Materials Needed Agenda Pencil Presidents 17 Assessment Collect Assessment James K Polk Introduction Define Manifest Destiny Visual Analysis 11 th President James Polk 18451849 James Polk The US and Mexico fought a war over Texas ID: 768556
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Materials Needed Agenda Pencil Presidents 1-7 Assessment Collect Assessment James K. Polk Introduction Define Manifest Destiny Visual Analysis
11th President: James Polk (1845-1849)
James Polk The U.S. and Mexico fought a war over Texas. Gold was discovered in California. The U.S. Naval Academy was started. Nickname: “Young Hickory”
Defining Manifest DestinyIt is my destiny to rule the world. After years of letting others decide who I was, I'd taken the reins and defined my own destiny . His courage manifested itself via the look on his face . Discovery may be made manifest through teaching, research, and service.
Manifest Destiny
Big Paper Visual AnalysisDraw lines to split the big paper into equal sections for everyone at your pod In YOUR section: Write 3 things you NOTICE Write 3 things you have a QUESTION about
Exit TicketWhat is Manifest Destiny? Use definition and image analysis to write in your OWN WORDS what it means
Materials Needed Agenda Pencil Review Manifest Destiny image Mapping Oregon or Bust article Travelling on Oregon Trail
Manifest DestinyManifest: obvious, visible Destiny: fated to happen
Manifest Destiny
Why move westward?Cheap landFertile soilNew opportunities Move living space Resources (gold) Achieve Manifest Destiny
Western Trails
Prairie Schooner 4 x 10 ft 2000 lbs 12-15 miles per day
Materials Needed Agenda Pencil Oregon or Bust article Oregon Trail Packing List Oregon or Bust article Oregon Trail hazards Gallery Walk Crossing Plains primary source
Materials Needed Agenda Pencil Oregon or Bust article Oregon Trail Map Crossing Plains primary source Crossing Plains questions One Pager Assessment
One Pager Rubric Below Expectations Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations Title No title present (0 Points) Basic title present (1 Point) Creative title present (2 points) Oregon Migration Sentences 0 to 3 proper sentences included (0 points) 4 proper sentences included (4 points) 5 or more proper sentences included (8 points) “Oregon or Bust” Quote No quote present (0 points) Quote present (2 points) Quote present with significance explained (4 points) “Crossing the Plains” Quote No quote present (0 points) Quote present (2 points) Quote present with significance explained (4 points)
One pager rubric Below Expectations Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations Illustrations 0 to 2 appropriate illustrations present (0 points) 3 appropriate illustrations present (4 points) 4 or more appropriate illustrations present (8 points) Organization and Neatness Ideas not presented clearly and messy (0 points) Ideas partially organized and some stray marks present (2 points) Ideas well organized and neat presentation (4 points) Visual Appeal Not attractive to the viewer (0 points) Somewhat attractive to the viewer (2 points) Creative and appealing to the viewer (4 points) Name and Rubric No name listed or no rubric attached (0 points) Name listed on the front and rubric attached (1 point) Name listed on the back and rubric attached (2 points)
Materials Needed Agenda Pencil One Pager One Pager Mapping Texas Notes Jigsaw
Spanish Texas The Spanish had been in the New World since Columbus arrived in 1492
In 1821, Mexico won independence from Spain
Mexican Independence Changes Texas Mexican government’s demands of American settlers B ecome Mexican citizens Become members of the Roman Catholic Church L earn Spanish No Slavery Stephen Austin
The Alamo The first battle between the Texans and Mexicans took place at an old mission that was used as a fort.
The Fight for the Alamo There were only 183 Texans guarding the Alamo. The Mexican army had 1,800 men. The Texans held the Alamo for twelve days. On the thirteenth day, Mexican army stormed the fortress. When it was over, only 5 Texans survived, but they were executed by President Santa Anna. Texans were shocked by the slaughter at the Alamo and vowed to fight for their freedom.
Battle at San Jacinto Texan general, Sam Houston gathered more troops, 800 in all. They met Santa Anna at San Jacinto. Their battle cry was, “Remember the Alamo!” It was over in 18 minutes. More than half the Mexican army was killed. Santa Anna was forced to sign a treaty giving Texas its freedom. With the Battle of San Jacinto, Texas was now an independent country.
General Santa Anna surrenders to General Houston
Lone Star Republic In 1836, Texas declared itself The Lone Star Republic. Sam Houston elected P resident. Some Americans wanted Texas to be part of the U.S. Some people were afraid of Texas becoming a slave state, others of war with Mexico.
Materials Needed Agenda Pencil One Pager Texas Notes Jigsaw Culture of the Texas Revolution Wrap-up Writing
Materials Needed Agenda Pencil Jigsaw Worksheet Review Jigsaw Mexican War Story Map Webquest
Materials Needed Agenda Pencil Mexican War Webquest Review causes of war Webquest
Materials Needed Agenda Pencil Mexican War Webquest Webquest Primary Source Aftermath of War story Thesis creation
Gadsden Purchase of 1853 U.S. paid Mexico $10 million for southern parts of present-day Arizona and New Mexico. This land was needed for the expansion of the Railroads.
ThesisThe United States was more justified in the Mexican War… OR Mexico was more justified in the Mexican War…
Materials Needed Agenda Pencil Warm-up Mapping Gold Rush notes Gold Rush article
The California Gold Rush By the early 1848, workers at John Sutter’s sawmill found flecks of gold in Sacramento, California. By the summer of 1849, news of gold strike caused a sensation in the eastern United States. M ass migration known as the California Gold Rush began 80,000 fortune seekers headed for California Known as the “Forty-niners” H alf traveled by land trail while the rest went by ship Gold seekers from Chile, Peru, and China flocked to California for gold. By 1852, the population of California tripled to 225,000
Cultural Diversity
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Materials Needed Agenda Pencil WebQuest /Primary Source Gold Rush article Perspectives on the Gold Rush Quickwrite
Perspective on Gold RushOn the back of your perspective, write at least 3 sentences explaining your person’s viewpoint on the California Gold Rush What did your person experience? Name some ways your person could have changed their destiny Would you want to be this person during the California Gold Rush? Why or why not?
Materials Needed Agenda Pencil Half-sheet from box Finish Quickwrite Introduce DBQ Group analysis of Document
QuickwriteYou have read one person’s biography about their experiences with the California Gold Rush and an article about the Gold Rush itself. Using the documents and your prior knowledge, was the California Gold Rush a positive or negative experience? Support your answer in a response of at least 4 sentences.
Benchmark #3Document Based Question
Historical ContextDuring the mid-1800s, tens of thousands of people migrated west. This period of westward expansion was called Manifest Destiny. It created opportunities as well as problems for the new settlers in the west.
TaskDescribe the various reasons why people migrated westward during the mid-1800s and the challenges they faced along the way.
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Document 2(President Polk on Expansion) “We must ever maintain the principle that the people of this continent alone have the right to decide their own destiny. (It is) my duty to assert and maintain by all constitutional means the right of the United States to that portion of our territory which lies beyond the Rocky Mountains…Eighty years ago our population was confined on the west by the ridge of the Alleghenies…our people, increasing to many millions, have filled the eastern valley of the Mississippi, adventurously ascended the Missouri to its headsprings and are already engaged in establishing the blessings of self-government in valleys of which the rivers flow to the Pacific…To us belongs the duty of protecting them adequately wherever they may be upon our soil.”
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Document 4 “So you see that all is not Gossip about California, after all, there is gold here in abundance, but it requires patience & hard labor, with some skill & experience to obtain it. If any man has his health & will work, he can make more than ten times as much here as he can in the states in the same length of time. But many, very many, that come here meet with bad success & thousands will leave their bones here. Others will loose their health, contract diseases that they will carry to their graves with them.”
EssayUsing the documents above, your answers to the questions in Part A, and your knowledge of Social S tudies, write a well-developed essay that includes an introduction, supporting paragraphs and a conclusion. Include details and examples to support your answer. Explain why thousands of Americans migrated westward during the 1800s. Describe the challenges and hardships faced by pioneers traveling trails and establishing settlements in the west.
Materials Needed Agenda Pencil DBQ packet Group analysis of Document Presenting documents Graphic Organizer Writing DBQ
Document 1
Document 2(President Polk on Expansion) “We must ever maintain the principle that the people of this continent alone have the right to decide their own destiny. (It is) my duty to assert and maintain by all constitutional means the right of the United States to that portion of our territory which lies beyond the Rocky Mountains…Eighty years ago our population was confined on the west by the ridge of the Alleghenies…our people, increasing to many millions, have filled the eastern valley of the Mississippi, adventurously ascended the Missouri to its headsprings and are already engaged in establishing the blessings of self-government in valleys of which the rivers flow to the Pacific…To us belongs the duty of protecting them adequately wherever they may be upon our soil.”
Document 3
Document 4 “So you see that all is not Gossip about California, after all, there is gold here in abundance, but it requires patience & hard labor, with some skill & experience to obtain it. If any man has his health & will work, he can make more than ten times as much here as he can in the states in the same length of time. But many, very many, that come here meet with bad success & thousands will leave their bones here. Others will loose their health, contract diseases that they will carry to their graves with them.”
EssayUsing the documents above, your answers to the questions in Part A, and your knowledge of Social S tudies, write a well-developed essay that includes an introduction, supporting paragraphs and a conclusion. Include details and examples to support your answer. Explain why thousands of Americans migrated westward during the 1800s. Describe the challenges and hardships faced by pioneers traveling trails and establishing settlements in the west.
Materials Needed Agenda Pencil DBQ packet Warm-up Finish Graphic Organizer Writing DBQ
EssayUsing the documents above, your answers to the questions in Part A, and your knowledge of Social S tudies, write a well-developed essay that includes an introduction, supporting paragraphs and a conclusion. Include details and examples to support your answer. Explain why thousands of Americans migrated westward during the 1800s. Describe the challenges and hardships faced by pioneers traveling trails and establishing settlements in the west.
Materials Needed Agenda Pencil DBQ packet Warm-up Review sheet Writing DBQ
Materials Needed Agenda Pencil DBQ packet Warm-up Turn in DBQ Introduce Project Work Time
Materials Needed Agenda Pencil Manifest Destiny Project Project Work Time