Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

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"​Go west, young man"- Horace Greeley

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​The Covered Wagon

​Go to Easy Bridge to explore the inside!

​Amelia Stewart Knight who left Iowa with her family to join a wagon train headed for Oregon:

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1. After looking in vain for water, we were about to give up as it was near night, when husband came across a company of friendly Cayuse Indians about to camp, who showed him where to find water, half mile down a steep mountain, and we have all camped together, with plenty of pine timber all around us. . . . We bought a few potatoes from an Indian, which will be a treat for our supper.​

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​ "American Progress" by John Gast

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• -​Analyze the image to the right.

• -What do you think ​this illustration suggests about westward expansion?

• ​-How do you know this?

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Open Ended

What does this illustration suggest about WW expansion? How do you know this?

​Manifest Destiny (Flipped Video on EB)

• Please consider the following questions as you watch the video.

• ​When the video is finished, please answer these questions in your notebook. You may discuss with a partner first.

​1) Describe manifest destiny in your own words.

​2) For the Americans that believed in Manifest Destiny, what were the economic, political, and social motivations to travel west to unknown territories?

Open Ended

Do you think a country could expand its borders using Manifest Destiny as a justification/reason today? Why or why not?

​Lesson 1 E-text (skip to “America Looks to the West'' & “Settling New Lands in the West”).

​Task:

1. ​As you read, highlight the benefits & challenges of WW expansion from the perspectives of the white settlers, Mexicans, & Native Americans using the Easy Bridge highlighter. You might want to annotate as well!

2. ​After reading, create a graphic organizer/chart that describes the benefits & challenges of WW expansion from the perspectives of the white settlers (emigrants), Mexicans, & Native Americans. Can be handwritten or done on the computer.

3. This can be a resource to use on the next quiz!