WMS 8th Grade Social Studies Wiki Page - Chapter 13- Manifest Destiny. Conflict Over Western Lands. Native peoples in the Great Plains of North America lived off the land for centuries without making major changes to it. However, it only took a few decades for settlers in the 1800s to totally transform—change—the land. Why did the two groups have such different ways of living on Earth? You must be signed in to save and submit your answers in this activity. Native Americans and settlers had very different ideas about land. The families of most settlers originally came from Europe. In North America, however, a smaller population of people meant that there was much available land, with little competition for it. In this lesson, you'll explore the major differences between Native Americans' and settlers' perspectives on—ideas about—land, and what happened when these two groups wanted to live in the same area.
Goals Here are the big ideas you will learn about in this lesson: Strategies You will be using many reading and writing strategies to complete this lesson. Living with the Land Image. The Spanish-American War. Andrew Jackson : Good Evil & The Presidency. Besides Andrew Jackson, there were many other key players on the American political scene. Throughout the 19th century, debates raged regarding states' rights, slavery, gender equality, and Indian removal. Many individuals fought to realize an America that matched their ideals– here are some of the people that helped define the Jacksonian Era.
An extensive collection of video is available on the site, including clips from the PBS documentary Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil, and the Presidency as well as web-original video content that expands upon key Jacksonian themes touched on in the documentary. Travel through time with an interactive timeline that highlights some of the key moments in Jackson's political and personal life. The timeline also includes domestic and international events in the first half of the 19th century to contextualize Jackson's America.