Manifest+Destiny+MRB

April 6th, 2011 E[4] U[1] Goal: To learn what "Manifest Destiny" means and how it changed America E[4] U[3]

An interesting story: One of my experiences was when my family took a trip to florida. We had to pack lots of clothes and other random stuff like soap and other things to do with hygene. We also packed my camera. We took a plane to get to florida. It was WARM. The travel conditions were nice. There was broken glass outside our room, and thaat was the worst! besides sunburn.

1. From the sound of the word, I would say the destiny of a man on a quest or journey 2. Maybe a Jouney or a Trip 3.Destiny means like fate or whatr will eventually happen to someone.

Manifest- clearly aparent or obvious Destiny- Fate

What is manifest destiny? 4. A clearly aparent fate. What does Manifest Destiny mean to the United States? 5. To settle all the land to the pacific ocean, and woith doing so we will spred our ideas and our democracy.

April 7th, 2011 E[4] U[2] Goal: To learn about the trails west and how it changed America E[4] U[3]

__**Looks Like**__Death Slow Dirty Wagons __**Sounds Like**__ Wagon Wheels Crying of Children Horses Neighing Birds, Animals, Etc. Wind Talking People Crampt Overwhelming Sweaty Cold Unsafe Tired Boring Repetitive
 * __Feels Like__**

Questions 1. How did people move west? Answer- The moved west with their covered wagons and by horse/oxen. They also traveled by foot and the had to keep up with the horses all day long. 2. What was the first reason and type of people that moved west? Answer- People moved west mainly to trade and trap/catch fur. This was a main fashion for hats and the type of people that would trap the fur were called **mountain men**. 3. Explain the Rendezvous. Answer- This was a meeting where the people that caught and skined to get the fur and had the fur met with the people of the fur trading companys. These events were to socialize but also were serious trade and such for the fur companys because they only happened once a year. 4. How did the US come to own the land in the west? Answer- They bought it from Britian and France 5. What type of people came in the second wave of migration to the west? Answer- The secong wave was mostly new young families. Also young men that were alone and farming 6. How many trails were there and what were the names? Answer- There were 5; Santa Fe, Califonia, Oregon, Old Spanish, and Mormone. 7. 8. Who were the mormens and why did they move west? Answer-Left the east becasue people looked down upon them and their beleifs

April 8th, 2011 E[4] U[2] Goal: To experience the trails west - Difficulties - Supplies - and Diseases E[4] U[2]

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April 11th 2011 E[4] U[2] Goal: To learn the causes and consequences of the Texas Revolution. E[3] U[3]

A revolution would be a major change in something, like a new beginning. A comparison of a revolution would be like coal to a diamond, because in the the end the result is better that it was before.

**This does NOT make Texas a state! It makes it its own country! 9 to ten years it was a country.**
April 12th 2011 E[4] U[1] Goal: to learn the causes and conquesnces of the Texas Revolution E[4] U[3] 1. Midalgo 2. Gonzalas 3. Santa Anna 4. Stephen F. Austin

April 13th 2011

E[4] U[2] Goal: To learn the people involved in the Texas Revolution- Travis, Houston, Bowie, Seguin, Santa Anna, Crackett E[4] U[3] Yes I have, and it didnt turn out good. Well problems were that I did pretty much all of it.

April 18th 2011 E[4] U[1]Goal: To learn the causes and consequenses in mexican and American wars E[3] U[2] Apk: It could be an angel guiding them to where they are supossed to go.

How and Why the war started:

New Mexico:

California: America started settling there and Americans tried to buy it off of mexico but they refused and then there was war because we crossed their border and they invaded the US and they killed american soilders so we declared war on them.

Mexico:

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo:

April 19th 2011 E[4] U[2 1/2] Goal: to learn the causes and consequences of the Mexican American War. E[4] U[3] Apk: 1. Natives who lived in California 2. They offered 30 million to buy new mexico and california 3. We crossed the border 4. Polk 5. General Taylor 6. Border New Mexico, California, Mexico 7. We wanted the border to be extended

Mexico: General Taylor was at first taking over Mexico, and then scott was head, and he worked his way in to Mexico and On the capitol (Mexico City) and He finally got the capitol. The war ended then.

===Treaty of Guadalupe**:** This ended the war and forced mexico to turn over much of its northern territory to the united states. (California, Nevada, and Utah, and most of arizona and New Mexico and parts of colorado and wyoming. The U.S had to pay 15 million and 3 more million. For 10 million to mexico the U.S. Recieved the southern parts of Arizona and New Mexico. This was called the Gadsden Purchase. With this purchase the arguments on the border were fixed.===

**Appeal to Fear** ~
"American Blood On American Soil, The War has Begun!"

Mexico

War ios Over

April 20th 2011 E[4] U[2] Goal: To learn the events of the california gold rush including the people, reasons to go, camp life, and impact on california. E[] U[]

Apk: I want to go cliff diving in greece :)

California Gold rush 1849 - 1852
How did it start: California wasnt really inhabited (Mexicans and spanish) But then they allowed John sutter, to build an agricultre empire and he built his mill on water (American River) and he found gold in the water. They tried to keep it secret bu then someone else found out and word got out. Then December 48 president. James marshell was the first one that found it. 1849 was when gold rush began. Reasons to go

People: 49ers because that is when people went to CA to find gold in 18**49, White men, free blacks, and slaves = Population.**

Camplife: Stake a claim! 95% of the people that went west were men. steeling, con men. Levi stross JEANS

Impavct on california: before it was inhabited by 150,000 Native Americans and 6,000 californiaos, not many people huge cattle ranches sutter got land from mexico.

Routes: sutter took ismis of canada Ismis took 2-3 months. Trails west took 4-6 months.

Positives: got state hood within 2 years of us gaining it. mining well, comes a center of baking,

Religion: Californios the customs and rights were disrespected and property was taken Hunting for natives

April 26th 2011 Goal: review the four main events that helped us fufill our manifest destiny. E[4] U[]3 E[] U[]

1. United States, and the Louisiana Purchase 2. Gadseden Purchase 3. 1848 4. Old spanish trail and California trail 5. Mountains and rivers (Rocky mountains)


 * If** you splatter mudd, **then** the people around you get hit.

Trails West
 * Because Lewis and Clarck explored the west, we knew what was out there.
 * Because the fur hat buisness started booming the population in the west started growing... A LOT.
 * Because the conditions on the oregon trail were so bad, many lifes were lost.

Texas Revolution
 * Because the mexicans would not let Texa's be independent, the started their own Revolution.
 * Because emprsarios went to go get people for land, the population grew and Texas became larger with a larger population
 * Because there was an uprise against Mexico, Texas became independent.

The Gold Rush
 * Because lots of people came, California became a state
 * Because the secret got out that there was gold in California, there was mass chaos with everyone trying to move out and get gold.
 * Because Levi Stross didn't want to mine, he invented jeans and that is where we got Levi's

Mexican American War
 * Because of the Alamo, we held off Mexico for 13 days.
 * Because of the Mexican American War, we got texas and settled the border dispute.
 * Because of the people not knowing what the border really was, a mexican shot an American and this is where the war began.