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Title: Manifest Destiny


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Manifest Destiny
  • PATHWAYS TO THE WEST

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Standards
  • SSUHS7 Students will explain the process of
    economic growth, its regional and national impact
    in the first half of the 19th century, and the
    different responses to it.
  • b. Describe the westward growth of the United
    States including the emerging concept of Manifest
    Destiny.
  • ..\..\US History\pacing guide 2008, standards,
    and eQ\USHistory standards.doc

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Essential Question
  • What factors contributed to the USAs feeling
    that it was their destiny to spread westward?
  • Does the United States have the right to explore
    and expand into outer space? (Is this our
    destiny?)

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Manifest Destiny
  • Manifest Destiny
  • noun the belief or doctrine, held chiefly in the
    middle and latter part of the 19th century, that
    it was the destiny of the U.S. to expand its
    territory over the whole of North America and to
    extend and enhance its political, social, and
    economic influences. (from www.dictionary.com)
  • Manifest Destiny The United States has a right
    and it will be their destiny to stretch from
    Atlantic to Pacific (from Coach Turcos Brain)

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Opening of the West
  • The United States and Great Britain signed a
    treaty in 1846 defining the border of USA and
    Canada in the Oregon territory.
  • This was known as the Oregon Treaty
  • USA had full claim to the unoccupied land.

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Motivation for Westward Expansion
  • Religious reason
  • Persecution
  • Spreading the doctrine of Christianity
  • Economic Reason
  • Gold Rush
  • Cheap land
  • Opportunities
  • More work for women
  • More respect for African Americans

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Religion
  • Jason Lee (missionary) - Wikipedia, the free
    encyclopedia Methodist missionary
  • Lee was one of the first settlers to travel to
    the Oregon Terrirory
  • Traveled in 1834 to setup missionaries to convert
    Native Americans to Christianity

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Religion
  • As the 2nd Great Awakening takes hold in America
    and reforms are made, what happened to those who
    were not protestant?
  • What befalls the Mormon population in America
    during this time?
  • Mormon War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    (People in the US were afraid of a theocracy)
  • History of the Latter Day Saint movement -
    Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Economic
  • Gold Rush Many settlers went west on the Oregon
    and California trails to reap the profits from
    the Gold Rush of 1849 (We will discuss more in
    depth next week)
  • Land Many settlers came to own their own piece
    of land or to be their own boss avoiding the
    harsh working conditions of factories in the
    east.

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Where we were going
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Oregon Territory
  • IN 1818 Russia pulls its claim to the Oregon
    territory leaving the US and UK staking claims.
  • The treaty of 1846 established the 49th parallel
    as the permanent border to the Oregon Territory.
  • Oregon Trail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  • Oregon Trail was a 2,000 mile trail that had to
    be traversed by foot to reach the lands of the
    Oregon Territory.
  • Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Driving Distances
  • The trip to the territory was monotonous,
    dangerous, and daring. Why would people risk
    such a trip?

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Dangers
  • Donner Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Mormon Trail
  • Mormon Trail Pictures LDS Facts Pioneer Handcart
    Trek Maps Monuments Landmarks Historical Tidbits

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California Trail
  • California Trail - Wikipedia, the free
    encyclopedia

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Oregon Trail
  • Oregon Trail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sante Fe Trail
  • Early settlers were fur traders and missionaries,
    and later settler came for opportunities such as
    land.
  • This trail began in American and actually ended
    in Mexico

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