Unit Overview
As the nation expanded from sea to shining sea and exerted itself further on the global stage, growing sectional tensions—especially over slavery, the balance between states rights and federal power, and economic governance—resulted in political and constitutional crises. These ultimately culminated in the United States Civil War.
Unit US.03 Outline
Students will begin to build historical context for studying unit 3A content.
These curricular resources explore the causes and effects of manifest destiny in the early 1800’s.
These curricular resources will examine the Monroe Doctrine and the War of 1812.
These curricular resources examine the early women’s rights movement.
This curricular resource provides students with an opportunity to synthesize what they learned in the unit before completing the End of Unit Assessment.
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Additional unit assessments for this material can be found in the Unit 11.03B “Review & Assessment” lesson.