Expanding Nation PDF

Expanding Nation is the third unit in the American History course. In this unit learn about the U.S. Constitution, Lewis and Clark, the war with the Barbary Pirates, the War of 1812, Indian Wars in the east, the Trail of Tears, What slavery was like, the Missouri Compromise, plus much more.

This book is for adult mentors to use as a resource when planning lessons, not a textbook for students.

This unit has sections on:

• U.S. Constitution
• Early Republic
• Westward Expansion
• The Slavery Question

Layers of Learning is activity-based and this unit guide includes many hands-on ways to learn about the Expanding Nation. Here are a few things you will find to do inside this unit:

• Make a lift the flap notebooking page about James Madison
• Cut and paste a printable about the three branches of the U.S. Government
• Read the Constitution and color code a chart of the powers granted by it
• Draw a portrait of George Washington
• Make a salt dough map of the Battle of Tripoli
• Make and wear a Daniel Boone wilderness explorer costume
• Craft a mobile about the Trail of Tears
• Color a map of the United States at the time of the Missouri Compromise of 1820
• Plus much more!

Layers of Learning History units include Library Lists of books on the topic, a family read-aloud suggestion, hands-on activities, printables and paper crafts, sidebars for extra learning, and tools to help you assess your student’s progress and mastery. Learn more about how Layers of Learning works.

See Inside

This is a view of a two page spread from Expanding Nation:

This unit, like all of Layers of Learning is pick-and-choose so the mentor can decide which books to read and which Explorations to choose from among many options.

Flexibility

This unit was written to be used for a month but contains plenty of content for many more weeks of learning if you choose. This is a pick-and-choose curriculum, meant to be cycled back to in the future when your child is older. As such, it intentionally includes far more material than you can possibly cover in a month.

Expanding Nation is also part of the overall American History course.

Printable Pack

This unit comes with a downloadable Printable Pack that includes all the student worksheets. The printables can be copied as many times as needed for your family or class.

You can download the Printable Pack from your receipt or from your account at Layers of Learning.

Extra Resources

This unit comes with extra weblinks and a YouTube video playlist on the American History Resources page.