United States government settlement policy; Homestead Act (1862)
Students will examine significant ideas, beliefs and themes; organize patterns and events; analyze how individuals and societies have changed over time in Maryland and the United States.
Students demonstrate understanding of the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in the United States in response to the Industrial Revolution up to 1898.
Analyze the causes and consequences of westward expansion and Manifest Destiny.
Political Science