US History: Expansion, nationalism, sectionalism

This unit covers content from the Louisiana Purchase to the end of the Civil War (1865).

Specific curricular resources include close reading activities on the Louisiana Purchase, Monroe Doctrine, Indian Removal Act and the dawn of the Civil War. Additionally, there is a thematic essay on sectionalism, a graphic organizer on the compromises prior to the Civil War, a primary source deep dive on the abolition movement, and a DBQ on the causes of the Civil War. Finally, there are unit ending assessments such as a synthesis task and a set of multiple choice questions that are aligned to the NYS regents exam.