1. Manifest destiny warm ups

2. American progress image
What do you see. Name 5-7 things that you see, using I notice…
Which groups in the painting are moving from the east toward the west? What are they bringing with them?
Which groups were already in the West? What is happening to them?
Who is the main figure in the center of the painting? What might she represent?
Bonus (EC): John Gast painted American Progress in Do you think he believed that U.S. expansion in the 1800s was justifiable? Why or why not?

3. Warm – up #1: 3/29 or 3/30
Mexico allowed Austin to start a colony in Texas under what conditions? (pg. 205, p. 3)
What did General Santa Anna do when he met Austin in 1833? (pg. 206, p. 1)
What happened at the Alamo on the 12th day? (pg. 207, p. 2 & 3)
Bonus (EC): Give me TWO complaints the Americans had about the Mexicans. Also, give me TWO complaints the Tejanos had against the Americans. (pg. 205, p. 6 & 7)

4. Warm – up #2
What did Sam Houston hoped to do by luring Santa Anna deeper into Texas? (pg. 207, p. 5)
What did Santa Anna do in exchange for his freedom from the Texans? (pg. 207, p. 7)
Why did Polk decide to annex Texas once he was elected president? (pg. 207, p. 10)
Bonus (EC): Why were people in the U.S. divided over whether to annex Texas (HINT: it has to do with slavery) [pg. 207, p. 9]

5. Warm – up #3
Why did Polk want more territory? What new territory did he want? (pg. 210, p. 1 & 2)
What happened on April 25, 1846 and what did Polk do about it? (pg. 210, p. 5)
How did the Americans take control of New Mexico? (pg. 210, p. 8)
Bonus #1 (EC): Where did Texas claim was their border? Where did Mexico claim was the border? (pg. 210, p. 4)
Bonus #2 (EC): What did Polk say about Mexico after the April 25th event? What did Mexican president, Mariano Paredes, call the Americans? (pg. 210, p. 6 & 7)