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DO NOW
After quietly taking your seat, take out your binder and turn to the
Bellringer! Section.
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BELLRINGER!!
Test Review: Take a few moments to review the test and your test grade.
After reviewing your grade, answer the following questions as fully and
honestly as possible:
1) Choose three questions you believe you had the most trouble with. For
each question, why do you think you missed the question or had trouble
answering the question?
2) Overall, what did you find to be the most difficult part of this test? Why?
3) What did you do to prepare/study for this test? What do you think you
could do differently to better prepare for future tests?
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WESTWARD EXPANSION MAP
You will answer the questions as you navigate through the
interactive map on the following website:
http://www.learner.org/interactives/historymap/states.html
Answer the questions at hand, and lastly fill in the blanks on the
map using the word bank on the last page.
You may use your cell phone for this activity. If you do not have a cell
phone, you may work with a student near you.
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AMERICA: THE STORY OF US
• Westward
• While watching the video, take notes on the important people,
places, things, ideas mentioned in the video.
• For homework, you will write a brief essay on what you learned
from the video, so pay attention and make sure you take
adequate notes to write your essay.
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HOMEWORK…
•
Finish the interactive map worksheet if you have not finished it by the end of
class.
•
Westward Essay
•
Key Terms/Vocabulary (Chapter 15 of History Alive! – Mostly 15.4-15.7)
• Manifest Destiny
• Oregon Country
• The Alamo
• Annexation
• Cession
• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
• James K. Polk
• Zachary Taylor
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• Gadsden Purchase
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DO NOW…
After quietly taking your seat, take out your binder and get out the
two homework assignments from last class (Interactive Map
Questions and Vocabulary). Pass the two assignments down to
the end of the row to be collected.
Turn in your binder to the notes you were taking last class on the
video we started to watch.
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AMERICA: THE STORY OF US
• Westward
• While watching the video, take notes on the important people,
places, things, ideas mentioned in the video.
• For homework, you will write a brief essay on what you learned
from the video, so pay attention and make sure you take
adequate notes to write your essay.
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THE ANNEXATION OF TEXAS
1821 – Mexico becomes independent nation, republican constitution adopted, American
settlers start to move in.
1830 – Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna comes to power in Mexico, further American
settlement banned.
October 1835 – American rebels revolt against Mexican soldiers, start of Texas War for
Independence
March 1836 – Texans declare independence from Mexico; an angry Santa Anna
assembles a Mexican Army
February 23-March 6, 1836 – small group of TX volunteers hold off Mexican Army at the
Alamo; eventually Texans are defeated, but Alamo becomes important war symbol
April 1836 – Santa Anna defeated at Battle of San Jacinto, forcing him to sign treaty
giving TX its independence.
1844 – TX and Mexico sign peace treaty
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THE FLAG OF TEXAS
• After the Battle of the Alamo, “Remember the
Alamo!” became the rallying cry for Texans
during the Battle of San Jacinto.
• The single star on the flag of Texas
represents the republic of Texas.
• Imagine it is your job to come up with a new
flag design after the Battle of San Jacinto.
• Create your new flag design, and at the
bottom of the flag come up with a new
rallying cry or saying for Texas to replace
“Remember the Alamo!”
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MANIFEST DESTINY
• Some people believed it was the
fate of America to settle lands all
the way west to the Pacific Ocean
in order to spread democracy. This
duty of Americans was known as
manifest destiny.
• In 1844 James K. Polk became
president, quickly set out to fulfill
America’s manifest destiny.
(Oregon country annexed in 1846,
Texas officially annexed in 1845)
• What problems might arise due to
America’s manifest destiny?
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AMERICAN-MEXICAN TENSION
• After rising tensions, Mexico and US troops finally clashed over border
disputes. Congress declared war on Mexico in 1846
• American forces moved west, took province of New Mexico for United
States in 1846 easily.
• American rebels battled Californios (Mexican colonists) until they
finally resisted, claiming California for US in 1847.
• Mexican Army and US army clashed at Battle of Buena Vista in 1847;
US won, gaining control of northern Mexico.
• After gaining Mexico City, in 1848 US and Mexico signed the Treaty of
Guadeloupe Hidalgo ending the war.
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MEXICAN CESSION
• Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo forced Mexico to turn over much of its
northern territory to the US.
• The Mexican Cession totaled more that 500,000 square miles and
increased the size of the US by almost 25%
• Americans also wanted to guarantee that any railroad to California
would be built completely on US soil.
• James Gadsden negotiated terms of the Gadsden Purchase: US govt
paid Mexico $10 million in exchange for southern parts of what is
now Arizona and New Mexico.
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MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
Using your notes and your textbook, create your own
Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer for the MexicanAmerican War outlining the causes and effects of the
conflict
Make sure to outline as many causes and effects as you
can.
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HOMEWORK…
“Westward” Film Short Essay
“Expanding West” Chapter Test this upcoming
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4! Make sure you are keeping
up with the homework and classwork.
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DO NOW!
After quietly taking your seat, take out your social studies binder and
take out your Westward Expansion Essay. Pass the essay down to
the end of the row to be turned in.
Turn to the Bellringer! Section of your binder...
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BELLRINGER! YOU BE THE TEACHER…
•
Imagine that you have to explain what this painting
is about to a third grader…
•
What role does each of the figures in this painting
symbolize?
•
What does this painting have to do with American
Expansion?
•
What is manifest destiny?
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AMERICAN-MEXICAN TENSION
• After rising tensions, Mexico and US troops finally clashed over border
disputes. Congress declared war on Mexico in 1846
• American forces moved west, took province of New Mexico for United
States in 1846 easily.
• American rebels battled Californios (Mexican colonists) until they
finally resisted, claiming California for US in 1847.
• Mexican Army and US army clashed at Battle of Buena Vista in 1847;
US won, gaining control of northern Mexico.
• After gaining Mexico City, in 1848 US and Mexico signed the Treaty of
Guadeloupe Hidalgo ending the war.
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MEXICAN CESSION
• Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo forced Mexico to turn over much of its
northern territory to the US.
• The Mexican Cession totaled more that 500,000 square miles and
increased the size of the US by almost 25%
• Americans also wanted to guarantee that any railroad to California
would be built completely on US soil.
• James Gadsden negotiated terms of the Gadsden Purchase: US govt
paid Mexico $10 million in exchange for southern parts of what is
now Arizona and New Mexico.
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MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
Using your notes and your textbook, create your own
Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer for the MexicanAmerican War outlining the causes and effects of the
conflict
Make sure to outline as many causes and effects as you
can.
Pgs 354-361
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THE GOLD RUSH!!
•
1840s trend of settlers moving to California; Donner party
for example
•
In 1848 James Marshall and John Sutter discover gold in CA
•
By end of 1849, about 80,000 gold-seekers had travelled to CA hoping
to get rich; forty-niners
•
Mining camps sprang up wherever workers gathered; many different
cultures
•
Large population of Chinese immigrants; had to deal with high taxes and
discrimination
•
Gold  Population Growth Economic Growth
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REPORTING LIVE FROM THE GOLD RUSH!
•
Imagine you are a reporter for a one of the first major newspapers in the great
new state of California!
•
You would like to tell the rest of the country about the great Gold Rush!
•
Using your notes and the red textbook (pgs. 364-369), do one of the following
tasks:
1) Write a newspaper article explaining to the rest of America what life is like
living through the California Gold Rush.
2) Create a propaganda poster with information about the Gold Rush so
people will come to California
•
Make sure to include factual details to describe the people, places, and things
associated with the Gold Rush!
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TEST REVIEW…
What do you need to study?
How are you going to study?
Content to study:
westward expansion map and questions
notes from the video
vocabulary
content on manifest destiny, annexation of Texas, Mexican-American conflict, gold
rush
Tools to study:
Notes, Flashcards, Textbook (Chapter 15 of History Alive!), Bellringers, Slideshow
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CLOSURE…
Tell me what you are going to do to prepare for the test on
Wednesday…
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HOMEWORK!
***STUDY!!!***
(Tutoring today and tomorrow 2nd half of lunch)
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