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General Information
Number: SS.5.A.6
Title: Growth and Westward Expansion
Type:
Standard
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 5
Strand: American History
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This cluster includes the following benchmarks.
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This cluster includes the following access points.
Independent
SS.5.A.6.In.0
Identify the major cause and effect of the Louisiana Purchase.
SS.5.A.6.In.1
Identify people in the westward expansion and their importance, such as Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea, and Thomas Jefferson.
SS.5.A.6.In.2
Identify advances in transportation and communication in America during the 1800s, such as railroads, steamboats, and the Pony Express.
SS.5.A.6.In.3
Identify contributions of explorers who went west of the Mississippi River, such as creating the first accurate map of the area, including its rivers and mountains.
SS.5.A.6.In.4
Recognize a cause of the War of 1812, such as England kidnapping American sailors, and an effect, such as maintaining control of the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase.
SS.5.A.6.In.5
Identify that westward expansion forced Native Americans to leave their homes and caused thousands to die.
SS.5.A.6.In.6
Recognize that Americans thought it was their right to take lands from the Native Americans to expand across the North American continent.
SS.5.A.6.In.7
Recognize that the Missouri Compromise led to a dividing line between the South (states that wanted slaves) and North (states that did not want slaves).
SS.5.A.6.In.8
Identify hardships that settlers faced as they moved west, such as weather, terrain, and vegetation.
Supported
SS.5.A.6.Su.0
Recognize that the Louisiana Purchase made the United States twice its original size.
SS.5.A.6.Su.1
Recognize that Lewis and Clark led an expedition during the westward expansion.
SS.5.A.6.Su.2
Recognize a change in transportation in America during the 1800s, such as railroads.
SS.5.A.6.Su.3
Recognize that Lewis and Clark led an expedition during the westward expansion.
SS.5.A.6.Su.4
Recognize that America fought England to keep the Mississippi River in the War of 1812.
SS.5.A.6.Su.5
Recognize that many Native Americans died or lost their homes due to westward expansion.
SS.5.A.6.Su.6
Recognize that many Native Americans died or lost their homes due to westward expansion.
SS.5.A.6.Su.7
Recognize that people in the South could own slaves, but people in the North could not.
SS.5.A.6.Su.8
Recognize a hardship of settlers moving west, such as poor weather or bad trails.
Participatory
SS.5.A.6.Pa.0
Recognize that the United States was made larger by buying land.
SS.5.A.6.Pa.1
Recognize that people explore new lands.
SS.5.A.6.Pa.2
Recognize a method of transportation.
SS.5.A.6.Pa.3
Recognize that people explore new lands.
SS.5.A.6.Pa.4
Recognize that different groups wanted the same land.
SS.5.A.6.Pa.5
Recognize that different groups wanted the same land.
SS.5.A.6.Pa.6
Recognize that different groups wanted the same land.
SS.5.A.6.Pa.7
Recognize that states had different ideas about slavery.
SS.5.A.6.Pa.8
Recognize a method of travel used by settlers, such as a covered wagon.
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