Ch. 10 Expanding West

Ch Trails to the West Standard: Describe the purpose, challenges, and economic incentives associated with westward expansion, including the concepts of Manifest Destiny Learning Target: We will describe the various motivations for people moving west Learning Task: I will trace maps of westward trails Essential Question: Why did people leave their homes in the east to move west?

Ch The Texas Revolution Standard: Discuss Mexican settlements and their locations, cultural traditions, attitudes toward slavery, land-grant system, and economics Learning Target: We will understand the events that led up to the Texas Revolution Learning Task: I will draw a sequence Thinking Map showing the events that led up to the Texas Revolution Essential Question: Why did Texas want independence from Mexico?

Ch The Mexican- American War Standard: Describe the Texas War for Independence and the Mexican-American War, including territorial settlements, the aftermath of the wars, and the effects the wars had on the lives of Americans, including Mexican Americans today. Learning Target: We will understand how the Mexican-American war began and the effects of the war Learning Task: I will complete a cause and effect Thinking Maps showing the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War Essential Question: What was the effect of the Mexican-American War on both Americans and Mexicans?

Ch The California Gold Rush Standard: Describe the role of pioneer women and the new status that western women achieved Discuss Mexican settlements and their locations, cultural traditions, attitudes toward slavery, land-grant system, and economics Discuss the importance of the slavery issue as raised by the annexation of Texas and California’s administration to the union as a free state under the Compromise of 1850 Learning Target: We will understand the causes and effects of the westward movement on society and culture in America. Learning Task: I will draw a cause and effect Thinking Map showing the causes and effects of the westward movement in the United States. Essential Question: How did the western movement affect the role of women, Mexican settlements, the issue of slavery, and Americans’ lives?