1. In your pairs write down
3 Push factors
3 Pull factors
Your own
definition of
Manifest Destiny

2. Who were the Gold Miners?
1) Who they were
2) Key reasons why they went West
3) Where they lived / settled
4) Key features of their lifestyle, (eg. Problems, solutions, role in the settlement of the west and relationship with the Indians)
Key Terms
Vigilantes?
Claim Jumping?
Miners Courts?
Prospectors?
You have 20 mins to create your mind
map based on the above

3. Who were the Mormons?
Joseph Smith Moroni Palmyra
Book of Mormon Tarred and Feathered
Missouri Brigham Young
Kirtland Polygamy Printing press
Bank collapsed Nauvoo
Mountain Meadow Massacre Mormon War
Utah Deseret Religious Persecution
You have 5 mins in your pairs to discuss and define these key words and phrases for the Mormons

4. Who were the Mormons? 1) Who they were
2) Key reasons why they went West
3) Where they lived / settled
4) Key features of their lifestyle, (eg. Problems, solutions, role in the settlement of the west and relationship with the Indians)
You have 20 mins to complete
your mind map on the Mormons
Remember to use key words

5. How significant were the Early Settlers to the development of the American West?
Which factors influenced them most in their reasons for going?
Which factors helped them most when they tried to settle?