Life in the West

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Life in the West

• Chapter 16

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The Explorers

• 3 Reasons for the____________ and
  ________________ Expedition
•    Make friendly ______________ with the Native
  ________________
•    Find the Northwest ______________
•    See what the U.S had _____________

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Up the Missouri River

• ____________ to travel
• Up ___________ rowing and ______________________
• _______ member expedition team
• Lewis, Clark, ______________, Frontiersman,
  Clarks ___________, French Fur ______________
  and his wife (_________________)

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To the Pacific and Back

• Sacagawea found her __________ and they gave the
  explorers ______________
• The Nez Perce _______________ gave them
  ____________ when traveling through the
  ______________ Mnts
• Clark carved in a ___________ to say he
  ____________ it

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Explorers Legacy

• Journey took ___ years and ___ months
• Traveled __,_____ miles
• Did not find the ________________ Passage (did
  not __________)

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Californio Missions

• Missionaries went to CA from ______________ to
  _______________ Native Americans
• ________________ followed them
• Newcomers brought _______________ and
  _______________ North Americans
• Mexico won its ________________ and _______
  became part of _____________
• Settlers were given a ____________
• Land given to raise ___________ and grow
  ______________

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Life on Ranchos

• Hard __________ and produced everything they
  needed to ____________
• Lived in ______________ Houses (Dirt
  ______________)
• Industry was ______________ Farming
• Mexico neglected _________________

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Californios Legacy

• When _______________ took California,
  Californios became a ____________
• They gave U.S many things (____________,
  __________, and opened itself to the
  _____________)

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Questions

• What were the 3 reasons that the U.S sent
  explorers to the Oregon Coast?
• Who were the two individuals who led the voyage?
• Why was the trip so hard for all of the
  explorers?
• Who was the Native American guide who helped by
  communicating with her old tribe?
• Who helped out the Explorers as they went through
  the Rocky Mountains?
• Why did they not find the Northwest Passage?
• Who did the settlers follow into California?
• What is a rancho?
• What is the difference between an Adobe house and
  a normal house in the Unites States?
• What did the Californios give to the U.S?

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Trappers Life

• ____________ and __________________
• Attacked by ______________, bears,
  _________________
• Fall of a ________________ or drown in a
  ____________________
• Most died when they were ____________

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Freedom and Adventure

• They trapped for the _________________ and
  __________________
• Jim ______________ - trapper that was captured by
  the _________ and then became their __________
• Also found the Beckworth ___________

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Mountain Mans Legacy

• Their _____________ post and ______________
  helped Americans move ______________

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Missionaries

• The Nez Perce wanted to know about the
  ______________ so ___________________ went

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Difficult Start

• _________ sets of Missionaries went
• One _________________ 3 Native Americans (Chief
  Joseph)
• The others converted _______ ( N.A. wanted to
  know about ______________ and ___________)

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Pioneers Paradise

• Marcus brought white ________________ to the
  area 
• __________________ spread killing many    
• Native Americans were __________ at the whites so
  they ____________ them

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Missionaries Legacy

• Their legacy was not spreading ________ it was
  spreading ________________

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Questions

• What are the 5 things that made a life of a
  mountain man very dangerous?
• What were the 2 reasons that mountain men
  trapped?
• Who was Jim Beckworth and what was important
  about his life?
• What did the Nez Perce want that the
  missionaries went to give them?
• In a paragraph (5 or more sentences) tell me in
  your opinion if it was worth the trouble for the
  missionaries to go and talk to the Nez Perce.
• What or Who came along with the white settlers
  that killed Native Americans?
• What did the Native Americans do to the white
  settlers because they were being killed?
• What was the TRUE legacy of the missionaries?

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Pioneer Women

• On the Trail
• They did the same things they did at ____________
  (____________, washed ______________, took care
  of the _______________)
• Traveled _________ miles in approx ____ months
• Trail Hazards
• Lots of _________________
• ________________ and ________________ most common
  (Not N.A.)

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Pioneer Women Legacies

• The ________________ made normal women gain
  __________________ qualities
• Built ________________, schools and
  _____________________
• Could _______________

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Mormons

• The Persecuted Group
• Members of the _______________ of Jesus Christ of
  Latter-Day ____________________
• Founded by Joseph ________________
• Believed got a special book from an _____________
  
• Believed in having more than one ________
  (polygamy)
• Persecuted for their ______________
• Smith ______________ and _____________ Young took
  over

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Mormons Cont

• West to Utah
• Moved to ________ Lake City, _________
• Made dams, ___________ and irrigation
  __________________ to bring water there
• Legacy
• 1st Americans to settle the Great ___________
• Their ____________ spread to over _____ million
  followers

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Forty-Niners

• James ____________________ found gold in
  _____________________ River in CA
• Sparked gold _________
• The World Rushes In
• Forty-___________ (Joined gold rush in CA) 
• 2/3 were Americans and the rest came from
  _______________ America, _______________,
  Australia, Mexico and _____________
• Most were ________ and _____________ (not
  married)

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Forty-Niners Cont

• Life in the Mining Camps
• Rough ___________ full of murder, ______________,
  drinking and __________
• Food was ____________________
• Many wanted to go ______________, but could not
  ___________________ it
• The Forty-Niners Legacy
• Brought ______________ and killed many
  ______________ Americans
• Had enough to start a new _________ California

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The Chinese

• When gold rush started __ out of ____ were
  Chinese
• An Uncertain Welcome
• At first they were _________________
• When gold became _________________, they were
  _______________
• Immigrants had to pay ______________ to mine and
  many ___________

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Chinese Cont

• The Chinese Stay
• They paid the ____________ and stayed
• Many __________, beaten up and had their
  _______________ cut off so left
• Opened ____________ shops, restaurants and
  _______________
• Turned CA into a _____________ area
• The Legacy of the Chinese Immigrants
• Hard workers and helped ________________ grow
• Brought with them their _______, taste,
  _______________ and _____________ of their culture

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Questions

• What legacies were left by Pioneer women?
• What legacies were left by Mormons?
• Who were the Forty-Niner's?
• What legacies were left by the Forty-Niner's?
• What legacies were left by Chinese Immigrants?