Manifest Destiny Unit 8

Open Ended

What are some reasons people would move west?

Why would you move west if you had to?

Multiple Select

Opinion: Do you think we should say we bought Florida or that it was Ceded to the US by treaty?

• Cession

• Bought

​Texas Annexation (1845)

Open Ended

What city in Texas has a name that still reflects the Spanish heritage?

Open Ended

By 1830, Americans outnumbered Mexicans in Texas 9 to 1.

Predict: What problems might this cause?

Open Ended

“Forget the Alamo: the Rise and Fall of an American myth” by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and Jason Stanford Is a book looking at how Texas remembers the Alamo.

Why do you think they call the Alamo a myth?

How could history and how we remember it be different?

What could be some reasons we want history to be remember a specific way?

Choose one Question and answer

Open Ended

Examine: Why do you think the sky is so dark? What could have caused that condition?