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​How We Got Our Borders

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Instructions
Click through the images below to learn about how the U.S. was able to gain the territories that lead to our modern day borders and boundaries.
Grab a blank piece of paper from the table or use your own, fold it in half and then half again to create 4 equal boxes. 
Complete your Guided Notes on this paper using the four boxes to separate your notes.


​Guided Notes
For boxes 2-4, include 5 details that help you understand the how the United States came into possession of that land area
Details should include;
  • Important dates
  • Important people involved
  • Why this land was wanted 
  • What people were involved throughout these events

Title for Box 1
The Racism of Manifest Destiny

In this box,
  • What is the definition of Manifest Destiny.
  • Who benefitted from this doctrine?
  • Who has been harmed because of this doctrine?

Title for Box 2
​Haitian Revolution (1791-1804)
Louisiana Purchase (1803)

First, watch the video to learn about the Haitian Revolution.
Click on the image below to go to the article to learn about how the Haitian Revolution impacted France's willingness to sell the Louisiana Terrority.
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Title for Box 3
Acquisition of ​Florida from the Seminoles and Spanish
(1814-1840s)

First, learn the details  about how the acquisition of Florida happened.
Picture
The Seminoles live in Florida and never surrendered their claim to live and prosper in their traditional homeland to this day. This video documents the continual resistance of the Seminoles to the forced removal by the United States.

Title for Box 4
​Mexican-American War (1846-1848)

First, read the details about how the United States was able to acquire present-day ​California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado and Wyoming.
Picture
Now, watch and listen to how the leaders of the United States provoked the actions to justify these events. The white supremacy belief in Manifest Destiny, that God predestined the Americans to take over the continent, was always a driving factor in acquire land by any means necessary.
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Last Updated March 30th, 2023.
  • Home
    • About Mr. Wince
    • Diversity and Inclusion Statement
    • My Pedagogy Decisions >
      • Smiles and Frowns
      • Project-Based Learning >
        • Questioning >
          • Question Formulation Technique >
            • Develop a Driving Question
            • Produce Questions
            • Know the Four Rules
            • Identify Open and Closed-Ended Questions
            • Set Priority Questions
            • Plan Next Steps
            • Reflect on Learning
            • When Things Get Tough
        • Design
        • Collaboration
        • Research >
          • Goal Development
        • Project Management
        • Craftsmanship
        • Public Product
        • Reflection
      • Student Portfolios
      • How to Learn: Remembering and Forgetting
      • SBG to Ungrading
      • Reflection is Learning
      • Readings on Pedagogy
    • Why I Am A Member of TSEA
    • The Study of History
    • Reading Strategies >
      • A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
      • An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
      • An African American and Latinx History of the United States
    • Course/Project Archives >
      • Latino History of the Southwest
      • Indigenous History of the Southwest
      • World History >
        • Q1 - Every Story >
          • Thinking Like a Historian and Geographer
          • Renaissance, Reformation and Scientific Revolution
          • c.1400s - c.1700s - Exploration and Colonization
        • Q2 - Economics and Labor Systems >
          • c.1600s-c.1800s - Age of Revolutions
          • c.1800s - Industrialization
        • Q3 - Conflicts and Resolutions >
          • 1914-1919 - The Great War
          • 1917-1923 - Russian Revolution
          • 1939-1945 - World War II
        • Q4 - Global Human Rights >
          • 1940s-1980s Cold War and Proxy Wars
          • Independence & Decolonization Movements
          • Modern World Issues
  • ičhimani - journey
  • American History
    • American History Course Information
    • Q4 Our Voices, Our Future. >
      • Q4 American History Weekly Agendas
      • Q4 (US History) Student Portfolios
      • 1940-1950s: Post-WWII America
      • 1960s-1980s - Civil Disobedience
      • 1990s-2010s: Modern America
  • Psychology
    • Psychology Course Information
    • Q4 Joy Is...Social, Mental and Physical >
      • Q4 Psychology Weekly Agendas
      • Q4 (Psych) Student Portfolio Expectations
      • Development and Learning Pillar >
        • Life Span Development
        • Learning
      • Social and Personality Pillar >
        • Personality Development
        • Social Behaviors
        • Social and Personality Careers in Psychology
      • Mental and Physical Health Pillar >
        • Mental Health Essential Lessons
        • Physical Health Essential Lessons
        • Therapies
        • Mental and Physical Health Careers in Psychology
  • U.S. Government
    • Government Course Information
    • Q4 Power! Organizing for Equality and Justice >
      • Q4 Government Weekly Agendas
      • Q4 (Gov) Student Portfolio Expectations
      • Organizing Essential Lessons
      • Fight for Equality Essential Lessons
      • Fight for Justice Essential Lessons
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