Content Specification - SS.7.6.a.1:
Students will compare and evaluate the ways by which Florida, Texas, and territories from the Mexican Cession were acquired by the United States.

Content Specification - SS.7.6.b.1:
Students will examine the Erie Canal as a gateway to westward expansion that resulted in economic growth for New York State, economic opportunities for Irish immigrants working on its construction, and its use by religious groups such as the Mormons to move westward.

Content Specification - SS.7.6.b.2:
Students will examine the growth of suffrage for white men under Andrew Jackson.

Content Specification - SS.7.6.b.3:
Students will examine the conditions faced on the Trail of Tears by the Cherokee and the impact the removal had on their people and culture.

Content Specification - SS.7.6.b.4:
Students will examine examples of Native American resistance to the western encroachment including the Seminole Wars and Cherokee judicial efforts.

Content Specification - SS.7.6.b.5:
Students will examine the ways in which westward movement had an impact on the lives of women and African Americans.

Content Specification - SS.7.6.b.6:
Students will examine the policies of New York State toward Native Americans at this time.