LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 2

Expansion and Reform (1801-1850) - The learner will assess the competing forces of expansionism, nationalism, and sectionalism.

Objective 2.03

Distinguish between the economic and social issues that led to sectionalism and nationalism.

Resources aligned to this objective

Defining The American Dream
Students will define the American Dream and apply their new knowledge to evaluate the main idea of H.W. Brands' "The Age of Gold."
Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies)
By Benjamin Crawford.

Lesson plans on the web

Families in Bondage
Uses letters written by African Americans in slavery and by free blacks to loved ones still in bondage to give students a glimpse into slavery and its effects on African American family life. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities