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Manifest destiny guided notes
This document provides guided notes on Manifest Destiny and the westward expansion of the United States in the 1800s. It covers topics like mountain men exploring the Oregon Territory, the influx of American settlers in Texas which caused tensions with Mexico, the Texas War for Independence including the battles of the Alamo and San Jacinto, US acquisition of territories following the Mexican-American War including the California Gold Rush, and the Mormon migration. The notes include questions about events, people, and concepts related to this period of US territorial growth and the doctrine of Manifest Destiny.
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- 1. Manifest Destiny GuidedNotes TN Standards- 8.58, 8.59, 8.60, 8.61, 8.62, 8.63 Bell Ringer: ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ Essential Question: _____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ The Oregon Territory 1. What was the primary business of Mountain Men? ________________________________________________________________ ________ 2. What caused a decline in their business? ________________________________________________________________ ________ 3. How did Mountain Men contribute to the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails? ________________________________________________________________ ________ 4. Why were Americans traveling to Oregon? ________________________________________________________________ ________ 5. What happened to the Whitman family in Oregon?
- 2. ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ Manifest Destiny 6. Summarizethe meaning of the phrase, “Manifest Destiny.” ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ James K. Polk 7. Why was Polk considered a “dark horse” candidate? ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ 8. Why did Polk receive so many votes? ________________________________________________________________ ________ 9. What was meant by the campaign slogan, “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight?” ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________
- 3. ________________________________________________________________ ________ Tensions in Texas 10.Who were “Tejanos?” ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ 11. Who was the American leader of settlers in Texas? ________________________________________________________________ ________ 12. When Americans began to outnumber Tejanos, they did not like following Mexico’s rules. What were some examples of these rules? ________________________________________________________________ ________ 13. Along with Stephen F. Austin, ________________________ unsuccessfully attempted to negotiate with Mexico. Following this, Americans and Tejanos began to talk about breaking away from Mexico. Texas War for Independence 14. Who was the Mexican general in charge of punishing rebels in Texas? ________________________________________________________________ ________ 15. What challenge did the Americans and Tejanos face at the Alamo? ________________________________________________________________ ________ 16. Which three individuals led the brave defense of the Alamo? ________________________________________________________________ ________
- 4. ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ 17. What wasthe rallying cry after Mexican troops took over the Alamo? ________________________________________________________________ ________ 18. After declaring independence, commander Sam Houston led a surprise attack at ________________________________________________________________ ________ Texas Statehood 19. Why were Southerners in favor of adding Texas as a state? ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ 20. Why was Texas added as a state after the Election of 1844? ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ New Mexico and California 21. Who was William Becknell?
- 5. ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ 22. Why didthe Santa Fe trail become so significant? ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ 23. Who were “rancheros?” ________________________________________________________________ ________ 24. Who brought forth the idea of adding California as a state following because of the number of resources in the area? ________________________________________________________________ ________ The Mexican War 25. Why was James K. Polk trying to get Mexico to attack American forces first? ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ 26. How did he get Mexico to attack first? ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ 27. List the three goals of the Mexican War Plan
- 6. ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ 28. Who ledthe Bear Flag Revolt in California leading to California declaring independence? ________________________________________________________________ ________ 29. How did James K. Polk force Mexico to surrender? ________________________________________________________________ ________ ________________________________________________________________ ________ 30. Following the Mexican War, Mexico ceded several western states and accepted the ______________________ as the border with Texas. California Gold Rush 31. Where was gold discovered in 1848? ________________________________________________________________ ________ 32. Why were gold seekers called “forty-niners?” ________________________________________________________________ ________ 33. Where did forty-niners come from? ________________________________________________________________ ________ 34. Which city became a boomtown because of the gold rush?
- 7. ________________________________________________________________ ________ 35. Besides forty-niners,who else benefited from the gold rush? ________________________________________________________________ ________ Mormons 36. Who published the Book of Mormon and formed the Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter Day Saints? ________________________________________________________________ ________ 37. Why were Mormons forced to move to Illinois? ________________________________________________________________ ________ 38. What was the name of their settlement in Illinois? ________________________________________________________________ ________ 39. After Brigham Young took over as leader, he relocated Mormons to ________________________________________________________________ ________ 40. Which state would be added to the United States after this Mormon migration? ________________________________________________________________ ________ Extension Activity- Manifest Destiny Illustrated Timeline Construct an illustrated timeline using the following events. Your each event on your timeline should have an illustration but it does not have to be colored. Events:
- 8. 1811- Mountain Menand Fur Trappers form the Oregon Trail 1830- Mexico closes the borders of Texas 1836- Santa Anna and Mexican forces take the Alamo (February) 1836- Texas declares independence (March) 1836- Houston defeats Santa Anna at San Jacinto (April) 1844- James K. Polk elected 1846- Mormon migration to the Great Salt Lake (March) 1846- Polk sends Zachary Taylor to provoke Mexico at the Rio Grande (March) 1847- Winfield Scott captures Mexico City 1848- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the Mexican War 1849- Gold is discovered at Sutter’s Mill