Westward Expansion Before the Civil War: CKHG Student Reader
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Westward Expansion Before the Civil War explores how and why Americans moved west from the early to mid-nineteenth century, while also helping students learn about many geographical features of the U.S. Some content is tied to the “Pathway to Citizenship,” an array of civics-focused knowledge, questions, and activities.
Core Knowledge History and Geography™ (CKHG) Student Readers offer engagingly written text with many color illustrations, maps, vocabulary sidebars, and a glossary. For each reader, a Teacher Guide and Timeline Cards are separately available. All materials may be downloaded and previewed in their entirety.
Westward Expansion Before the Civil War explores how and why Americans moved west from the early to mid-nineteenth century, while also helping students learn about many geographical features of the U.S. The book introduces early explorers, including Daniel Boone, Zebulon Pike, and Lewis and Clark, who were aided by Sacagawea. Students learn how new developments in transportation (such as canals, steamboats, and railroads) spurred westward expansion. Students are introduced to Tecumseh as a leader of Native American resistance to settlers and government officials who broke treaties and pushed Native Americans out of their homelands.
Students learn how the concept of Manifest Destiny was used to justify acquisitions of territory by the U.S. from the 1850s onward. Students also learn about the Indian Removal Act and the Seminole resistance led by Osceola. Students explore how the annexation of Texas gave the U.S. additional territory, fueled the controversy over slavery, and provided a pretext for war with Mexico. Students also explore westward movement along the Oregon Trail, the experiences of the Brigham Young and the Mormons, and the gold rush that drew many people to California.
Some content is tied to the “Pathway to Citizenship,” an array of civics-focused knowledge, questions, and activities.
Related Components
- Teacher Guide: with detailed lesson plans, activity page masters, additional activities, and assessments
- Timeline Cards: visual aids to reinforce big ideas, chronology, and context
Preview the Book
Download this CKHG Student Reader in its entirety in PDF form.
Bundles:
- Westward Expansion Before the Civil War Homeschool Set:
1 Student Reader
1 Teacher Guide - Westward Expansion Before the Civil War Classroom Set:
25 Student Readers
1 Teacher Guide - Grade 5 American History Set:
For each of four CKHG titles:
25 Student Readers
1 Teacher Guide
1 set of Timeline Cards (for all except The Geography of the United States) - Grade 5 Complete Grade-Level Set:
For each of nine CKHG titles:
25 Student Readers
1 Teacher Guide
1 set of Timeline Cards (for all except World Lakes and The Geography of the United States)
About CKHG
Core Knowledge History and Geography™ (CKHG) is a comprehensive program in world and American history and geography, integrating topics in civics and the arts. CKHG helps students build knowledge of the diverse civilizations, cultures, and concepts specified in the Core Knowledge Sequence.
CKHG Student Readers offer engagingly written text with many color illustrations, maps, vocabulary sidebars, and a glossary. In general, the content and presentation in CKHG Student Readers for Grades 3-5 are appropriate for young readers from the upper elementary grades through middle school (Lexile levels 650 – 980).
Using CKHG in the Classroom
- For Social Studies: Used in their recommended sequence, CKHG materials can form the basis of an engaging Social Studies program that builds historical and geographical knowledge and skills grade by grade.
- For Language Arts: You can also use CKHG to integrate content-rich nonfiction into your Reading/Language Arts lessons. CKHG objectives are correlated with the Common Core English Language Arts standards, which call for increased reading of nonfiction informational texts.
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Paperback
6.7 in. W x 9.6 in. H
85 pages
ISBN: 978-1-68380-223-5
