1. Warm Up 1/15/2016 In your journal define Manifest Destiny.
Why was Texas so appealing to the United States in helping them achieve Manifest Destiny?
Sentence stem: I believe that Texas was important to the United States because_________________.

2. We will Identify events and issues in early state hood of Texas.
Learning Objective:
Success Criteria:
We will Identify events and issues in early state hood of Texas.
I will research and create a visual representation of an event or issue during early statehood.

3. Station Activity Your group will move from station to station
You will have 25 minutes at each station
You will researched the Main Idea, Important Details and Significance for each station
You will fill out a chart for each event or issue

4. Indian Reservation Policy
Event
Main Idea
Important Details
Significance
1845 Constitution
Provides the government of Texas proof they are a state in the U.S.
Lays out how the government of Texas functions as a State
Creates Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches of government
Border Disputes
The U.S. and Mexico are fighting over border of Texas
Mexico claimed U.S. was trespassing on their land. Rio Grande is not the border of Texas
Polk sends troops into Mexico, they are killed which starts the Mexican War
Mexican War
War starts over border disputes between U.S. and MX
, U.S. wins and claims territory from MX
California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming and Colorado added to U.S.
Indian Reservation Policy
Move all Native Americans to a reservation on a smaller piece of land
Feb. 16, 1852 Congress passed the bill to move the Native Americans West
Separates Native Americans from civilization and forces them on smaller land
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Peace Treaty of the Mexican War and recognized annexation of Texas to the U.S.
Mexico is paid 15 million dollars by U.S. The U.S. receives MX territory helping Manifest Destiny
Migration of Texas
Texas has lots of fertile land
Many people move to Texas to start a new life
European, African American, Mexican, American Citizens from the East
Frontier Forts
Texas needs protection from Mexico and Native Americans
Military/Army forts are built to defend Texas Citizens
Forts were built in cities, towns, and out in the West
Compromise of 1850
Resolves issues between the Slave States and Free States
California becomes a free state in the U.S. Other states that enter the U.S. will get to vote on being Free or Slave
Allows states to choose if they are free or slave states by popular vote