Learners engage in a discussion of "Manifest Destiny" using a timeline of events from 1830 - 1860, and a biographical sketch of a real person who lived during that time period. During the discussion, students will use the biography to interpret and infer how the real person might have felt. A discussion guide is provided. Learners provide a written answer to the final discussion question to summarize their understanding of the issue. [Requires Adobe Reader.]

Concepts

summarizing, manifest destiny, westward expansion

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Additional Tags

biographical sketch, alex, alabama learning exchange, biography, manifest destiny (1840-1860)

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)