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7th Grade Social Studies
Canada, Mexico, & U.S. History from the Revolution to Reconstruction
Class 98— Test
February 2, 2015
Homework:
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 1 pgs. 346-349 (due 2/3)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 2 pgs. 350- 351 (due 2/5)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 2 pgs. 352-353 (due 2/6)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 3 pgs. 354-358 stop at Bear Flag Revolt (due 2/9)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 3 pgs. 358-363 start at Bear Flag Revolt (due 2/10)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 4 pgs. 364-369 (due 2/11)
-Current Events due 2/9
-Chapter 11 Map Quiz Thursday 2/12
-Chapter 11 Test Friday 2/13
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7 Grade Social Studies
Canada, Mexico, & U.S. History from the Revolution to Reconstruction
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Class 99— Manifest Destiny & Map of the West
February 3, 2015
Focus: Clear everything off of your desk except your focus sheet, map and writing utensil.
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1. I will define the term “Manifest Destiny.”
2. I will locate and label sites associated with the Oregon Trail.
Homework:
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 2 pgs. 350- 351 (due 2/5)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 2 pgs. 352-353 (due 2/6)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 3 pgs. 354-358 stop at Bear Flag Revolt (due 2/9)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 3 pgs. 358-363 start at Bear Flag Revolt (due 2/10)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 4 pgs. 364-369 (due 2/11)
-Current Events due 2/9
-Chapter 11 Map Quiz Thursday 2/12
-Chapter 11 Test Friday 2/13
Handouts:
Map of West
I. Intro to Manifest Destiny
II. Map locations
Key terms/ideas/ people/places:
Manifest Destiny
John L. O’Sullivan
(see back)
By the end of class today, I will be able to answer the following:
Where does the Oregon Trail start?
Where does the Mormon Trail start?
What state is the Nueces River in?
Notes
Class 99— Manifest Destiny & Map of the West
February 3, 2015
The phrase Manifest Destiny was coined by newspaper man John L. O’Sullivan. In the New York Morning News on
December 27, 1845, O’Sullivan wrote:
“And that claim is by the right of our manifest destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which
Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and federated self-government entrusted
to us.”
Manifest-Revealed.
Destiny-Purpose.
Therefore, America’s “Manifest Destiny” is its revealed purpose. And that is the belief that the U.S. has a God-given
right to extend its borders “… from sea to shining sea.”
Locate the following items on your map. YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW THE LOCATIONS OF
THESE ITEMS FOR THE TEST.
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Independence, Missouri
California
Oregon Territory
Nueces River
Rio Grande River
Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
Oregon Trail
California Trail
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
Texan Annexation
Mormon Trail
Louisiana Territory
San Antonio, Texas
San Jacinto, Texas
Salt Lake City, Utah
Goliad, Texas
Donnor Pass
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe
Nauvoo, Illinois
Sacramento, CA
Gulf of Mexico
Old Spanish Trail
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7 Grade Social Studies
Canada, Mexico, & U.S. History from the Revolution to Reconstruction
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Class 100— Mountain Men and Mormons
February 4, 2015
Focus: Turn to page 347 in your textbook. Answer question 2 in the box entitled “Geography Skills.”
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1. I will identify the many roles of the mountain men.
2. I will identify the dangers of heading west.
3. I will analyze the role of Mormons in westward expansion.
Homework:
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 2 pgs. 350- 351 (due 2/5)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 2 pgs. 352-353 (due 2/6)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 3 pgs. 354-358 stop at Bear Flag Revolt (due 2/9)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 3 pgs. 358-363 start at Bear Flag Revolt (due 2/10)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 4 pgs. 364-369 (due 2/11)
-Current Events due 2/9
-Chapter 11 Map Quiz Thursday 2/12
-Chapter 11 Test Friday 2/13
Handouts:
None
I. Beaver Fur
II. Mountain Men
III. Mormons
Key terms/ideas/ people/places:
John Jacob Astor
American Fur Company
Jedidiah Smith
Oregon Trail
Joseph Smith
Mormons
Brigham Young
Nauvoo, Illinois
Salt Lake City, Utah
By the end of class today, I will be able to answer the following:
How did John Jacob Astor become so rich?
Where did the Mormons finally settle? Who led them there?
What where some of the dangers of the Oregon Trail?
Notes
Class 100— Mountain Men and Mormons
February 4, 2015
Beaver Fur:
 “high hat” popular fashion in Europe and U.S.
 John Jacob Astor
o Founds American Fur Company
Mountain Men:
 Trap fur
 rendezvous
o trade furs.
o sing, dance, shoot guns, race horses, and wrestle.
o laugh, drank, and told stories.
 Jedediah Smith
o Explores much of the American West
o Killed by Comanche, never heard from again
Pioneers:
o Catch “Oregon Fever”
o Conestoga Wagons
o Walking
o Hardships: Weather, mountains, illness, rivers
Mormons:
o Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
o Founded by Joseph Smith-he will be killed
o Brigham Young-replaces Joseph Smith as leader of Mormons and moves them west and settles in Salt Lake City,
Utah
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7 Grade Social Studies
Canada, Mexico, & U.S. History from the Revolution to Reconstruction
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Class 101—Texas Revolts
February 5, 2015
Focus: Clear everything off your desk except your focus, outline, and writing utensil.
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1. I will define the following terms: Tejanos, empresarios, and reform.
2. I will analyze the conflict between American colonists and the Mexican government.
3. I will recognize the Battle of Gonzales as the “Lexington of Texas.”
Homework:
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 2 pgs. 352-353 (due 2/6)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 3 pgs. 354-358 stop at Bear Flag Revolt (due 2/9)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 3 pgs. 358-363 start at Bear Flag Revolt (due 2/10)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 4 pgs. 364-369 (due 2/11)
-Current Events due 2/9
-Chapter 11 Map Quiz Thursday 2/12
-Chapter 11 Test Friday 2/13
Handouts:
none
I. The people of Texas
II. Texans vs. Mexican government
III. “Lexington of Texas”
Key terms/ideas/ people/places:
Tejanos
empresarios
Same Houston
Stephen Austin
Gonzales
Lexington of Texas
“Come and take it”
Antonio López de Santa Anna
By the end of class today, I will be able to answer the following:
Why did the Mexican government open its borders to Americans?
Who were the leaders of the Texans?
Why was Gonzales considered the “Lexington of Texas?”
Notes
Class 101—Texas Revolts
February 5, 2015
People living in Texas:
 Tejanos-Mexicans living inTexas
 Empresarios- had been granted the right to settle on Mexican land in exchange for recruiting and taking
responsibility for new settlers—agreed to live by the laws-Roman Catholic: Example-Moses Austin
 American Colonists-Protestant/slavery
Conflict between Mexican Government and Texas:
1. Settlers wanted the same voice in government that they enjoyed in the United States.
2. Thousands of settlers moved in without permission.
 Won’t learn language
 Won’t convert
 Slavery
3. What does the Mexican government do about all this?
 Limit immigration
 Tariffs
 Restrictions on the amount of land people can own
Leaders Emerge:
Texas:
 Sam Houston
 Stephen Austin
Mexico:
 Santa Anna
Battle of Gonzales:
 “Lexington of Texas”-battle that starts Texas Revolution
 Fight over a cannon-“Come and take it” flag
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7 Grade Social Studies
Canada, Mexico, & U.S. History from the Revolution to Reconstruction
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Class 102— The Alamo, Goliad, & San Jacinto
February 6, 2015
Focus: Turn to page 353 in your textbook. Answer the question under the Texas flag.
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1. I will explain the impact of the Alamo and the Goliad Massacre on the fight for Texas
independence.
2. I will locate the following: the Alamo, Goliad, and San Jacinto.
Homework:
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 3 pgs. 354-358 stop at Bear Flag Revolt (due 2/9)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 3 pgs. 358-363 start at Bear Flag Revolt (due 2/10)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 4 pgs. 364-369 (due 2/11)
-Current Events due 2/9
-Chapter 11 Map Quiz Thursday 2/12
-Chapter 11 Test Friday 2/13
Handouts:
I. The Alamo
II. Goliad Massacre
III. Santa Anna Defeated
Key terms/ideas/ people/places:
David Crockett
Jim Bowie
San Antonio
James Fannin
William Travis
San Jacinto
By the end of class today, I will be able to answer the following:
Who were the famous defenders of the Alamo?
What happened to James Fannim?
Where did the Texans defeat Santa Anna?
Santa Anna
Alamo
Notes
Class 102— The Alamo, Goliad, & San Jacinto
February 6, 2015
The Alamo:
 San Antonio
 Siege-12 days of shelling
 Famous defenders
o William B. Travis-Commander of the Alamo
o Davy Crockett-famous outdoorsman, sharpshooter
o Jim Bowie-frontiersman, famous for his knife
 Santa Ana no quarter for the defenders-all defenders killed
 Remember the Alamo
Battle of Goliad:
 Goliad Massacre
 About 350 Texans executed
 James Fannin shot in the face and burned
Battle of San Jacinto:
 18 minutes
 Santa Ana defeated
 Texas gains independence when Santa Ana signs treaty about month after battle
Lone Star Republic created:
 1st President-Sam Houston