Westward Expansion Activities Bundle: Maps Lewis & Clark Oregon Trail Gold Rush
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Make teaching about the Westward Expansion fun with these engaging, hands-on activities with comprehension passages, activities, maps, pacing guide, vocabulary posters, a flip book, and unit test. This unit includes passages and activities about Lewis & Clark, Louisiana Purchase, Gold Rush, Erie Canal, Pony Express, and the Oregon Trail.
This BUNDLE includes:
- Westward Expansion Activity Pack (PDF)
- Digital Version for Google Classroom
- Unit Test
- Timeline & Bulletin Board Kit
- BIG-MATS Activity Mats (11x17)
- Teacher Directions - Pacing Guide
- Answer Keys
Bonus: Westward Expansion Trading Cards Project
With reading passages and activities about:
- The Westward Expansion
- The Louisiana Purchase
- The Alamo
- The Pony Express
- The Oregon Trail
- The Gold Rush
- The Erie Canal
- Important Inventions: Telegraph, Steam Locomotive, and Steamboat
- Lewis and Clark Expedition
With character studies where they will meet:
✔Meriwether Lewis
✔William Clark
✔Sacagawea
✔President Thomas Jefferson
Activities Included:
- Digital Version in Google Slides
- Unit Test in Google Forms
- BIG-MATS® Activity Mats (11x17)
- Map Activities (3)
- Graphic Organizers (5)
- Character Mini-booklets(4)
- Timeline Activity Kit
- Flipbook (5-Pages)
- Mystery Flaps Activity
- Vocabulary Posters
- Vocabulary Flip Flaps
- Unit Test
- Answer Keys
Meets the following Performance State Standards (CCSS):
The Westward Expansion of America between 1801 and 1861:
a. Describe territorial expansion with emphasis on Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and the acquisitions of Texas, Oregon Trail, and the California Gold Rush.
b. Describe the impact of the steamboat, steam locomotive, and the telegraph on life in America.
c. Describe the impact of westward expansion on Native Americans (Trail of Tears).
✔Core Knowledge and Common Core Aligned
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