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Sea to Shining Sea

Sea to Shining Sea. Historical Comprehension. Historical Comprehension.

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Sea to Shining Sea

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  1. Sea to Shining Sea Historical Comprehension

  2. Historical Comprehension Draw upon data in historical maps in order to obtain or clarify information on the geographic setting in which the historical event occurred, its relative and absolute location, the distances and directions involved, the natural and man-made features of the place, and critical relationships in the spatial distributions of those features and the historical event occurring there. Use visual and mathematical data presented in graphs, including charts, tables, pie and bar graphs, flow charts, Venn diagrams, and other graphic organizers to clarify, illustrate, or elaborate upon information presented in the historical narrative.

  3. Historical Comprehension Draw upon data in historical maps in order to obtain or clarify information on the geographic setting in which the historical event occurred, its relative and absolute location, the distances and directions involved, the natural and man-made features of the place, and critical relationships in the spatial distributions of those features and the historical event occurring there. Use visual and mathematical data presented in graphs, including charts, tables, pie and bar graphs, flow charts, Venn diagrams, and other graphic organizers to clarify, illustrate, or elaborate upon information presented in the historical narrative.

  4. 1783

  5. 530 million acres of territory $15 million $ .03 per acre 22.3% of the US LouisianaPurchase 1803

  6. Adams-Onis 1819

  7. Webster-Ashburton 1842

  8. Texas 1845

  9. OregonTerritory 1846

  10. MexicanCession 1848

  11. GadsdenPurchase 1854

  12. Territorial Growth of the United States

  13. NW Ordinance of 1787 Steps to Statehood Congress appointed a Governor, Secretary of State and 3 Judges for the territory 5000 free male inhabitants – elect a legislature with 2 houses 60,000 people reside in the territory could apply for statehood Form a Constitutional Convention and draft a state constitution Submit the document to Congress

  14. Statehood

  15. Gold!!!

  16. California Gold Rush January 24, 1848 – Gold! Population 1848 – 14,000 1849 – 85,000 people migrated to California • 40,000 by ship • 15,000 via Mexico • 30,000 over the Rocky Mountains 1850 – 92,597 1852 – 223,856 1860 – 379,994

  17. Travel California Trail about 2 months

  18. Travel California Trail about 2 months Sea – Overland - Sea Via Chagres-Panama only 5 months

  19. Travel California Trail about 2 months Sea – Overland - Sea Via Chagres-Panama only 5 months • Cape Horn took about 8 months

  20. California Gold Rush Population 1848 – 14,000 1849 – 85,000 people migrated to California • 40,000 by ship • 15,000 via Mexico • 30,000 over the Rocky Mountains 1850 – 92,597 1852 – 223,856 1860 – 379,994

  21. 1849 – California Population • Maritime Heritage Project http://www.maritimeheritage.org/ • January 1, 1849: • Californians: 13,000 • Americans: 6,000 • Foreigners: 5,000 • Total: 24,000

  22. 1849 – California Population • January 1, 1849: Total, 24,000 • April 11, 1849, by then “a great many arrivals by sea and a few by land. • By sea - 5,000 (of which one-half were Americans) • By land at 1,000 • Californians: 13,000 • Americans: 9,000 • Foreigners: 9,000 • Total: 31,000

  23. 1849 – California Population January 1, 1849: Total - 24,000 April 11, 1849: Total - 31,000 April 12 to November 28, 1849: “reliable statistics of the arrivals by sea” from Edward A. King, Harbor Master

  24. As many as 100,000! • On April 11th “there were 31,000 inhabitants in the country, ... if we add thereto the 25,000 arrived by sea, we have a total of 56,500.” • “To this add some 6,000 Mexicans by land, and of which probably 2,000 still remain.” • “Further ... there have run away from the several vessels in port, at least 3,000 seamen. • Arrivals at other ports in California - 500 souls; • Via the Santa Fe and southern route, at least 2,000 • Emigration by the way of the Plains “is variously estimated from 30,000 to 40,000.” • “Therefore we have a total of 94,000 souls, as follows:” • Americans: 62,000 • Californians: 13,000 • Foreigners: 18,500 • Total: 94,000

  25. International Appeal • Letter to Norway New YorkSan Francisco • Boots: $ 2.50 $ 20 • Shoes: $ 0.75 $ 8 • Saved: • May - $ 223 • June - $ 295 • May – mid-July: $ 750 • Made $ 35 yesterday!

  26. Western States Route Map 1776 Miles Jackson Lander Bryan

  27. Historical Comprehension Draw upon data in historical maps in order to obtain or clarify information on the geographic setting in which the historical event occurred, its relative and absolute location, the distances and directions involved, the natural and man-made features of the place, and critical relationships in the spatial distributions of those features and the historical event occurring there. Use visual and mathematical data presented in graphs, including charts, tables, pie and bar graphs, flow charts, Venn diagrams, and other graphic organizers to clarify, illustrate, or elaborate upon information presented in the historical narrative.

  28. Sea to Shining Sea Manifest Destiny

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