Lesson Overview
Students will learn about manifest destiny and westward expansion through inquiry. They will then create a piece of art to represent manifest destiny using the famous painting "American Progress".
Duration
Multiple days
Lesson Type
Project Based Lesson
Essential Question
What was manifest destiny?
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Other Instructional Materials or Notes:
5
Individual laptops to complete inquiry questions.
You may do this lesson as an individual lesson or as a whole group investigation.
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