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Write down 5 details that stand out to you in this painting.

Explore the westward growth of the United States driven by Manifest Destiny, a belief in divine destiny to occupy the continent. From Oregon Trail to Texas conflicts, discover the impacts and causes of this historical movement.

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Write down 5 details that stand out to you in this painting.

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  1. b. Describe the westward growth of the United States; include the emerging concept of Manifest Destiny.

  2. Opening: • Write down 5 details that stand out to you in this painting. • What is the message of this painting?

  3. Manifest Destiny • John L O’Sullivan, newspaper editor “Away, away with all these cobweb tissues of rights of discovery, exploration, settlement, contiguity….Our claim is by the right of our manifest destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and federative self government entrusted to us….Oregon can never be to England anything but a mere hunting ground for furs and peltries…In our hands it must fast fill in with a population destined to establish a noble young empire…”

  4. Effects of Western Expansion • Now that more land in the western areas of the continent belonged to America (a la the Louisiana Purchase), some of those areas were populated enough and were ready to become a state

  5. Manifest Destiny The idea that God wanted the Americans to settle the west Several inventions, such as the mechanical reaper and the steel plow, opened up the Great Plains to farmers

  6. Manifest Destiny • Americans headed west for 3 main reason: 1 - the desire to own their own land (Homestead Act) 2- the discovery of gold and other valuable resources (California Gold Rush) 3- the belief that the US was supposed to stretch across North America (Manifest Destiny)

  7. Manifest Destiny Mormons: (a religious group) Settled Utah in hopes of finding religious freedom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7xGsg5qegY&feature=related(watch only 1st 4 min..the rest is music) In the 1820s, Americans began to settle in Texas, which was owned by Mexico, conflicts would lead to a war with Mexico

  8. Manifest Destiny • 1800: 387,000 American settlers beyond Appalachian Mtns. • 1820: 2.4 million settlers • What does Manifest Destiny mean? • God had given Americans the right to settle from coast to coast on the American Continent

  9. Oregon Trail

  10. Trails West

  11. Art Closing – CHOOSE ONE Annotated Illustration Draw a portrait representing Manifest Destiny. Annotate or write and explanation with text labels and description of key points. Your annotated illustration should include Color throughout A full page picture A minimum of 6 annotations explained in a full sentence A title • Haiku Series • Your task • Write haikus that summarize Industrialization • A haiku captures the essence of an idea, concept, or emotion. It does not have to rhyme. • Follow this format: • Line 1 – phrase contains 5 syllables • Line 2 – phrase contains 7 syllables • Line 3 – phrase contains 5 syllables A small image or color should be added to your final product.

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