Westward+Expansion

For this activity, you will be in a group of 3-4 students and will be researching one of the six major territorial expansions during US History (Louisiana Purchase, Annexation of Florida, Annexation of Texas, Acquisition of the Oregon Territory, Mexican Cession, and the Gadsden Purchase). You can view the inspiration for this assignment by looking at the following website. You should use this website for background information on territorial expansion and how to make the map (as shown in Step #1 below), but follow the instructions below regarding what you need to do or create for this assignment:

1. One person is responsible for creating a detailed map of the territory (as outlined in the project above). 2. One person will be the "propaganda artist" and responsible for creating a poster that would persuade others to support the US acquisition of this territory (You may use captions, but try to make this more "pictorial" in nature.) 3. One person will engage in a 4-5 minute debate with Mr. Duncan regarding the acquisition of this territory. (Note: Your group is always going to take the stance of supporting the acquisition of this territory. I will be taking the "con" side of this argument. Also, the debater should use the map and poster created in the first two steps as part of your argument.)
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You will have about 30 minutes to work on this in class and then present your argument/project the following class. You will be quizzed on this material (all 6 major expansions) in the class after the debate. Good luck! Happy researching!