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Happy Thursday

1. Turn in your Annexation of texas organizer and poster 2. Turn in your Reformer smart phone 3. Get out your do now. Happy Thursday. CNN 10. Explain one news story to a child. Should be at least 2 sentences long. Texas Recap. 1821 – Texas was part of Mexico

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Happy Thursday

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  1. 1. Turn in your Annexation of texas organizer and poster2. Turn in your Reformer smart phone3. Get out your do now Happy Thursday

  2. CNN 10 Explain one news story to a child. Should be at least 2 sentences long.

  3. Texas Recap • 1821 – Texas was part of Mexico • Land was cheap and Americans were allowed to immigrate as long as they followed Mexico’s requirements • Mexico outlawed slavery and stopped immigration • American settlers decide to break away and fight for independence • 1836 - Battle at the Alamo >> Sam Houston leads attack in San Jacinto • Texas gains independence

  4. Annexation of Texas Recap Reasons FOR annexation Reasons AGAINST annexation

  5. Politics in the U.S. • 1829-1837 Jackson - Democrat (for the common man), spoils system (faithful party members would be rewarded with government jobs), Indian Removal (Oklahoma), Tariffs (promote US industry), 2nd Bank of US (Jackson felt it only benefitted the rich/unconstitutional) • Whig Party forms – Supporters of the Bank of US split from Democrats, strong federal government, loose interpretation of Constitution, American System – lead by Henry Clay • 1836- Jackson successor Democrat Martin Van Buren elected as president • Against annexation

  6. Politics in the U.S. – POTUS #9 & #10 • Next set of presidents are Whigs and they win the Whitehouse • After a depression in 1837, Whigs William Henry Harrison ran for president with VP John Tyler in 1840 • Whigs also won several seats in Congress • Harrison died of pneumonia after a month and VP John Tyler became president (1841-1845) • Went against the Whigs beliefs • Vetoed the Bank of the US and American system • Annexed Texas to the US <<< #9 William Henry Harrison John Tyler #10 >>>

  7. Politics in the U.S. – POTUS #11 • An expansionist President • Annexing Texas was a key issue in the 1844 presidential election • Democrat James K. Polk wins and is the 11th president • Southern slaveholder, believed in Manifest Destiny, approved of annexation • To get the votes he promised northerners that he would annex Oregon territory #11 James K. Polk>>>

  8. Mexican-American War • When the U.S. annexed Texas they also included territory that Mexico claimed as theirs. • Polk sent troops to the Rio Grande • General Zachary Taylor • The disputed land become a war between Mexico and America.

  9. Mexican-American War 1846-1848 simulation • We have now stepped back in time to the beginning of the Mexican-American war • You are all taking on a different role of a historical character • Read your character card 2 times • Read through the questions for the activity • You will circulate throughout the room to meet other individuals from the Mexican American war, find out about the different perspectives • You need to use 8 different individuals so you have a different person for each answer • You can have more than one person for each answer • You have 20 minutes – I will decide if more time is needed

  10. Debrief • What surprised you about this activity? • Who found someone with different opinions than your character’s opinion? • What were some of the different points of view you found on why the US and Mexico went to war? • Why do you think the US and Mexico went to war? • What were some results of the war? • What questions does this activity leave you with?

  11. We Take Nothing by Conquest, Thank God • Complete a “talk-back” journal • Locate 3 passages from the reading that you found amusing, important, startling, moving, confusing, outrageous, or odd. • Provide a brief summary (also highlight/make it clear which section in the reading and provide which number it is) • Provide a detailed reaction • You may connect the information to the simulation, history, and/or events you are familiar with • 2 questions that we could use in a class discussion

  12. Reading • Today – read out loud • Pay attention, take notes, annotate, listen • Reading goal pg 11-15 • Tomorrow – silent sustained reading for 25 minutes – use that time to complete the reading and the work sheet • If you think you need more time than this, read some at home tonight.

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