Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

9/23/13 10/12/13Unit 3Monday, Sep. 23rd Warm-upPredict what you think the unit Westward Expansion will cover. What events do you think are included in this unit?

Well talk about it after the Pre-testCover page for the unitWestward Expansion 1800-1840Include 2 picturesAdd colorSeptember 23rd, 2013Warm-upOne President during the Westward Expansion period is ____________________________.

The name of the war during this period is_________________________________.

One area of land that the U.S. acquired during this time is ___________________________.The Louisiana PurchaseJefferson wanted to control the Mississippi River.

bought it from France

Almost doubled the size of the country.

Could the President buy new land? This was an issue that needed to be addressed by Congress. Why did Jefferson send Lewis and Clarke?Find a river route to the Pacific.

map the country.

To survey its natural history.September 25th, 2013Warm-upName two things you learned from yesterdays lesson.

One thing I learned was

Another thing I learned wasVocab summary workOn the next blank page, do these 3 activities to familiarize yourself with the vocab wordswrite the 11 vocab words in alphabetical order.Make a chart and organize the words by 1 word, 2 words and 3 wordsMake another chart separating the words into events & non-eventsNorthwest TerritoriesAfter the Revolution, Americans began settling the Northwest Territory.

US army was sent in to force Natives to give up their land.

In the Treaty of Greenville (1795), Natives gave parts of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan to the US.

FloridaSecretary of State John Quincy Adams negotiated a treaty with Spain, giving Florida to the United States.

Adams-Onis Treaty, signed in 1819.

Texas IndependenceSpanish invited Americans to colonize the land of Texas.Americans had to agree to certain things: surrender their American citizenshipSwear allegiance to MexicoAdopt the Roman Catholic religionHold the land for 7 yearsTexas IndependenceMany Americans did not honor the agreement.Mexican government sent troops to occupy Texas.Fighting erupted and the Mexicans are winning until Santa Anna, the Mexican President, was captured.They negotiated Texas IndependenceImportant People

September 26th, 2013Warm-upQuickwrite: Why do you think the U.S. is trying so hard to acquire all of this land? What do you think they are hoping to gain from all this?

20 words. Circle the word count when youre done. QuizWhich of the following is true of why Jefferson sent out explorers to the Louisiana Territory?To see if there was a water route to the Pacific.To map the country.To mine the gold in California.A and B.Which of the following is true of why Jefferson wanted the Louisiana Territory?He wanted to control the Mississippi River.He wanted a better position for future takeover of Mexican land.He wanted to weaken the French.He wanted a political advantage over his opponent in the political race. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for the Americans to be able to live in Texas?They had to surrender American Citizenship.They had to swear allegiance to Mexico. Must fly a Mexican flag on their property.Must adopt the Roman Catholic religion. What is the correct definition of suffrage? The right to vote.The right to own land.The right to own a gun.The right to run for political office. Which of the following happens after Texas gains independence?It is immediately adopted as the 14th state. With its new Independence it decides to rejoin Mexico. It becomes its own nation named the Republic of TexasMexico immediately reclaims Texas as part of Mexico.

Causes?Mexico was upset at the annexation of Texas.

President Polks belief in national expansion.

Polks desire to settle the boundary between Mexico and U.S.

Mexicos refusal to meet with U.S. delegate.Mexican American WarPolk claimed the Mexicans invaded U.S. territory: Declared War.

Californians took control and declared themselves independent.

American troops took over the capital of Mexico.

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, 1848.

Gadsden Purchase, 1853

Friday, Sep. 27th, 2013Warm-upName one cause of the Mexican American War.

Explain why we bought the Gadsden Purchase.

Gadsden PurchaseSoutherners wanted a railway to the west coast.

They realized it would help them expand their trade.

Purchased the land for 10 mill.Oregon TerritoryOregon settled mostly by Americans but was jointly owned by U.S. and G.B.

Polk claimed 54 40 of fight.

Settled with a treaty that set the boundary at the 49th parallel. AlaskaThe U.S. was looking to expand into the Pacific.

Russia was recovering from a war and offered to sell Alaska to the U.S.

Thought it had potential for fur, timber, and metals.

Later, gold and oil were discovered.