THE WESTERN PIONEERS 9.1

1845-John Louis O’Sullivan announced this idea of God given rights to the Continent Squatters-settled on land they didn’t own Preemption Act of 1830, guaranteed rights to claim land and buy from the government, $1.25 1819, Jethro Wood, iron blade plow 1837, John Deere, steel blade, reduced work 1834, Cyrus McCormick, mechanical reaper

U.S. and Great Britain competed for Oregon 1818, agreed to occupy land jointly 1830s , missionaries came to convert Natives Mexico, independent, owned CA but couldn’t attract enough settlers from Mexico. Juan Bautista Alvarado gave 50,000 acres to John Sutter, Sutter’s Fort trading post

TRAILS WEST Kit Carson & Jim Bridger, trapped fur, trails 1840s mountain men carved a number of passages such as Oregon trail People traveled these in covered wagons, known as over -landers, (Donner Party) Trip took 5 to 6 months Native Americans didn’t attack much & were often helpful They were worried about #s and gov’t negotiated Treaty of Fort Laramie, promised certain areas to NA

MORMON MIGRATION 1844 mob murdered J. Smith, Brigham Young took West in search of religious freedom creating the Mormon Trail. Stopped at Great Salt Lake