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1. Warm-Up • Update your Table of Contents – START A NEW SECTION!!! (Westward Expansion – Civil War) • Write your homework – leave it out to be stamped • STUDY for your QUIZ!!!

2. Head’s Up For Next Week… • Monday – I will be at a workshop - social studies work with sub • Tuesday – Ms. Baker coming in for high school registration • Wednesday & Thursday – I will be out – science project with sub both days

3. Westward Expansion • Now that the United States has an established government they turn their focus to expanding the country • At the time the “West” was thought of as the land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River

4. Louisiana Purchase • Purchased by President Thomas Jefferson from France who initially only offered to buy New Orleans due to conflict between the French, Spanish & Americans • Napolean (French leader) offered to sell the entire Louisiana Territory • Jefferson paid $15 million dollars and doubled the size of the country. • Why would Napolean do this???

5. Louisiana Purchase • Who – President Thomas Jefferson and Napolean of France • What – Purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France; doubled the size of the country • When – April 30, 1803 • Where – Land west of the Mississippi • Why – Jefferson wanted to buy New Orleans, but Napolean offered the entire territory to avoid war and make money

6. Expeditions to Explore our New Land • Lewis and Clark Expedition – northern route to explore Louisiana Purchase • Zebulon Pike – southern route to explore Louisiana Purchase

7. Who Went Along? Lewis & Clark • York – Clark’s slave • A French trapper and his wife (Sacagawea) and their infant son Zebulon Pike • 2 dozen men

8. “Roadblocks” of Exploration Lewis & Clark • Rough terrain • Native Americans and fur trappers • Bad weather • Dangerous animals Zebulon Pike • Rough terrain • Moving through Spanish territory – got arrested

9. Lewis and Clark: Co-Leaders LEWIS: • Expert hunter • Worked for President Jefferson • Trained in geography, mineralogy & astronomy • Military CLARK: • Friend of Lewis from military, so he was personally chosen • Build forts • Draw maps • Lead expeditions through enemy territory • Leadership skills smoothed disputes • Artistic skills for map and other drawing

10. Effects of Exploration • Tales of adventure • Scientific & geographical information • Accurate maps of the new territory that future travelers used • Growth of fur trade • Also inaccurate views of the Great Plains mislead many people

11. Warm-Up • Update your Table of Contents – This is for the session with the substitute • Update Table of Contents for today & write your Homework

12. Review • Now that we have a stable government we want to focus on “Westward Expansion” and stay out of foreign affairs • Lewis & Clark Expedition and Zebulon Pike Expedition • Staying out of foreign affairs was unrealistic…what major event interrupted our expansion??

13. War of 1812 – Before • Tensions between America & Britain • War between Britain & France affects America through trade blockades and impressment – Embargo Act • Tecumseh allies Native Americans against settlers and they later ally with the British • Andrew Jackson and the War Hawks push for war – war declared June 8, 1812

14. War of 1812 - During • After defeating France, Britain focused on the war with America • British captured Washington, DC and burned the White House & Capitol • Battle of New Orleans

15. War of 1812 - After • Treaty of Ghent – ended war • No clear winner, no territory changed hands • Lasting effects: • boosted patriotism – national anthem written • contributed to growing regional differences • disrupted trade but led to growth of American manufacturing & economic growth • broke through Native American power which cleared the way for further expansion

16. Westward Expansion • Answer the questions as each segment of the video plays discussing the challenges of Westward Expansion • www.classzone.com

17. Manifest Destiny • Examine both the quote and painting with your group. • Follow the directions for each and make sure to write your responses • With your group come up with a definition for the term “Manifest Destiny” to share

18. Manifest Destiny Definitions

19. Manifest Destiny • “Our manifest destiny is to overspread the continent.” - John L. O’Sullivan

20. Homework • How did we accomplish our “Manifest Destiny?” • Provide a map of the territory we acquired printed from the Internet • Provide an explanation as to how each section of land on the list was acquired

21. Warm-Up • Update Table of Contents for today • Put your Westward Expansion Chart in the basket • Use the teardrop template and light blue construction paper on your table to cut out your own teardrop for an activity later

22. Andrew Jackson • Read the State of the Union Speech given by Andrew Jackson • Annotate in the margins • Answer the questions using the speech as well as your overall impression of President Jackson now that you read the speech

23. Indian Removal Act of 1830 • Legislation passed that required Native Americans to relocate to an area known as “Indian Territory” west of the Mississippi River.

24. Cherokee Sue For Land • Cherokee appeal to the Supreme Court to stop the government of Georgia for taking their land. • Supreme Court maintained thatGeorgia’s actions should be consideredillegal and that the Cherokee can stay BUT Andrew Jackson and the state of Georgia ignore the ruling!

25. Reading an Image • What do you notice…objects, people, expressions, color etc. • In the space provided on your note guide, interpret the tone and message of the paintings in a few sentences.

26. Trail of Tears • Because of the Supreme Court ruling the Cherokee put up more resistance than other tribes and were forced out of their homes by federal troops without necessary supplies to make the journey. • 16,000 Cherokee were rounded up but ¼ died on the way as they traveled the long “Trail of Tears” westward

27. Trail of Tears Teardrop Assignment • Choose one of the following to create inside your teardrop: • A diary entry from the point of view of one of the Indians • A poem or short legend about the Trail of Tears • Fill your tear with artwork, an image(s) that represents the tone of this event

28. Example: “Legend of the Cherokee Rose” • It is said that the mothers of the Cherokee grieved so much that the chiefs prayed for a sign to lift the mother’s spirits and give them strength to care for their children. From that day forward, a beautiful new flower, a rose, grew wherever a mother’s tear fell to the ground. The rose is white for the mother’s tears. It has a gold center, for the gold taken from the Cherokee lands, and seven leaves on each stem that represent the seven Cherokee clans that made the journey. To this day, the Cherokee Rose prospers along the route of the “Trail of Tears,” and it has since become the official state flower of Georgia.

29. Create a “Westward Expansion” Quiz • Create a 15 question multiple choice quiz with answer key for the following topics regarding Westward Expansion: • Lewis & Clark/Zebulon Pike Expeditions • War of 1812 • Manifest Destiny (you can include territories from your Westward Expansion Chart) • Indian Removal/Trail of Tears