A short power point about west ward expansion.

1. Jeremy Garcia

2. What is Manifest Destiny U.S. has destiny that we must make “to expand to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican territory” (The Americans)

3. Thomas Jefferson The man behind the mission Create an “empire of liberty” Louisiana Purchase Doubled nations size

4. Why Move West? Land Wealth Freedom

5. Settlers and Native Americans The “middle ground” Assimilation To become a part of Maintaining traditions Trading partners and Guides

6. Native Americans Territorial disputes Black Hawk War (1830) Wisconsin territory

7. Evolution Through Expansion Louisiana Purchase (1803)

8. Territorial Disputes Oregon Territory Rich soil Many nations claims Russia, Great Britain, France, and Spain

9. Trails West Oregon Sante Fe Mormon California Page 263

10. Moving West Santa Fe Trail (merchant trail) Not easy-dangerous Kiowa, Comanche, and bandits Required cooperation

11. Moving West Oregon Trail (settler trail) Destination- Oregon Dangerous Caravanned for protection Help each other out Diseases like fever, diarrhea, and cholera Native attacks

12. Mormon Movement West What is a Mormon Joseph Smith Persecution

13. Brigham Young Encouraged people to move west Utah Territory

14. Things to Remember What is manifest destiny? Who started Westward expansion? Louisiana purchase Mormon movement

15. Works Cited Kennedy, Reess, “Manifest Destiny” Septmeber 22, 2010 via Google, attribution-noncommerical- noDervis Martin, Phillip, “Manifest Destiny” September 22, 2010 <http://www.wartgames.com/themes/clipart.html> Danzer, Lor Der Alva, The Americans, McDougal Littell, 2005 Hljavery, “Brinham Young” September 17, 2005 via Flickr, creative commons Golbez, “States and Territories of the United States of America April 30 1803 to March 27 1804” September 22, 2010 via wikipedia, creative commons

16. Beyond my Ken, “Missouri Compromise” September 22, 2010, via Wikipedia, Creative commons