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Three case studies make up a unit the looks at the power contentions and exchanges in the borderlands that have shaped the United States. The first case study focuses on creating the US southern border and the experiences of people living in the borderland region before, during, and after the Mexican-American War. The second unit examines Native American boarding schools as cultural borderlands. At the same time, the third explores Chicago during the late 1800s and early to mid-1900s, focusing on how diverse people create and re-create community.
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america, american culture, american history, chicago, communities, cultural diffusion, cultural diversity, ethnic groups, ethnicity, historical documents, immigration, manifest destiny, mexican history, military history, native american culture, native american history, native american tribes, neighborhoods, physical maps, political maps, primary sources, schools, the united states, topographical maps, treaties, types of communities, urbanization, wars, westward expansion, annexation, assimilation, chinatown, ethnic diversity, historical analysis, historical context, indian removal, neighbors, primary source analysis, primary source images, reservations, social classes, the dawes act, the military, united states immigration, urban development, urban planning, wartime, the navajo people, the indian removal act, the navajo, historical trends, united states borders
