Chapter 3 – Developing a National Identity

  1. Reading Like a Historian
  2. Examine the image on page 90-91. What are the differences between clothing, modes of transportation, and activities of the 1800s and those of today?
  1. Timeline
  2. Using the timeline on pages 90-91, answer the following questions:
  1. When was slavery abolished in the British Empire?
  2. Which president signed the Indian Removal Act?
  3. In what year did the U.S. declare war on Mexico?

Chapter 3, Section 1 – From Nationalism to Sectionalism

-Main Idea

-Reading Focus

-The Inside Story

  1. Main Idea
  2. Skim the section (p. 92-98)
  3. Complete the following graphic organizer

Nationalism / Sectionalism
1.
2.
3. / 1.
2.
3.
  1. Reading Check – Read “The Rise of Nationalism” on p. 92
  2. Why was the Missouri Compromise adopted?
  1. The Missouri Compromise
  2. You will be assigned to represent either a senator from a free state or a senator from a slave state.
  3. Your assignment is to prepare an argument that might have been used by a senator from your state concerning the admission of Missouri to the Union as a state.
  4. Interpreting Maps – p. 93
  1. Missouri Compromise Video
  1. Writing Analysis
  2. Write a 10-12 sentenceessay about the Missouri Compromise. You should explain why it was important to maintain a balance of power.
  1. Reading Check – Read “The Age of Jackson” on p. 95
  2. How did events in Jackson’s presidency reflect conflict between federal and state authority?
  1. Age of Jackson Video
  1. Interpreting Maps – p. 94
  1. Nullification Crisis Video

Tariff of Abominations -

  1. Nullification Crisis Analysis
  2. With a partner, you will be assigned the position of for or against nullification theory. You will create a list of reasons that support your assigned position
  3. You and your partner will work with a group of the opposing position to complete the following chart.

Pro-Nullification / Anti-Nullification
  1. Editorial – Write an editorial either supporting or opposing nullification theory. You should explain your reasoning and address the limits of states’ rights. Your editorial should be 6-8 sentences in length.
  1. Reading Check – Read “The Industrial North” on p. 96.
  2. What key advancements in industry, transportation, and communication were made in the early 1800s?
  1. Reading Check – Read “Cotton and the South” on p. 97
  2. Why was the cotton gin an important invention in the south?
  3. Cotton Gin Video
  1. Letter
  2. Write a letter from an American living in the North to a friend in the South. You must explain your excitement about the new advances in transportation, communication, and technology.
  1. Northern and Southern Economies
  2. Complete the following graphic organizer:

The North / The South
1.
2.
3.
4. / 1.
2.
3.
4.
  1. Interpreting Timelines – p. 96-97
  1. Expository Writing – Write a paragraph that explains why cotton became fundamental to the economy of the South. Use details from the section in your explanation.

Chapter 3, Section 2 – A Push for Reform

-Main Idea

-Reading Focus

-The Inside Story

  1. Reading Check – Read “Religion Sparks Reform” on p. 100
  2. How did the Second Great Awakening have a lasting moral, social, and political impact?
  1. Reading Check – Read “Early Immigration and Urban Reform” on p. 100
  2. What reforms arose in response to urbanization and industrialization?
  1. Reform Era Activity
  2. Work with a partner to create a poster supporting one of the reform movements mentioned in this section.
  1. Interpreting Graphs – p. 101
  2. Reading Check – Read “Women in the Reform Era” on p. 102
  3. How do you think the Seneca Fall’s Convention affected the women’s movement for equal rights?
  1. Seneca Falls Activity
  2. Create a flyer inviting the press and interested people to attend and participate in the convention.
  1. Faces of History – p. 103
  1. Reading Check – Read “The Abolition Movement” on p. 103
  2. What were the major arguments of abolitionists and their opponents?
  1. Making Inferences – Why was slavery considered an economic necessity in the South?
  1. Faces of History – p. 105
  1. The Abolition Movement Activity
  2. Write an editorial from the perspective of an abolitionist in the mid-1800s.
  1. Graphic Organizer Review

Movement:
Leader:

13. Expository Writing – Write a paragraph (8-10 sentences) that explains what the Underground Railroad was and why it was named that.

Chapter 3, Section 3 – Expansion Leads to Conflict

-Main Idea

-Reading Focus

-The Inside Story

  1. Timeline & the Main Idea
  2. Skim through this section and create timeline that identifies the major events of America’s westward expansion
  1. Reading Check – Read the section “Manifest Destiny” on p. 107
  2. What were some major causes and effects of westward migration?
  1. Stations

Station #1: Westward Trails

  1. You will be assigned one of the following trails to research
  2. The Santa Fe Trail, the Oregon Trail, or the Mormon Trail
  3. Look for first-person accounts and secondary source about your trail.
  4. Answer the following questions:
  5. When was the trail first used?
  6. What was life on the trail like for travelers?
  7. What kinds of transportation were most commonly used?
  8. What physical obstacles did travelers have to contend with?
  9. When did the last group of settlers use the trail?

Station #2: Vocabulary

Station #3: Frederick Douglass Reading

Station #4: Political Cartoon Analysis

  1. Interpreting Maps – p. 107
  1. Gold Rush Analysis - Based on your reading of the California Gold Rush, answer the following questions:
  2. Who were the forty-niners?
  3. How many people migrated to California in 1849?
  4. Were did the new migrants come from?
  5. What proportions came from the United States and from other countries?
  6. How did migrants get to California?

Use the information from the above questions to write 3 journal entries describing life in California during the gold rush. Each entry should be 5-7 sentences in length.

  1. Reading Check – Read the section “Texas Independence” on p. 109
  2. What were the major events of the Texas Revolution?
  1. Identifying a Problem & Solution
  2. Why did Mexico want to encourage American settlement in Texas?
  3. Write an official memo from the Mexican viewpoint on immigration to Texas.
  4. Your memo should explain why immigration to Texas should be encouraged, identify potential problems related to immigration, and suggest possible solutions to those problems.
  1. The Alamo
  2. Work with a partner to answer the following questions:
  3. What steps did Texans take in their attempts to gain independence?
  4. What happened at the Alamo?
  5. What was the American reaction to the Alamo
  1. Use your answers to work on your own to write a letter to a friend explaining the Texan defense of the Alamo.
  2. You should explain the origins of the conflict with Mexico and their support for Texas independence. Describe how the defenders must have felt about the attack they knew would be coming, and the outcome they expected.
  1. Reading Check – Read the section “War with Mexico” on p. 110
  2. Why was the Bear Flag Revolt a significant part of the Mexican-American War?
  1. Interpreting Maps – p. 111
  1. Mexican-American War Analysis
  1. Do you believe the United States was justified in declaring war on Mexico
  2. Why or why not?
  3. How did the war fit in with the American idea of manifest destiny?

Prepare two newspaper articles about the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, one from the viewpoint of an American newspaper, and the other from the viewpoint of a Mexico City newspaper. Each article should be 8-10 sentences in length and include a headline.

  1. Political Cartoon Analysis – The Annexation of Texas