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 2.05

Identify the major reform movements and evaluate their effectiveness.

Resources aligned to this objective

Mid-1800s reform era group presentations
Students will work in groups to present information on the reforms of the mid 1800's. Topics could include the Unitarians, abolition, women's rights, growth in education, treatment of the mentally ill, temperance, and utopian communities.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Social Studies)
By Angie Panel Holthausen.

Lesson plans on the web

Cultural change
Students examine the arguments used to win the vote for American women and explore the cultural dimension of these arguments. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 10–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities
Perspectives on the slave narrative
This lesson introduces students to one of the most widely-read genres of 19th-century American literature and an important influence within the African American literary tradition even today: the slave narrative. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities