1. 1. Drill: What challenges did the settlers face as they moved west? 2. Homework: “Why Americans Went West” due Mon 3/25, Website Scavenger Hunt due by Wed. 3/27 3. Table of Contents: 31. Making the Manifest Destiny a Reality, 32. Using Optic, 33. Impact of Transportation 34. Bumper Sticker 35. Why Americans Went West, 36. Website Scavenger Hunt

2.  Before Reading Vocabulary: Manifest Destiny is the idea that the United States was destined to expand its boundaries all the way to the Pacific Ocean because God gave us the land, phrase was used by John O’Sullivan, NY newspaper editor, in the 1840s  During Reading: Read the statements and follow the directions  After Reading: answer the three questions below the chart

4.  Before Reading: What text features are present in the article? How can they help you?  During Reading: Complete your row of the chart.  After Reading: Share with your partners. On the back answer the question: How did changes in transportation impact westward expansion? Explain.

5.  Create a bumper sticker for a wagon that advertises Manifest Destiny and encourages people to move west.  Include the definition for Manifest Destiny, at least one reason why people would want to move, and what the government is doing to help settlers  This can include color, but does not have to.