Teaching American History Project

Westward Expansion

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Abraham Lincoln Snake Hunting in Connecticut
Grade 11 - Karen Cook

Almanacs and American Life
Grade 5 - Maureen Festi
Student Handout

Analysis of the Diary of Narissa Witman
Grade 7 - David Jones

Analyzing the De Lome Letter
Grade 11 - Christopher Morgan
Teacher Copy
Student Handout

Andrew Jackson - Martial Law
Grades 9-12 - Ben Scurto
Bill proposed to reimburse Jackson
Debate on the fine of General Jackson
Warshauer background notes

Daniel Freeman
Grade 5 - Jeff Burnham, Stan Harris

Interpreting A Political Cartoon about Expansionist Ideas
Grade 11 - Bill Powers

Jacksonian Democracy via Political Cartoons
Grade 7 - Kyra Kasperson
Materials - Political Cartoons
Political Cartoon Worksheet

The Louisiana Purchase
and the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Grade 7 - Carol Goulart


Manifest Destiny
Grades 9-12 - Karen Diaz
Manifest Destiny Documents

The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy
Grade 8 - Kathleen Bryce
Chapter Excerpts

The Pioneer Experience
Grade 10- Lisa Bastien

Possible Interpretations of American Imperialism
Grades 9-12 - Bill Powers

The Presidency of James K. Polk
Grade 11 - Lindsey Hepple

The Question of Indian Removal or What to do With the Red Man?
Grade 8 - David Chassanoff
Indian Removal PowerPoint

Should I Stay or Should I Go
Grade 8 - David Chassanoff

Sumner-Brooks Incident
Grade 7 - Kyra Kasperson

Two Pioneer Descriptions or Oregon in 1847
Grades 9-12 - Sean Gilligan

What is Manifest Destiny
Grade 11 - Geri Dineen

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2006-2009 Teaching American History
2009-2012 Teaching American History