Unit 2: Westward Expansion 9.26.18

Please take out yesterday’s worksheet. Westward Expansion Please take out yesterday’s worksheet.

Source #2: Melish Map To present the country this way was desirable . . . …shows at a glance the whole extent of the U.S. territory from sea to sea In tracing the probable expansion of the human race from east to west, the mind finds an agreeable resting place on its western limits. The view is complete, and leaves nothing to be wished for. It also adds to the beauty and symmetry of the map. Source: John Melish. Map of the United States with the contiguous British and Spanish Possessions. Philadelphia, 1816.

Source #3: Video When did the term Manifest Destiny first come into use? What major event began to bring people West? What did America do in order to expand its borders? What other causes in people’s lives besides Gold made them want to immigrate West?

Source #4 John O’Sullivan: "The Great Nation of Futurity" When you finish the 2 questions, please read “Annexation”

Source #4 John O’Sullivan, Annexation, 1845 “[The time has come to stop] limiting our greatness and checking the fulfillment of our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence…” Period 2 entry task

American Exceptionalism Theory that Americans are special. That the country has such a unique history & has become so powerful that there is something really special about America.

How did Americans justify Westward Expansion? Essential Question How did Americans justify Westward Expansion?

Thesis Statement Stem Americans justified Westward Expansion by… Your thesis needs: A Claim 3 reasons to support the claim

8 Things You May Not Know About the Louisiana Purchase Read the text & summarize each of the 8 things in your notebook