2. Manifest Destiny Book
Over the next three days we will be learning about America expanding through the name of Manifest Destiny.
We will see the Following;
America takes over the Oregon Territory
Texas gains independence
War with Mexico
California Gold Rush

3. !!!YOU’ZE WILL DO THE FOLLOWING!!!
Create a book on the things we will learn this week. Include facts Pictures Maps

4. Oregon Territory

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6. Oregon Territory Pages 361 - 363
Why did Americans move to the Oregon Country?
Who were the first settlers and what was their mission?
What was the Oregon Trail?
What is “Manifest Destiny”?
Explain the situation of the “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight”
Explain what it was, and how it ended.
Make sure to draw a map of the Oregon Country and trail.

7. Texas Pages
When Mexico offered Americans land, what did the Americans have to do?
Why was there growing tension between Texans and Mexicans?
What bad things did Santa Anna do?
Briefly describe the events of the Alamo (start to finish, key facts)
When did Texas declare its independence?
What did Santa Anna do after the Battle of San Jacinto?
Why did southerners support Texas becoming a state? Why did northerners not?

8. Mexican American War

11. California Gold Rush Page 379 - 380
When was Gold discovered in California?
Who are Forty-Niners?
What are “Boomtowns”?
What was a Gold Rush Society like? What are Vigilantes?