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Think about it…

Think about it…. What do you see? What different groups of people do you see? Where do you think they are going?. After watching the video:. What different groups of people have lived in the west? Why did American want to expand out west? What problems might they face?. Today’s Question:.

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Think about it…

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  1. Think about it… What do you see? What different groups of people do you see? Where do you think they are going?

  2. After watching the video: What different groups of people have lived in the west? Why did American want to expand out west? What problems might they face?

  3. Today’s Question: What is in the west?

  4. Manifest Destiny: the belief that the United States had the right to expand its borders from sea to shining sea

  5. New Orleans, 1800 In the early 1800s, France controlled the Mississippi River, and Spain controlled the port of New Orleans. The United States used the Mississippi River to transport goods and people to New Orleans. In 1802, France bought the territory from Spain and closed the port of New Orleans to the United States.

  6. New Orleans, 1802

  7. The Louisiana Purchase The Price was three cents per acre. The Louisiana Purchase was 530,000,000 acres. An acre is a little smaller than a football field

  8. Article: Read article quietly to yourself, then we will read it aloud

  9. “Those who come after us will fill up the canvass we begin”--Thomas Jefferson

  10. With your group: • Look at your picture: what do you see? What are the people in the picture doing? • Write down three words to describe the picture

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