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Standard 4.3.P

4.3.P Analyze the role of technology and the environmental impact during the period of Westward Expansion.

Grade(s): 4

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

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The Mexican American War | History In A Nutshell
The Mexican American War | History In A Nutshell

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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
The Trail of Tears | History In A Nutshell

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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 4
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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 3
Lewis and Clark Expedition Part 3
Episode 3

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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 2
Lewis and Clark Expedition Part 2
Episode 2

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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 1
Lewis and Clark Expedition Part 1
Episode 1

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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...