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Westward Expansion and Environmental Justice History

Provided by: MIT
Lesson Plans Grades 9-12

Synopsis

  • In this MIT lesson, students will learn about how the colonization of the Western United States affected Plains Indian tribes and the historical progression of land aquisitions and purchases during the 1800s.
  • Students will learn about the unlawful taking of lands from Indigenous people and other atrocities that stemmed from westward expansion, the different cultures involved in and impacted by westward expansion, and a history of environmental justice.
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Subjects: Civics, History
Authors: Michael Kozuch
Region: United States
Languages: English

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