1. 8Y 10-27-2016 Thursday Chapter 11 Review
Objective: Prepare for Monday’s Chapter 11 Test.
Agenda:
Prayer
Do Now: What were some reasons that different groups of people moved west? How did they get to the West? What is the difference between the Santa Fe Trail and the Oregon Trail?
Go over do Now
Short essay Qs, verbal pop quiz
Homework: Study Log

2. Your test essay questions will be taken from the following choices:
Describe the significance of the Oregon Trail? (Why did people use it?) What was life like in the Oregon Trail?
What is the significance of the Santa Fe Trail? How is it different from the Oregon Trail?
Who were the Mormons and what eventually happened to them?
How did the Texas War for Independence begin? How did it end?
Describe two reasons why the United States refused to annex Texas initially.
How did the Mexican-American War begin?
Who were two important American war leaders during the Mexican-American War? Describe their contributions.
Describe the significance of the Battle of the Alamo.
How did the Mexican-American War end?
What is the difference between the Mexican Cession and the Gadsden Purchase?
What is the Bear Flag Revolt?
How did the California Gold Rush change California politically, economically, and socially?