Bell Ringer: List the factors that you believe will contribute to the great divide within America during the 1800s.
LEQ: Why are Americans moving west during the 1800s?
Manifest Destiny The idea that the nation had a God given right to all of North America.
Why Move West? Land Trees Minerals Indians to be saved
First major western trail Santé Fe Trail First major western trail Independence, MO to Santé Fe (capital of Spanish New Mexico)
Independence, MO to Willamette Valley in Oregon Oregon Trail Independence, MO to Willamette Valley in Oregon Used by Lewis and Clark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXjsZc1my1o
Brigham Young leads Mormons to Utah Mormon Trail Brigham Young leads Mormons to Utah
Gold Rush First found in northern CA President Polk confirmed findings in State of Union Address San francisco 49ers
Effects of Western Migration The Oregon Treaty- 1844, setting boundary at 49th parallel
Two weeks to travel west for information Pony Express Two weeks to travel west for information Took mail from station to station
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1R-GeEd95c
Part 1: Journal Entry Map Reading Page 298 American Trails West, Answer #1 & #2
Part 2:Journal Entry Living History Imagine you and your family are making the journey west. You are following the Oregon Trail. In your journal entry you describe what daily life is like for your and your family members. Questions to think about: What types of food do you have available? What dangers do you encounter? Why are you going west? What do you hope to achieve once you make it there?