in 1767. He fought in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Jackson became a lawyer and moved to Nashville, Tennessee. He was...