The document discusses the American West between the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky Mountains during the early-to-mid 1800s. It provides information on the geography of the region, including the Great Plains, as well as the native inhabitants and how settlers could travel west, such as along the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails. Students are then assigned a project to create an advertisement encouraging migration to the west by listing at least three reasons marked with asterisks.

1. Where are
they going?
Why are
they going
there?
Why is she
here? What is
she
carrying?
Why?

2. The West
What does this mean
to you?
What did it mean
by 1820?

3. The West
Between the
Appalachian
Mountains and the
Mississippi River

4. The West
•The Great Plains lie between
the Mississippi River and the
Rocky Mountains
•The land was NOT good for
farming!

5. Who was already in the
west?
Native Americans
Spanish
Russians
Canadians/British
Now draw a picture!!

6. What are some ways people
could have traveled to the west?
Walk
Horse
Sailboat (really long trip)
Later…
Sante Fe Trail
Oregon Trail
Railroad

7. Oregon Trail
• Travel by foot across the United
States in search of new
farmland and new opportunity
• Emigrants faced hunger,
disease, extreme climate, and
more
• Had to travel through Rocky

8. Sante Fe Trail
•Led to the southwestern
part of America
•Started building new
towns and creating new
businesses

9. Assignment/Project
• Work individually or with a partner to
develop an advertisement that
encourages people to move to the
west.
• Use your notes and your textbook
(Ch. 13) to provide at least 3 reasons
why people should move west.
Put a * next to each reason.
• This should be written and include a
picture