1. Bell RingerDate: April 11 th, 2016 1)Hand in G13 – The West, worksheet if you didn’t do so already. 2) Take out a blank sheet of paper and title it Bell Ringers April 11 th to 15 th, 2016 What difficulties would a family have or face while going West?

2. Review… What is the definition of a frontier?

3. What frontier existed in the Mid 1800’s?

4. Which geographic area existed from the Mississippi to the Rocky Mountains?

5. What were Missionaries?

6. Who did Mexico win its Independence from?

7. What is the idea of Manifest Destiny? A)The US is destined to conquer all land in North America. B)The US is destined to stretch from Atlantic to Pacific. C)The US is destined to become the most powerful nation on earth. D)The US is destined to be the peace keeping nation of the world.

8. What does this map show?

9. This painting was completed circa 1845 by George Caleb Bingham (1811–1879), a famous American painter. In 1845, Bingham journeyed west and painted scenes of frontier life along the rivers. His paintings featured not only the landscape, but the people: bargemen, fur traders, and pioneers.

10. Textbook Time Take out a textbook Turn to pg. 448 Take out a blank sheet of paper, title it Trails to the West – G14

11. Trails to the West – G14 Directions: We will read one page together and answer / discuss three questions.

12. Question #1 Q1: Where did William Becknell lead his traders to? What did his path become known as? From Missouri to Sante Fe, New Mexico The Sante Fe Trail

13. Question #2 Q2: What trade was popular in the West? Fur Trading

14. Question #3 Q3: Who was John Jacob Astor? A German immigrant who established the American Fur Trading Company.

15. Question #4 Q4: What did the South Pass through the Rocky Mountains eventually allow? A Northwest passage for missionaries and settlers to the west.

16. Trails to the West – G14 Directions: Work with your desk partner to complete the other questions on a separate sheet of paper