DescriptionTransform your U.S. History instruction with this complete, no-prep Westward Expansion Unit packed with informational text, hands-on activities, and built-in assessments! Students explore MANIFEST DESTINY, key events, battles, trails, timeline, and important historical figures as America expanded west, all while strengthening reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.This resource now comes in Google, PowerPoint, and PDF, making it perfect for classroom instruction, distance learning, or hybrid teaching.What’s IncludedEverything you need to teach Westward Expansion from start to finish: �� Teaching Materials ✔ Full teacher lesson plans ✔ Suggested book list (optional — unit stands alone!) ✔ 25 informational text passages with comprehension activities ✔ Half-page informational text booklets ✔ Student timeline ✔ Primary sources ✔ Westward Expansion maps ✔ Charts & graphic organizers ✔ Rubrics �� Hands-On Projects ✔ Lewis and Clark Choice Bingo ✔ Westward Trails Foldable ✔ Create-an-Advertisement task ✔ End-of-unit collage project ✔ Crafts and creative tasks �� Assessments & Study Tools ✔ Study guide ✔ Westward Expansion Test (matching, multiple-choice, and open-ended response) ✔ Self-check review (Google Slides PowerPoint) ✔ Quiz with printable option or Google Forms for automatic gradingEach Westward Expansion Event has an informational text and an activity presented in chronological order:★ Daniel Boone★ Westward Expansion: Northwest Ordinance★ Westward Expansion: Louisiana Purchase★ Lewis and Clark- Thomas Jefferson★ Sacagawea★ Seminole Wars★ Westward Expansion: Acquisition of Florida★ Santa Fe Trail★ Indian Removal Act★ Battle of the Alamo★ Trail of Tears★ Oregon Trail★ Manifest Destiny★ California Trail★ Westward Expansion: Annexation of Texas★ Mormons (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)★ Mormon Trail★ Oregon Treaty★ Oregon Fever★ Westward Expansion: Mexican Cession★ Gold Rush★ Westward Expansion: Gadsden Purchase★ Pony Express★ Telegraph★ Pacific Railroad Act�� Skills Students Will PracticeThis unit builds ELA and social studies mastery: ★ Reading comprehension ★ Inference text evidence ★ Cause and effect ★ Compare and contrast ★ Chronological order & timelines ★ Mapping geography ★ Fact gathering & grouping ★ Writing across history topics ★ Notice–Think–Wonder ★ Poetry creative responses ★ Context clues and vocabulary Answer keys included!(Be careful not to put this resource on a public website. For copyright purposes, websites need to be password-protected) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★★ ★ ★ ★ ★★ ★ ★ ★ ★★ ★ ★ ★ ★★ ★ ★ ★ ★Thank you for visiting my store!PamGO TO ROCKINRESOURCES.COM TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS AND HOW I TEACH TO MOTIVATE, EDUCATE, DIFFERENTIATE. DON'T FORGET TO JOIN FOR THE EXCLUSIVE FREEBIE VAULT!GRAB TEACHING TIPS FROM:INSTAGRAMPINTERESTFACEBOOK★★★THIS UNIT COMES IN AN AMERICAN HISTORY MEGA BUNDLE! ★★★ CLICK AMERICAN HISTORY MEGA BUNDLEAre you looking for other Social Studies products?Native American UnitExploration UnitColonial Informational Text and Activities UnitRevolutionary BundleGovernment UnitCivil War UnitReconstruction UnitIndustrial Revolution UnitWorld War I UnitAmerican History Interactive Review GamesAre you looking for different products?STEP-BY-STEP WRITING PROGRAMS (GRADES 1-8) -motivate students AND boost test scores!Social Studies ResourcesGreek and Latin ResourcesNovel and Book ResourcesPoetry ResourcesReading ResourcesHoliday and Monthly ResourcesReport this resource to TPTReported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.