Lesson plan the mexican war political cartoons by robert pobjecky essential question. Not a member, register for a gilder lehrman account. Discover why historians view the war as one of americas darkest periods. Frys lesson plans week of may 26, 2020 latham christian academy to my students. Regions such as texas, new mexico and california had established mexican and indigenous communities already. Regions such as texas, new mexico and california had established mexican and indigenous communities already in. Educators and parentsguardians of k12 students may now register free for full website access. In this lesson, students learn about americans drive to expand west, tensions between the u. Subject areas language arts reading and writing, civics.
Show the class a map of the united states before the mexicanamerican war and discuss the problems between america and mexico regarding western lands, including texas, prior to the war. During this lesson, students are asked to draw and label the major states and areas that were involved in the mexicanamerican war in order to prove they understand the geography involved in the lesson. The mexican american war ended with mexico giving up a million acres of land to the united states. The following lesson plan is a culminating project designed to. Our free downloadable pdf mexicanamerican war lesson plan teaches the history and significance of the mexicanamerican war. By the end of this lesson students will be able to show a basic understanding of how the expansion of. Click here to print this lesson plan or download the pdf version 260k grade levels. Usmexico war 18461848 us expansion imperialism visual culture mapping national identity this packet contains images of maps and guided questions aimed at classroom usage. Using this lesson plan on the mexicanamerican war, your students will not only learn about the events of the war and its conduct, but also how. Sam houston, colonel william travis, in 1848, independence, john c. The following activities and assessment ideas will help students address one or more of these guiding questions for. History now, the online journal of the gilder lehrman institute, features essays by the nations top historians and provides the latest in american history scholarship for teachers, students, and. The following lesson plan is a culminating project designed to allow differentiated instruction.
This lesson also includes the gadsen purchase of 1853. How did the different cartoonists reflect the feelings and mood of the american people and politicians during the mexican war. Lesson ideas for a destined conflict san jacinto museum. The mexicanamerican war lesson plan template and teaching resources. The mexicanamerican war ended with mexico giving up a million acres of land to the united states. Westward expansion, mexicanamerican war, closing of the. After defeating henry clay in the election of 1844 on a platform of. Polk, santa anna, the alamo, the rio grande river, treaty of guadalupe hidalgo, treaty of velasco in 1836, us history lesson plan. User account gilder lehrman institute of american history.
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