What would you name this painting and why? (Write on a piece of paper, please)

Manifest Destiny – Elbow Room

Acquisition To acquire (to get) something “Getting some land”

Annexation – (Annex) To add a territory to your own territory (Ex. Louisiana Purchase – 1803)

Manifest Destiny - The idea that Americans had a God-given right to expand the country from “sea to shining sea.” (East Coast to West Coast) Westward Expansion

Manifest Destiny – The belief of the U.S. government and its’ citizens that the nation’s destiny or fate to expand westward from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

The four reasons for Manifest Destiny Economic Reasons Political Reasons Social Reasons Geographic Reasons

Economic Reasons: New land for farmers New trade routes (Santa Fe Trail) Business opportunities

Political Reasons: Expansion of our nations borders & territory Expansion of slavery

Social Reasons Removal of Native Americans Refuge for persecuted groups (ex. Mormons)

Geographic Reasons Gold in California California’s proximity to the Pacific Ocean The Rocky Mountains made it necessary to buy land for a railroad. (Ex. Gadsden Purchase)

Please get out a “focus paper.” Make a list of the present day states that can be found in the Louisiana Purchase

Land Acquisition Map Manifest Destiny Locate the following on the map provided: Texas annexed to U.S. Florida annexed to U.S. Purchase of Alaska Mexican Cession Gadsden Purchase Louisiana Purchase Oregon Country

Map Rubric – Write this in your journal. This is your check list. Mexican Cession – color red Outline & Label the Gadsden Purchase (pg. 380) Draw in the Rocky Mountains Draw the Oregon Trail orange (pg. 381) Draw the Santa Fe Trail green (pg. 370) Draw the California Trail purple (pg. 381) Draw the Mormon Trek red (pg ) Draw gold bars in California Label Atlantic Ocean Label Pacific Ocean Label Washington D.C. MUST MAKE A KEY! Put a check next to each item when you complete the task.

Get out a focus paper, please. Answer the following question. What is the significance of the year 1803 in regards to Manifest Destiny?

Lewis & Clark Expedition

Reason for the Northwest Ordinance Settlement of the Northwest Territory in an orderly and peaceful way Guaranteed property rights for settlers Provided democratic model for expansion

Northwest Ordinance Requirements To become a state: o 5,000 men requirement who owned at least 50 acres o Had to have 60,000 people o Have an established self-government

Northwest Territory Diagram – pg. 230 Label the 5 territories Label Township Label Quarter Section Label Lake Superior Label Lake Michigan Label Lake Huron

Ways Conflicts between people were resolved Problem: Conflicts between Native Americans & settlers Resolution: Treaties were made with Native Americans to give up their land

Ways Conflicts between people were resolved Problem: Mormon belief in polygamy – having more than one wife (Angered a lot of people) Resolution: Mormons set up community in Utah to avoid persecution

Ways Conflicts between people were resolved Problem: Conflict over land claims in California between former Mexican citizens and settlers Resolution: Compromise of 1850

Ways Conflicts between people were resolved Problem: Georgia tried to remove Cherokee Indians from their land Resolution: Worcester V. Georgia

Mexican War Video

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Clay’s Compromise of 1850 California is a free state New Mexico – Slavery based on popular sovereignty (the people choose) New Mexico – Border in favor of New Mexico Slave trade NOT SLAVERY abolished in D.C. Stronger Fugitive Slave Laws – Citizens must catch and return runway slaves – Anyone who helped a slave could be imprisoned

Trails West Oregon Trail California Trail

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Worcester V. Georgia Who – Samuel Worchester fought for the Cherokee Indians What – A Supreme Court Case When Where – State of Georgia Why – Georgia did not recognize their sovereign status, but saw them as tenants living on state land Outcome – Chief Justice John Marshall ruled in favor of the Indians, they could stay and did not have to move. Pres. Jackson said, “John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it.”

Physical Characteristics that influenced population distribution Pacific Ocean – allowed Asians to immigrate to California during the Gold Rush Gold – Population increased as settlers looked for gold Rocky Mountains – barrier between East and West. Led to Gadsden Purchase that enabled a railroad to be built.

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Warm-up: Read page 370 “Santa Fe Trail” Title your notes Santa Fe Trail. Write the question and answer in your journal. – When – Where – Who – Purpose – Describe the physical characteristics of the trail. – Who were the Americans trading with on the Santa Fe Trail? – What shut down the Santa Fe Trail? – What did Americas increased trade with New Mexico lead to?

Write answers on the board. – When: 1821 – Where: Santa Fe, New Mexico – Who: William Becknal – Purpose: trade route to Santa Fe – Describe the physical characteristics of the trail: flat and easy to travel on – Who were the Americans trading with on the Santa Fe Trail: Mexico – What shut down the Santa Fe Trail: the railroad – What did Americas increased trade with New Mexico lead to: War with Mexico because of the valuable territory

DISPUTED TEXAS BORDER

Aggression – hostile, violent

Persecute – to harass, harm or annoy someone because of race, political belief or religion. (ex. Mormons)

Cede – to give up, to surrender Mexican Cession – Mexico gave up California and New Mexico

Causes of the U.S. – Mexican War President Polk wanted to expand the United States Border dispute between Texas and Mexico – Texas claimed southern border was the Rio Grande – Mexico said NO IT’S NOT!

Effects & Impact- Mexican War Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) – Ends the war with Mexico – Grants the U.S. the Mexican territory of New Mexico, Arizona, & California Gadsden Purchase -U.S. paid Mexico $10 million – Acquired land necessary for a southern transcontinental railroad – Attempt to resolve conflicts with Mexico over the annexation of Texas

Refugee – a person who has been forced to flee their homeland because of war, persecution or natural disaster. (ex. Mormons)

Mormons – Social Reason for Manifest Destiny Refugee: a person who has been forced to flee their homeland because of war, persecution or natural disaster. (ex. Mormons) Persecute – to harass, harm or annoy someone because of race, political belief or religion. (ex. Mormons) Joseph Smith founder of the Mormons Believed in polygamy (more than one wife) Persecuted religion led to Mormon Trek – settled in Salt Lake City, Utah Joseph Smith was killed. Mormons taken over by Brigham Young.

Mormon Trek

Warm-up: Thursday 1.Read the excerpt. Focus on the bolded part. 2. What do you think it means? (3 sentences) Away, away will these cobweb issues of right of discovery, exploration, settlement, continuity, etc… our claim to Oregon would still be best and strongest. And that claim is by right of our manifest destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and federated self-government entrusted to us. John O’Sullivan, New York Morning News, December,

Testable Items – Friday Unit 7 Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny – definition Economic, political and social reasons for Manifest Destiny Northwest Ordinance U.S. Mexican War Mormon Trek Cover all notes in Unit 8

Match the following dates with the Era 1600’s 1700’s 1800’s Revolutionary Era Colonization Era Expansion & Acquisition

True/False Women demanding the right to vote is a belief of Manifest Destiny in the 1800’s.

Compromise of 1850  California is a free state  Slavery based on popular sovereignty  New Mexico – border dispute in favor of NM  Slave trade not SLAVERY stopped in DC  Stronger Fugitive Slave Laws – citizens must catch and return runaways - citizens helping slaves can be imprisoned