Westward Expansion

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By 1820, most of the land east of the Mississippi River had been settled. As people flooded the new country, more and more Americans decided to build a new life for themselves out West. Westward expansion had begun!

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Primary Source Analysis SheetManifest Destiny

Manifest Destiny – Concept Development

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I would endure any hardships to find “riches.”

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• What are the five Ws and one H we use to ask questions?– Who?– What?– When?– Where?– Why?– How?

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Thick or Meaty Questions

Thick questions need longer answers. Which two words from our first list usually begin questions that give you more information?

– Why?– How?

Thin or Lean Questions

Thin questions need short answers, even one word or a simple yes or no. Which four words form our first list usually begin questions that give you less information?

– Who?– What?– When?– Where?

Sweet Betsy from PikeOh, do you remember Sweet Betsy from Pike

Who crossed the wide prairie with her husband Ike?

With two yoke of oxen, a big yellow dog,

A tall Shanghai rooster, and one spotted dog.

One evening quite early they camped on the Platte,

‘Twas near by the road on a green shady flat;

Where Betsy, quite tired, lay down to repose,

While with wonder Ike gazed on his Pike County rose.

The warriors came down in a wild yelling horde,

And Betsy was skeered they would scalp her adored;

Behind the front wagon wheel Betsy did crawl,

And fought off the warriors with musket and ball.

The Shanghai ran off and the cattle all died,

The last piece of bacon that morning was fried;

Poor Ike got discouraged, and Betsy got mad,

The dog wagged his tail and looked wonderfully sad.

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Sweet Betsy from Pike

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Sweet Betsy from Pike

Meaty QuestionsOh, do you remember Sweet Betsy from Pike

















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If someone or something is in your way, it is acceptable to move him or it.

Manifest Destiny1 By 1820, most of the land east of the Mississippi

River had been settled. As people flooded the new country, more and more Americans decided to build a new life for themselves in the west.

2 The term “manifest destiny” was first used in 1845 to describe America’s “right and duty” to expand to the shores of the Pacific Ocean. Manifest destiny supported three beliefs. First, the nation needed more land because its population was growing. Plus, Americans could bring economic growth and democracy to places neither had ever been before. Finally, many believed that expansion was the “right thing to do.”

Manifest Destiny

Manifest Destiny1 By 1820, most of the land east of the Mississippi

River had been settled. As people flooded the new country, more and more Americans decided to build a new life for themselves in the west.

2 The term “manifest destiny” was first used in 1845 to describe America’s “right and duty” to expand to the shores of the Pacific Ocean. Manifest destiny supported three beliefs. First, the nation needed more land because its population was growing. Plus, Americans could bring economic growth and democracy to places neither had ever been before. Finally, many believed that expansion was the “right thing to do.”

The Move West – Homestead Act

3 In 1862, Congress passed the Homestead Act, giving settlers 160 acres of free land on the Great Plains. Homesteaders had to live on the land for five years during which time they had to build a house and a farm on the land. After five years, the settlers owned their own land. After the Civil War, many former slaves also moved west to start a new life on the free land.


Homestead Act

Signed by President Lincoln in 1862. Under the act, for a small fee settlers could have 160 acres of land, if they met certain conditions. They were at least 21 years old or the heads of families. They were American citizens or immigrants filing for citizenship. They built a house of a certain minimum size (usually 12 feet by 14 feet) on their claims and lived in it at least 6 months a year. Finally, they had to far m the land for five years in a row before claiming ownership. The act created more than 372,000 farms. By 1900, settlers had filed 600,000 claims for more than 80 million acres under the Homestead Act.


3 In 1862, Congress passed the Homestead Act, giving settlers 160 acres of free land on the Great Plains. Homesteaders had to live on the land for five years during which time they had to build a house and a farm on the land. After five years, the settlers owned their own land. After the Civil War, many former slaves also moved west to start a new life on the free land.

• Homestead Act– Free land

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The Move West – Ranching

4 From the mid-1860s until the mid-1880s, the value of cattle rose as railroads transported longhorns to the East for beef. Cowboys drove the cattle to towns near railroads, finding adventure all along the way.

The Move West – Ranching4 From the mid-1860s

until the mid-1880s, the value of cattle rose as railroads transported longhorns to the East for beef. Cowboys drove the cattle to towns near railroads, finding adventure all along the way.

• Cowboys– Adventure– Beef cattle sent

East on RR

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The Move West – Mining

5 After the California Gold Rush of 1849, people found gold and silver in other parts of the West. Thousands of Americans and immigrants rushed west to find wealth and adventure.

Gold Is Discovered!!

Gold Fever!!

The Move West – Mining5 After the California

Gold Rush of 1849, people found gold and silver in other parts of the West. Thousands of Americans and immigrants rushed west to find wealth and adventure.

• Miners– wealth and

adventure

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The Move West – A Different Life for Native Americans

6 As the farmers and miners moved west, they settled on land where Native Americans lived while following the buffalo. There were many battles between the Native Americans and the white man. The United States government forced the Native Americans to move to places called reservations. Although many became farmers, the land was not good for farming. It was hard to grow enough food.

The Move West – A Different Life for Native

Americans

The Move West – A Different Life for Native Americans

6 As the farmers and miners moved west, they settled on land where Native Americans lived while following the buffalo. There were many battles between the Native Americans and the white man. The United States government forced the Native Americans to move to places called reservations. Although many became farmers, the land was not good for farming. It was hard to grow enough food.

• Indians– conflicts with

white men– move to

reservations

The Move West – Transcontinental Railroad

7 As more Americans moved west, they needed better transportation. At first they traveled with horses and covered wagons because there were no railroads in the west. In 1869, the first railroad tracks across the United States were finished. The new transcontinental railroad finally linked the east coast with the west coast, providing rapid transport of people and supplies.

The Homestead Act and the Railroad


7 As more Americans moved west, they needed better transportation. At first they traveled with horses and covered wagons because there were no railroads in the west. In 1869, the first railroad tracks across the United States were finished. The new transcontinental railroad finally linked the east coast with the west coast, providing rapid transport of people and supplies.

• transcontinental rr– coast to coast

The Move West – Did everyone welcome the

railroad?

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