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Unit Overview
As the United States expanded its borders through westward expansion and the pursuit of Manifest Destiny, the nation became increasingly divided over the moral, economic, and political consequences of slavery.
NYS Framework Content Standards
11.03
Unit US.04 Outline
These curricular resources introduce students to the concepts and vocabulary they will encounter in the unit.
These curricular resources examine the enslavement of Black people and the Abolitionist Movement in the United States during the first half of the 1800’s.
These curricular resources explore Manifest Destiny, the annexation of Texas, and the Abolition Movement.
These curricular resources explore the causes of the Civil War, differences between the Union and the Confederacy, and other related seminal primary source documents.