1. The Western Pioneers Essential Questions:
How did the idea of Manifest Destiny and new agricultural equipment encourage western settlement?
Why did many settlers travel west?
What was the trip west like for these individuals?
Do Now:
“Analyzing Primary Sources” pg
Answer the two Critical Thinking questions associated with the pictures on those pages.
Homework:
All Classes: Lesson 2 The Hispanic Southwest pg. 187
Period 9 Quiz on Ch. 6 Monday
Period 2 and 3 Quiz on Ch. 6 Tuesday.

3. Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny
Belief that God wanted the United States to expand border to the Pacific
Natural borders of the United States are the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Manifest Destiny

4. Moving West Americans moved west looking for opportunity
Cities emerge along rivers and Great Lakes
Newspapers and hotels attracted migrants out west

5. Balloon Frame House Used 2x4’s instead of timber to frame house
Made possible because of mass production of nails
Allowed houses to be made cheaply and quickly

6. Push into Texas and New Mexico
Americans settle in Mexican Texas led by Stephen F Austin
Attracted 8,000 settlers
New Mexico
Major cities of Santa Fe and Albuquerque
Mexican independence led to increased contact with US
William Becknell creates Santa Fe Trail connecting US to Santa Fe

7. Mountain Men Trappers who lived isolated lives in mountains
Friendly with Indians
Were responsible for most of exploration of Rocky Mountains and the west

8. Oregon Trail
John Jacob Astor created settlement for fur trade in Oregon
Oregon Trail connected Independence Missouri to Pacific
Missionaries were some of first settlers
Some settlers came as a result of depression of 1837

9. California California was part of Mexico Americans came by boat
Established trading posts
Americans began to outnumber Mexicans in California
Sacramento founded by John Sutter

10. Wagon Trains People moved west in groups Conestoga Wagon
Needed numbers for safety
Circled wagons when stopped to defend against danger
Conestoga Wagon
10 Feet long, 8 feet tall, slightly curved bottom
Drawn by oxen
Difficult to cross rivers and mountains
Missouri to Pacific took 5 months
Established governing system for the trip

11. Mormon Migration
Moved west to escape persecution in Illinois and Missouri
Leader, Joseph Smith was killed
Brigham Young led move west
Settled by Great Salt Lake in Utah
Were very organized and well planned
Allowed Mormons to be successful in Utah