To fully comprehend what happens to the WEST now that the Beaver Rush is over & Mt. Men are out of Jobs, think on the following situations…..and put your Answers in your next open box…. Have you ever moved before? Explain Why do people move? Give 2 reasons…come to mind What could be good about moving? Give 1 thing What could be bad about moving? Give one thing

Today’s objectives: 1. Identify Who these people were. 2 Today’s objectives: 1.Identify Who these people were? 2. Understand Why they are moving West towards Utah.

John C Fremont And Kit Carson Adventures President Polk wanted more accurate information of the west… Fremont uses the Maps of Miera and Journals of Escalante….(which the Mormons will then use Fremont's maps!) 3 successful expeditions. From 1842 to 1846 Took accurate measurements of Utah’s altitude, collected soil samples, wrote about the land, water, and plant life, and made important maps. Kit Carson- The Bravest Little Man John C Fremont –The Pathfinder

Book creates an An apatite for the West!!!! Escape City life

Manifest Destiny John C. Sullivan: Coined the term, “Manifest Destiny.” To overspread and to possess the whole of the continent. St Louis: The Gateway to the West! St Louis

When Pres. Polke heard He knew Kit was the man to help him

4 St Louis Monterey (Spanish) 8

The Beaver Rush is OVER !

Mountain Men . . . out of work

Beaver Pelts No Longer Needed No more Rendezvous

The Land Rush Oregon Trail Fort Kearney Fort Bridger California Trail St Louis

PIONEERS!!!! The First Families Moving West to Settle New Homes/Towns

Two different groups moving West During the Late 1840’s 1. Oregon Pioneers….following Oregon Trail to find new land for their Homes In Oregon and California Mormon Pioneers…searching for New Lands to establish Church. and escape “persecution”

PIONEERS Two different groups of people Called Both Left just about the same time… 1846-47 Both Used just about the same trail Oregon Trail

But... The Oregon Pioneers came west because they “Wanted to” Both of them came west to build new HOMES But... The Oregon Pioneers came west because they “Wanted to” And…The Mormon Pioneers came because they… “ Ran out of Options”

Hastings Cut Off Lansford Hastings Found a Short Cut to California Talked with John C Fremont about another path to California. Found a Short Cut to California Would save pioneers 400 miles

You are about to learn more about one of the Most interesting stories in American History… To help you understand the reasons for these Pioneers coming to Utah, please Go to the Out-Box and get your study guide and a Textbook to help you complete this assignment…Due at the end of class.

Assignment You have been hired by the U.S. government to be an advertising agent. Your mission is to assist in getting more people excited and committed to going west now that Kit Carson has captured California for the U.S. The President wants more people out there NOW before the Spanish move back in so that we can control our American interests there. The more people there now the easier to control the new territory. You are the one to create a double-awesome poster to be placed on the street corners of each town in the east to motivate families to move west.

Directions This poster should emphasize the following: Get their own, free land First choice of the most fertile, most beautiful and lush land in the west The best guides available The most adventure possible Due by next class period Graphics Essential Reduce fears of Indians and other fears