1. Traveling Westward

2. Introduction Traveling West o Why move westward o How? Conclusion

3. Bellwork Why would someone want to move into the newly acquired western territories.

4. Westward Expansion Who? How? Why?

5. Who Commercial Farmers Plantation Farmers Native Americans Empresario Mormons 49ers

6. Who?Where to?Why? Commercial Farmers (p.256-262) Plantation Farmers (p 256 – 262) Native Americans (p. 259 – 261) Empresario (p. 387) Mormons (p.301 - 303) California Gold Rushers (49ers) (p.401 – 404)

7. How? Routes: o Roads o Waterways o Canal o Wagon o Rail Road o Steamboat o Train

8. How - Road

9. How - Train

10. How - Canal

11. How - Trails Travel Via Sea o Ships would travel around the tip of South America to West Coast Land routes o Between 1840-1860 approx. 300,000 made the journey California = 200,000 Oregon = 53,000 Utah = 30,000 o Length of trip 4-6 months o Cost of Transportation $400 for wagon and gear o Death rate of journey 5%

12. How - Trail

13. April, 1846 – April, 1847 Dangers of the Trail: The Donner Party

14. Donner Party James Reed & Wife Margaret Patrick John Breen Breen Breen  Of the 83 members of the Donner Party, only 45 survived to get to California!

15. Check Up! List the major routes people are taking to travel westward.

16. Why Westward? Religion o Mormons

17. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church) Foundation o Joseph Smith o Published Book of Mormon in 1830 o Eventually settled with many followers in Illinois

18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church) Foundation o Joseph Smith o Published Book of Mormon in 1830 o Eventually settled with many followers in Illinois o In 1844 Smith was jailed and then murdered by a mob

19. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church) New leader o Brigham Young Goal: Freedom from religious persecution Migration to Utah began in 1847 By 1848 5,000 settlers had migrated to Utah Utah became a state in 1896

20. Why Westward? Religion o Mormons Free Land

21. Donation Land Claim Act 1850 Free land in Oregon Country o White, male citizens over 18 could receive 320 acres of land o Married couples 640 acres o Land had to be occupied for four years and improved o 2.5 million acres were given out to 7,000 people

22. The Oregon Trail – Albert Bierstadt, 1869

23. The Oregon Trail – Game

24. Why Westward? Religion o Mormons Free Land Gold

25. California Gold Rush 1848 – Gold discovered outside of Sacramento Population explosion o 1848 – 14,000 o 1852 – 225,000

26. California Gold Rush Prospectors initially worked alone o 49ers could earn $50 day Two months wages in a northern factory 95% of prospectors were male Prospectors came from all over the World o Mid-1850s = 20% of prospectors were from China

31. Check Up! How did manifest destiny change the United States?

32. Match the corresponding who, where and why Who? 1.Commercial Farmers 2. Plantation Farmers 3. Native Americans 4. Empresario 5. Mormons 6. 49ers Where to? A.Old Southwest (Louisiana, Miss., Al.) B. Utah C. California D. Old Northwest (Mich., Il, Mich., Wis., Ohio) and Oregon E. Texas F. Oklahoma Territory Why? U. Religious freedom V. Free land granted by Mexican government W. Gold and booming economy X. Grow cotton with slave labor Y. Grow surplus food for profit Z. Indian Removal Act

33. Links Brigham Young Gold Rush Oregon Trail Oregon Trail (National Park Service) Oregon Trail (National Park Service)

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