1. Manifest Destiny
Manifest: clear or obvious
Destiny: future or fate

2. Manifest Destiny
"(It is)...our manifest destiny to over spread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty."
In 1845 these words were written by John O'Sullivan, a democrat leader and editor of the New York newspaper 'The Morning Post'.
Discussion
What do you think O’Sullivan meant by this?
What will be the impact of Manifest Destiny?

3. School House Rock – Manifest Destiny
Schoolhouse Rock: Elbow Room – Manifest Destiny

4. What does it mean?
O'Sullivan expressed the belief that white Americans had a God-given right to occupy the entire North American continent
Not a new idea, nor was it just an American idea
Christopher Columbus and America
Spanish monarchs who colonized South America
Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock
British colonizing Australia and India

5. Manifest Destiny & Westward Expansion
By the 1840s, the term “Manifest Destiny” is widely used
newspapers, debates, paintings and advertisements
becomes the leading arguments for westward expansion
Reasons for movement
East was crowded, people lured to the west
Promises of inexpensive land and open spaces
Discovery of gold in 1848

6. Jackson and Indian Removal Background Information
Read the info
Answer the prediction question

7. Indian Removal Act – Notes
Passed in 1830 by Jackson
Forced Indians onto reservations – land that was set aside for them
Most land was located in Oklahoma
Intend for Indians to become farmers/ranchers

8. Indian Removal Act – Notes
Within 10 years, more than 70,000 Indians had been moved
Trail of Tears
The routes that the Five Civilized Tribes traveled to get to Oklahoma
Cherokee, Seminole, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek

9. “The Indian Problem” – Video
Write down at least four key ideas from the video

10. Indian Removal - Recap John Green Answer 9:38 – 10:40
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9:38 – 10:40
Answer
What did the Indian Removal Act do?
How did this impact American Indians?
What was the government hoping to accomplish with Indian Removal?