At the Bell List a few possible outcomes of western expansion, both positive and negative.

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At the Bell List a few possible outcomes of western expansion, both positive and negative.

Chapter 10 Expansion and Conflict Section Three: The Far West

I. The Promise of Trade A.Santa Fe Trail and Trade 1.Trade manufactured goods for furs, livestock, and silver 2.Fur Trade 1.Mountain men- trappers- beavers were the prized fur

Assignment The mountain men- important figures in western settlement, or mercenary traders with little real significance? (Class discussion) Create a trader’s log that includes information about the local environment, the day’s hunt, the upcoming rendezvous, and so on.

At the Bell What are some reasons settlers decided to go west? Would you be a pioneer?

II. Settling Oregon Country A.Oregon Trail 1. Started as a fur trade route B.Farmers and Missionaries 1.Interested farming families 2.Missionaries who try to convert Native Americans C.Political impact 1.U.S. Great Britain jointly occupied region since agreement reached- 49 th parallel

III. Traveling the Oregon Trail A.Difficult journey 1.Large wagon trains 2.Some trips ended in tragedy- Donner Party 3.Slow travel and many hazards B.American Indians on the trail 1.Often helped pioneers 2.Treaty of Laramie- promise not to attack and U.S. would make annual payments and honor territorial boundaries

IV. Conflict in Oregon A.Contact between Natives and settlers led to spread of measles, smallpox, and other diseases that killed many American Indians B.Some nations fight back

V. Mormons in Utah A.Religious community 1.Led by Brigham Young 2.40,000 settled 3.Constructed infrastructure 4.Disagreements between U.S. and Mormons

Assignment In groups of three or four you are to create a skit that depicts the difficulties encountered by the settlers in their journey on the Oregon Trail.

Fun Facts What would be worse than spending your honeymoon in a tent? How about sharing the tent with other people, including your ex-boyfriend. That's what happened to Oregon-bound pioneer Narcissa Whitman.Narcissa Whitman. If you think frisbees were invented in the 1960s, you're wrong--by about a hundred years. Children on the Oregon Trail threw frisbee-like devices back in the mid- 1800s. But they weren't made of plastic--they were made of buffalo dung.buffalo The Donner Party was accused of cannibalism while stuck in the mountains