Who Is Your Westward
Expansion Star?
Remember
sometimes
people are stars
based on
negative
experiences!!!
1. Alexander McGillivray
2. William McIntosh
3. Sequoyah
4. John Ross
5. Andrew Jackson
6. John Marshal l
7. Creeks
8. Cherokee
9. Eli Whitney
10.Railroad Engineer whose daughter was
named Atlanta
My 2015 Star
Is______________________
My Westward Expansion Star
Is ______________________
Directions
Group A- Select 3 questions each from
following categories: Application,
Comprehension, Knowledge. Answer 1
question from Analysis. (10 total)
Start from the
bottom of the
pyramid!!!!
Group B- Select 1 question from each of the
following categories:, Analysis, Application,
Comprehension, Knowledge. Then choose 1
question from Evaluation or Synthesis (5
answers total)
Group C- Select 2 questions from the Analysis
category and 1 question from Synthesis and
Evaluation (4 total)
Name: ____________________________________________ Date:_________ Period:____
Group:
A
Directions
Analysis
Comprehension
Application
Knowledge
Group A- Select 3 questions each
from following categories: Application,
Comprehension, Knowledge. Answer 1
question from Analysis. (10 total)
Name: ____________________________________________ Date:_________ Period:____
Group:
B
Evaluation
Synthesis
Analysis
Application
Comprehension
Knowledge
Directions
Group B- Select 1 question from each
of the following categories:, Analysis,
Application, Comprehension,
Knowledge.
Then choose 1 question from Evaluation
or Synthesis (5 answers total)
Name: ____________________________________________ Date:_________ Period:____
Group:
C
Directions
Evaluation
Synthesis
Analysis
Group C- Select 2 questions from the
Analysis category and 1 question from
Synthesis and Evaluation (4 answers
total).
Bloom’s Higher Order
Thinking Pyramid
Subject: Westward
Expansion
E1- Write an editorial which highlights
the greed and corruption of various
leaders during this time period.
Consider Native American leaders that
signed various treaties and acts.
Leaders or government leaders who
participated in the Yazoo Land Fraud.
directions on editorial.
E2- Write a full letter to Georgia’s govt during this time period to
develop a better way to distribute land instead of utilizing the
headright system & land lotteries. Your letter should determine if
these systems were effective as well as provide a solution.
Evaluation
S1- Compose a short song about the motives for people to move westward.
Your song must include a hook and components that are catchy
in order for students to remember.
S2- Design a magazine cover to display a winner from the land lottery. Cover must include title
and factual references to the land lottery.
S3-Draw a concept map that outlines the routes taken by the Native Americans from Georgia to
Oklahoma during the trail of tears. Also outline the emotions felt along the way and how they were
removed.
Synthesis
Directions
Group A- Select 3 questions
each from following categories:
Application, Comprehension,
Knowledge. Answer 1 question
from Analysis. (10 total)
Group B- Select 1 question from
each of the following categories:,
Analysis, Application,
Comprehension, Knowledge. Then
choose 1 question from Evaluation
or Synthesis (5 answers total)
Group C- Select 2 questions
from the Analysis category and 1
question from Synthesis and
Evaluation (4 answers total)
N1- What is the relationship between corruption and our Westward Expansion unit? Provide 3 concrete examples of
corruption.
N2- How did Andrew Jackson respond to the Worcester V. Georgia Court Case? Was this response appropriate?
N3- Compare the perspective of higher education today to the time period of when the University of Georgia was established. What made the
founding of this University unique?
N4- What is your analysis of the cotton gin? Provide concrete pros and cons for this invention. Also highlight the economic impact on Georgia.
Analysis
A1- What would be 4 questions that you would like to ask of someone involved in the Trail of Tears?
A2- Develop a set of instructions that outline the establishment of Atlanta based on the railroads.
A3- Illustrate the transition of Georgia’s capitals during the Westward Expansion Period.
A4- Write 3 test questions for Georgia’s land policies-Headright system, Yazoo Land Fraud, and Land Lottery.
Application
C1- Explain the differences that exist between the headright system and the land lottery system.
C2- Outline the main idea behind Cotton Gin. How did it influence slavery?
C3- Discuss 3 different treaties made by Native Americans during this time period.
C4- Who were two people that had a major role in the removal of the Cherokee and the Creek? Describe their role.
C5- Explain how religion influenced Westward Expansion. Provide concrete examples of strategies used as well.
Comprehension
K1- What was the The Trail of Tears?
K2- Who was Alexander McGillvary and William McIntosh?
K3- What role did John Ross, John Marshall, and Andrew Jackson play in the Worcester V. Georgia court case?
K4- What were the first 3 methods used by Georgia to Distribute Land?
K5- Who developed the Syllabary? What was the Syllabary?
K6- Who established the University of Georgia? Explain how the university was established.
Knowledge