Beginning with a thorough presentation on the concept of Manifest Destiny and background information on the Louisiana Purchase, your young historians will then consider the demands of the Lewis and Clark expedition and compose journal entries from their perspectives. They will also learn about the contributions of Sacagawea and consider the overall effect of the expedition on Native Americans.

Concepts

sacagawea, the lewis and clark expedition, the louisiana purchase, manifest destiny, westward expansion

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Additional Tags

louisiana purchase, sacagawea, social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• As an alternative to the group song activity and after analyzing several images in the presentation, have learners draw historical characters and events they have just learned about

Classroom Considerations

• The presentation is included as a PDF and can be projected, or you can also request a PowerPoint version by e-mailing the address listed in the resource

Pros

• Excellent instructional guidelines are provided on how to present a PowerPoint with questions and discussion points
• The presentation is not too text-heavy and incorporates several paintings/images

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 WHST.6-8.2.a WHST.6-8.4