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Do Now 12/4. Answer in complete sentences : Do you think it’s possible for wars to happen, but to NOT have a winner? How? If there is no winner, then how would a war end? In general do you think wars are necessary? Why or why not?. Pg. 54 - 55. War of 1812, Monroe Doctrine, Mexican War.
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Do Now 12/4 Answer in complete sentences: • Do you think it’s possible for wars to happen, but to NOT have a winner? How? • If there is no winner, then how would a war end? • In general do you think wars are necessary? Why or why not?
Pg. 54 - 55 War of 1812, Monroe Doctrine, Mexican War • Gather the facts and details you need to know for #1 – 18 • Raise hand when finish to be checked for correctness • Move onto visual activity.
Do Now 12/3 Directions: If you were in charge, which rule would you implement for James Martin, and EXPLAIN why? • Having NO dress code, or enforcing the dress code. • Having a recess or NO recess in the regular day. • Having a 4-day school week with longer school days but each Monday off, or a normal 5-day school week
America the Story of Us: Westward Review Daniel Boone Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase Lewis and Clark West Jedediah Smith 20,000 Americans died going West Donner Party “Gold Fever” Trail of Tears
Do Now 12/2 What is the name of the Purple area on the map? Where do Lewis and Clark start their journey? What direction do they travel?
Pg. 52 Were Lewis and Clark respectful to the Native Americans theyencountered on their journey?(leave some space to write)
Lewis + Clark Bios • Meriwether Lewis • Aide to Jefferson • Shy, Reclusive • Drew detailed maps of land, animals + plants • William Clark • Served w/Lewis in Continental Army • Friendly, Outgoing • Brought slave (York) • Translated for Clark • Natives treated him like celebrity
Onward! • “Corps of Discovery” left St. Louis on May 14, 1804 • Traveled on Missouri in special cargo boat • Many difficulties faced by Corps • Boat got stuck many times in river silt- was pulled upstream • Mosquitoes, fleas, gnats, leeches, snow, rapids
The Journals • Required by Jefferson • Included 60 maps • Rivers, mountains • Very detailed • Sketches • Animals/plant life • 140,000 words • Provided important credibility to journey
Were Lewis and Clark respectful to the Native Americans theyencountered on their journey? Document A: 1. According to Thomas Jefferson, how should Lewis and Clark treat the Native Americans they meet?
Were Lewis and Clark respectful to the Native Americans theyencountered on their journey? Document B: 2. According to Clark, what happens at the Buffalo Dance? 3. According to these diary entries, what’s one way that Lewis and Clark’s men interacted with the Native American tribes they met?
Were Lewis and Clark respectful to the Native Americans theyencountered on their journey? Document C: 4. According to this article, why has the history of Lewis and Clark been one-sided? 5. What were some of the long-term outcomes of Lewis and Clark’s journey on Native Americans?
Were Lewis and Clark respectful to the Native Americans theyencountered on their journey? Document D: 6. Based on these two passages, how would you describe the relationship between Sacagawea’s family and Lewis and Clark?
Discussion Questions • Were Lewis and Clark respectful to the Native Americans they encountered on their journey? • Should Lewis and Clark be judged for what happened to Native Americans after their trip? • Can we judge people in the past by our standards?
Do Now 12/3 Directions: If you were in charge, which rule would you implement for James Martin, and EXPLAIN why? • Having NO dress code, or enforcing the dress code. • Having a recess or NO recess in the regular day. • Having a 4-day school week with longer school days but each Monday off, or a normal 5-day school week
“It is impossible to civilize Indians because they were essentially inferior to the Anglo-Saxon race”
Pg. 53 Indian Removal Act 1830 • 7th President Andrew Jackson (of North Carolina!) pushes Congress to force Indians to move west of the Mississippi • Congress established Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) as the new Indian homeland • US govt. creates Bureau of Indian Affairs
John C. Calhoun “One of the greatest evils to which they (Indians) are subject is the incessant (constant) pressure of our population.” According to John C. Calhoun, why is the US government forcing the Native Americans to move off of their homelands? What is wrong with this statement?
Cherokee Indians • Lived peacefully in the Appalachian Mountains of Georgia and Tennessee • Adopted culture of whites - wrote and spoke English • Had own written language and newspaper • Based their government on the U.S. Constitution • Were farmers, shopkeepers, artisans
Cherokee Sue For Land • Cherokee sued the government of Georgia for taking their land • Worcester vs. Georgia - Supreme Court rules Georgia’s actions are illegal and that the Cherokee can stay
President Andrew Jackson “Chief Justice John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it.” What is the job of the Supreme Court? What is the job of the President? What should happen if a government official refuses to do his job?
Trail of Tears • Georgia govt. smashes in Cherokee printing press • US troops move 18,000 Cherokee at gunpoint 800 miles from 1838-1839 • 25% of Cherokee died - most elderly and children
Imagine…On the way to school this morning, you stopped by the gas station. After you purchased a coke and a snack, you had exactly one dollar left in your pocket. You decided to spend it on a lottery ticket. Once you got to class, you sat at your desk and scratched off the boxes, one by one. When you got to the last one you realized: You’ve won $500,000! What would you do? How would you feel? What would be your thoughts, knowing you just won half a million dollars?!?
North Carolina Firsts • May 20, 1775 - Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence signed • Dec. 11, 1789: University of North Carolina becomes 1st public college in U.S. • 1799: 1st gold nugget found in U.S. at Reed Gold Mine in Cabarrus County, NC
In 1799, John Reed's son, Conrad, found a 17-pound gold nugget in a creek bed. This sketch appeared in an August 1857 issue of Harpers Weekly. Image courtesy of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, Raleigh, NC.
Newspaper article announcing the discovery of a 22-pound gold nugget at the Reed Mine. Image courtesy of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, Raleigh, NC.
Miners panning at a gold mine in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Image courtesy of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, Raleigh, NC.
Effects of the Gold Rush Introduction of new businesses to the state Helped people migrate to North Carolina and the development of infrastructure (transportation and business)