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Consider the question "How did the United States expand geographically since it's 'birth' as a nation (since 1783)?" Watch this video to consider that question. Find a partner to discuss what you saw.
 * As the Bell Rings...**

As of 1900, the U.S. had experienced multiple kinds of growth: Through all this change, the way the United States related with other countries had changed as well. Let's explore how and why this happened and the needs that drove a new foreign policy as the U.S. turned the century and moved into the 1900s.
 * What We Did In Class**
 * geographic size, as you just watched in the video
 * economic strength, as the U.S. grew out of an agricultural nation into an industrial nation
 * population growth, largely due to immigration

Open a new Google Document, title it "6.2 Notes". At the top of this document, write "Lesson 1: The Expanding Nation to 1898". This doc will be your running notes and writing document through the entire unit over the next two weeks.

Go to the 6.2 Wiki Page to see what we are doing today. Scroll down to "Lesson 1: The Expanding Nation to 1898". As a class, follow the lesson using the presentation embedded and following the directions of the teacher.

[|ACT Reading Prep]: This also serves as a reading assignment we will use tomorrow.
 * Homework**

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 * Reminders from Edmodo**

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