Daily Quiz- 1/22 1. Who supported the War with Mexico? Why? a.Northerners – they wanted to expand industry out West b.Northerners – wanted to grow more cash crops c.Southerners – they could use cheap labor costs to increase profits. d.Southerners – wanted to grow more cash crops 2. What is the Bear Flag Revolt? a.Rebellion in Oregon where Americans declared their independence from Britain b.Rebellion in California where Californians declared their independence from Mexico c.Rebellion in Texas where Americans declared their independence from Mexico d.Battle Cry of Americans during the war with Mexico

Daily Quiz-1/22 3. What were effects of the Mexican American War? Choose all that apply. a.Mexican Cession b.Polk elected President c.Texas Revolution d.America completes Manifest Destiny e.Gadsden Purchase is able to occur f.President Polk is impeached

NEW AMERICAN WEST

Polk’s Destiny ■President Polk did all the things he set out to do (sorta) –Oregon: Polk compromises with Britain and gets Oregon border at the 49 th parallel –Texas: Texas becomes a state –California: Polk gets California and every state in between ■He leaves office after his first term

California ■Many American begin exploring California ■Gold is found at Sutter’s Mill by James Marshall in 1849 –Sets off a global rush to get gold –These people become known as forty-niners(49ers) ■The California Gold Rush had begun

Life in California ■Life for forty-niners was not easy ■Many times, men did not find gold or found only very little ■Hope to get rich kept many coming and looking ■Many abused the needs of forty-niners ■Need to get to California quick brought about new transportation –Clipper Ships invented that could quickly travel around South America

Discussion 1. What is a 49er? 2. What drives people to move? 3. Why do you think people were so desperate to find gold and risk death?

California as a State? ■California had quickly gotten enough people to become a state ■Issue: They were going to be a free state ■John C. Fremont would become a major leader for California and the anti-slavery movement

Mormons in Utah ■Many people fled to the West to feel more free ■Mormons (Christian religious group) fled from Illinois to the west to escape persecution (over polygamy) ■Mormon leader Brigham Young led Mormons to Utah using the Mormon trail

3 rd Body Paragraph ■Keeping in mind the edits/guidelines from the first two body paragraphs, using the same paper, you will now have 10 minutes to write the 3 rd body paragraph using the guiding question below and Document 5  Using content knowledge and the documents provided, determine how manifest destiny impacted America.  Describe the differences between Lincoln and Polk regarding the War with Mexico.

■Using your 3 rd body paragraph you created, follow these guidelines to edit the paragraph and see if yours match up: ■3 rd Body Paragraph: –1 st sentence is a topic sentence that restates the guiding question. –Uses a quote from document 5 and clearly cites/makes this obvious. (Ex: In document 5, “…”) –Elaborates and explains how that document /quote answers the guiding question. Editing your 3 rd Body Paragraph

Reflection ■How did the California gold rush impact America?