Unit 8, Lesson 2 & 3

Unit 8, Lesson 2:

What were the geographic feature​s of western land?

Objective: I can name the states and territories that existed in 1850 and identify their locations and major geographical features.

• 1803: Louisiana Purchase: United States greatest purchase, doubled the size.

  • Bought from Napoleon (France)​

• 1846: Oregon Territory from Britain-First along the Pacific Coast​

• 1848:​ Victory over Mexico, gained Southwest Lands

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Gaining

Western lands​

• Large

• Generally Flay

• Grassland

• Stretched from Texas up to Canda​

​​Great Plains

• ​Relatively flat

• high above land

• forests​

• Stretches ​all the way down to Mexico

Rocky Mountains

• Eastern Edge of California

• ​Steep Canyons

• Foothills​

​​Sierra Nevada

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• Basin​s

• Canyons

• Flat land

​​Mojave Desert

​Different Landscapes in the West

• Buttes

• Dunes​

• Pinnacles

• Playas ​

Unit 8, Lesson 3:

What were the geographic feature​s of western land?

Objective: I can demonstrate knowledge of the explorations of the trans-Mississippi West following the Louisiana Purchase

• Purchased by: President Thomas Jefferson

• Bought from France, Napoleon Bonaparte

• Paid: $15 million USD​

• Napoleon needed money for the Great French War.​

• Gave control of the Mississippi River up to the Rocky Mountains​

Louisiana Purchase

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• Lewis and Clark were sent by President Jefferson, to explore the Louisiana Purchase and the Oregon Territory.

• Their goal was to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean​

• They started from St.Louis and traced the Missouri River

Lewis and Clark

Multiple Choice

What was the goal of Lewis and Clark's expedition?

• eliminate French settlements

• be spies

• capture more land from the American Indians

• to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean

Multiple Choice

What did Lewis and Clark document?

• the different landscapes

• the people they met

• the plants American Indians used and the animals they saw

• nothing

Multiple Choice

Which became the official 31st state in 1850?

• Utah

• Washington

• Nevada

• California

Multiple Choice

What did the Louisiana Purchase do for America?

• double its size

• nothing

• strengthen the army

• share land with Mexico

Assessments for Lesson 2 & 3​

Turn in when done​

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