Grade 5 Lesson at a Glance: Chapter 14, Lesson 3

Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
America Will Be

Lesson at a Glance
Chapter 14, Lesson 3: The Next Frontier (pp. 352-357)

The Big Idea
Framework Concept: Change The Louisiana Purchase protected trade on the Mississippi River and doubled the size of the United States.

Read the introduction on page 352 and ask students what they think James Monroe should do about the Louisiana Territory. Have students look at the territory involved and think why the purchase would be a good idea or not. List the pros and cons of the purchase on a chart.

Lesson Outline
Use the Lesson Outline to preview the content of the lesson. You may wish to print it for your students as a guide during reading.

Check for Understanding

Have students imagine what it may have been like to be a part of either the Lewis and Clark or the Zebulon Pike expedition. Ask them to keep journals for a week of their travels. Encourage them to use the text as a guide and to be as accurate as possible.
Ask students to draw a map of the United States that shows the Louisiana purchase, the Mississippi River, and the route of Lewis and Clark.

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