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UNIT FOUR: 1800-1850
From Life to Legend
The 13 original colonies expand west. Real-life legends from history, stories and songs.
Introductory
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UNIT THREE
Idealists and Individualists
UNIT FIVE
Clash of Cultures

 

      

Unit Four: From Life to Legend

  1. Thirteen Original Colonies:
    • Capitols
    • Origins of state names

  2. Louisiana Purchase
    • Sacajawea  through Lewis & Clark’s journals

  3. War of 1812
    • Dolley Madison
    • The Star Spangled Banner

  4. Westward Ho:
    • Tall tales: Paul Bunyan

  5. Folksongs tell the story
    • The Erie Canal - Song
    • The Gold Rush – Clementine
    • Settlers – Sweet Betsy from Pike
    • Transcontinental Railroad – John Henry

  6. Legends: Comparative Cultures Class Project

  7. Unit Test

  8. Words, Words, Words: Vocabulary List & Structure:
    Prefixes, Roots, Suffixes