Unit 7 – Further Expansion and Differences

What is manifest destiny? Kick off Page 357 #1-2

Gaining access to the Pacific Ocean What countries were claiming Oregon Country? What resolution did the Adams-Onis Treaty create? Describe a day in the life of a mountain man. Why did people want to travel to the Oregon? What was the cause of the Whitman massacre? If you were planning on going to Oregon, would you still have gone after the massacre occurred? What did “Fifty-Four Fourty or Fight” mean?

What is manifest destiny? Wrap up Page 358 #6

How did Florida and Texas become states? Kick off What was the final deciding factor that led Florida to become a state?

Statehood Why did the population in Florida begin to grow? Why did Mexico begin to allow Americans to make their homes on their land? How did the conflicts between Mexico and the USA first begin? What occurred at the Alamo? Why was Texas its own independent country prior to becoming a state? When and how did Texas finally become a state?

Chapter 13 Quiz

How did Florida and Texas become states? Page 365 #1-3

Why did the USA go to war with Mexico? Kick off Once Texas became a state, what conflict do you think could have cause a war between the USA and Mexico? Do you think that the USA had a good reason to continue to seek for “Manifest Destiny”?

Fulfilling our Manifest Destiny The New Mexico Territory California’s Spanish Culture Conflict Begins

Why did the USA go to war with Mexico? Wrap up If you were the president of the USA would you allow California to use the “bear flag” as the state flag? Use information from the text to support and explain your answer.

What was life like in California? The Gold Rush! Read pages 371-373 Design a postcard based on your reading Write a postcard as a gold rusher back to your family in the east coast. Make sure to describe what panning for gold is like, how much gold you have found, and what life is like in San Francisco.

Religion in Utah Create a timeline of Mormon history in the USA. Be sure to include the dates below, and at least 4 images. 1830 1839 1844 1846 1847 1848 1857-1858 1896

Chapter 14

What new inventions came about in the 1800’s? Kick off Why do you think Northern states may have benefited more from new technologies and inventions?

Inventors and Their Inventions Purpose, Benefit Elias Howe Robert Fulton (not mentioned in text) Clipper Ships Peter Cooper Samuel Morse John Deere Cyrus McCormick

What new inventions came about in the 1800’s? Wrap Up What invention from this lesson do you think had the biggest impact on the development of the USA? Explain your answer and provide support.

What was the north like in the mid 1800’s? Kick off – Define Trade Union Strike Prejudice Discrimination Famine Nativist

People of the North On a separate paper, Do page 392 #1-6 Turn in for a grade.

What drove the Southern economy? Kick off Why was cotton such a big part of the South's economy? Geography Connection Page 394 #1-2

Southern Cotton Kingdom Effects Importance Cotton Factories Transportation

What drove the Southern economy? Wrap Up Lesson 3 Review Page 396 #2 & 3

What was slavery like in the South? Kick off – in the South there were 4 types of farms; describe each of them below and their relation to slavery. Yeomen Tenant Farmers Rural Poor Plantation Owners

What was slavery like in the South? Kick off – in the South there were 4 types of farms; describe each of them below and their relation to slavery. Yeomen Tenant Farmers Rural Poor Plantation Owners

Slavery Topic Description Reflection African American Family Life African American Culture African American Religion Slave Codes Fighting Back Escaping Slavery The Southern Cities

What was slavery like in the South? As a plantation owner it was likely that you would have owned slaves. How do you think you would have handled the issue of slavery at the time?

Chapter 14 REVIEW When did many immigrants come to the USA from Germany? Ireland? Why were there high prices for cotton? What form of transportation was used in the South to transport their goods? What is John Deere known for? Describe the Train Wreck of 1856. What states were in the Deep South? Who were the nativists? What were spirituals? Why were trade/labor unions established? Who was Harriet Tubman? How did the telegraph help with industrial growth? Why did the Irish immigrate to the USA? List some of the new inventions of the 1800’s. What were slave codes? Who were the yeomen