Mr Calella American Studies I Honors Honors U

� Students will be able to understand the pros and cons of a country

�EXPANSION & CONFLICT �Why do countries expand their borders? Pros and cons of doing

�DEFINITION: U. S. destiny to expand from Atlantic to Pacific Ocean �John L. O’Sullivan

�Why did Native Americans want to prevent settlers from pushing west? �How did settlers

�Early 1830 s, settlers in Iowa & Illinois pressuring Indians west of Mississippi R.

�Fort �To Laramie Treaty avoid further conflict peace conference held �Between whites and Plains

�Pioneers followed trails made by Indians, traders and fur trappers �“Jumping Off Point”-Independence, Missouri

� The Oregon Trail (Read Aloud page 110) �Missouri to Oregon (same as L&C)

�U. S. and England jointly holding Oregon Territory �England agrees to give Oregon to

� Refer back to the Manifest Destiny Visual Handout and answer the “prediction” question

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Mr. Calella American Studies I (Honors) & Honors U. S. I

� Students will be able to understand the pros and cons of a country expanding its borders. � Students will be able to understand the effect of “manifest destiny” upon both the nation’s growth and other people already living in the west.

�EXPANSION & CONFLICT �Why do countries expand their borders? Pros and cons of doing so? PROS CONS

�DEFINITION: U. S. destiny to expand from Atlantic to Pacific Ocean �John L. O’Sullivan quote �“manifest” means obvious �Many Americans held this belief �Expansion fever hit in the 1840 s �Why do you think that Americans felt that this destiny was obvious? �Why do you think people moved west? �How would you feel if you were Mexican or Native American?

�Why did Native Americans want to prevent settlers from pushing west? �How did settlers and gov’t justify taking Indian land? �Whites’ effect on Indians (CONFLICT) �Took, stole, tricked to get land �Disease (small pox, measles, flu, cholera) �Extermination �Alcohol �Sport killing of buffalo

�Early 1830 s, settlers in Iowa & Illinois pressuring Indians west of Mississippi R. �Chief Black Hawk starts a war in Wisconsin Territory to end this push �Lost war and many of his people killed �His people forced further west �READ ALOUD Black Hawk’s Farewell Speech, THEN PAIR UP FOR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS-on wiki page

�Fort �To Laramie Treaty avoid further conflict peace conference held �Between whites and Plains Tribes (Cheyenne, Sioux, Crow) �Indians given land in Central Plains and they agreed not to attack settlers �Why and how was the land important to Native Americans? How is land ownership important today?

�Pioneers followed trails made by Indians, traders and fur trappers �“Jumping Off Point”-Independence, Missouri �The Santa Fe Trail �Missouri to New Mexico �Trade Trail � 800 miles, 3 months in covered wagons �Why do you think wagons traveled in groups?

� The Oregon Trail (Read Aloud page 110) �Missouri to Oregon (same as L&C) �Cholera, accidents, and buffalo dung �Used wagons, but most walked �What would you bring? �What dangers/hardships did they face? � The Mormon Migration �Started in NY and moved west to escape religious persecution �Moved to get religious freedom �Ended up near Great Salt Lake in present-day Utah

�U. S. and England jointly holding Oregon Territory �England agrees to give Oregon to U. S. �Northern boundary kept at 49 degrees latitude from Rocky Mountains to Puget Sound

� Refer back to the Manifest Destiny Visual Handout and answer the “prediction” question � Discussion to follow