1. Migration, Resources, and Assimilation UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS
The Unit 1 Organizer
NAME 4
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DATE
…to explain and analyze the motivating factors behind expansion and the resulting consequences. 2
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Expansion 1
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CURRENT UNIT
The Response to Oppression and Inequality 3
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American History I 8
UNIT SCHEDULE 5
UNIT MAP
Western Settlement
is about...
Migration, Resources, and Assimilation
Caused by
Leads to
Innovation and
Industrialization
Results in
Domestic Conflict
Affected by...
Immigration
Students will understand that…
American expansion fueled industrialization.
American expansion led to the acquisition of new resources and markets.
American expansion led to a new American identity.
Analysis
Primary sources
Cause and Effect
Inferences
Compare and Contrast
Construct and Interpret Data
Timelines 6
UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS
RELATIONSHIPS
UNIT 7

2. Expansion Expansion Western Settlement Innovation and
Industrialization
Domestic Conflict
Immigration
What happens when cultures collide?
Why do people move?
Was American expansion justified?
What is the “American Dream”?