California Gold Rush. Topic: California Gold Rush Date: 4/28/10 Lesson Objective: –Students will assess the social, political, and economic impact of.
Objective: To examine the causes and effects of the boomtowns and ghost towns of the West.
Fortyniners
15: The Coming Crisis, the 1850s. “The majority rules and law rests on numbers, not on intellect or virtue... while theoretically holding that no vote.
WESTWARD EXPANSION. MANIFEST DESTINY 1840’s expansion of the west exploded. Felt moving westward was predestined by God Reasons – abundance of land, new.
Apples of Discord 1844- 1854. Standards & Essential Question SSUSH 8 The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and.
1840’s expansion of the west exploded. Felt moving westward was predestined by God Reasons – abundance of land, new markets, new opportunities, spread.
Imperialism in China and Japan 1850-1900. Chinese Immigration Chinese immigration began with CA Gold Rush 1848-1855 The demand for cheap labor intensified.
Unit One
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and the Dred Scott Decision
WESTWARD EXPANSION
The Mexican War and Sectionalism How manifest destiny led to the Civil War.