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Other Sessions 1. New World Encounters 2. The Coming Revolution 3. The New Nation 4. Expansion and Reform 5. Civil War and Reconstruction 6. The Settlement of the West 7. World War I 8. The Progressive Era 9. The Great Depression and the New Deal 10. The Civil Rights Movement

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Linking Content and Strategies

Journal: Apply This Strategy to Other Content Areas

Think about the applicability this strategy (using maps) to some other topic in the history classroom. In your journal, describe a map activity you might incorporate into one of the topics below or a history topic of your choice. What purpose would the activity play in the lesson sequence?

1. Distance and its impact upon American technology and trade
2. Slavery and the transformation of geography or politics
3. Land use and migration during antebellum, late 19^th century, 20^th century, or post-WWI or post-WWII America

Journal: Apply Other Strategies to This Content Area

Think about other strategies that you could apply to this topic (the Louisiana Purchase) to help students understand the scope and characteristics of the territory, and the realities of exploration in these lands during the early 19^th century. Consider the relative strengths and weaknesses of each approach in shaping an understanding of the relevant history. Describe your ideas in your journal.

To see a list of teaching strategies that could be applied to this and other topics in history, see Strategies.

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