1. Warm Up: Come in quietly, write down homework.
We will watch a short video clip. While we are watching, think about…
What different groups of people have lived in the west?
Why did American want to expand out west?
What problems might they face?

2. Today’s Question:
What impact did American expansion west have on different groups of people?

3. Agenda: Notes/color map: U.S. gains territory
Role Play: What should we do about Native Americans?
Letter to Andrew Jackson

4. United States in 1783 (following the Revolutionary War)

5. 1803: Louisiana Purchase
__________ ____________purchased the Louisiana Territory from France. He sent Lewis and Clark on an expedition to explore and map out the land from the ______________ River to the ______________ Ocean.

6. 1803: Louisiana Purchase

7. 1819: Florida
______________ gave Florida to the United States through a treaty.

8. 1819: Florida

9. 1845: Texas
Texas broke away from Mexico in 1836 and became an _____________country. In 1845 Texas became a state, which included all of present day Texas plus parts of New _____________ and several other states.

10. 1845: Texas

11. 1846: Oregon
Both ___________ and the United States occupied Oregon until In 1846, the territory was ___________ between the United States and Great Britain.

12. 1846: Oregon

13. 1848: California
The United States gained _____________ and the southwest after winning the Mexican American War.

14. 1848: California

15. Dilemma…
The United States is becoming more and more crowded. Citizens would like to move west for new land and new opportunities. What will we do with the people who live there?

16. 1830: Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act
The year is There is a bill before the United States Congress that would provide funds ($500,000) to move all Indians now living east of the Mississippi River to “Indian Territory” (Oklahoma) west of the Mississippi River. The Indians would be given permanent title to this land. The money would pay the Indians for any improvements made on the land in the East where they’re now living. It would also cover the expenses of their transportation and for a year in their new homes in Indian Territory. The U.S. Congress has decided to hold hearings on this bill and you are invited to give testimony and to question other individuals who will give testimony.

17. What will these tribes think?

18. Cherokee and Seminole:

19. You are either a Cherokee or a Seminole
Questions to consider:
Do you support the Indian Removal Bill? Why or why not?
How will you feel if Congress decides to remove Native Americans? How will you feel if Congress decides not to remove Native Americans?

20. 1830: Indian Removal Act

21. Around 2,000-6,000 of the 16,543 relocated Cherokee died.
Trail of Tears
Around 2,000-6,000 of the 16,543 relocated Cherokee died.

25. Letter to Jackson:
Write a letter from the perspective of a Cherokee or a Seminole responding to Andrew Jackson’s policy of Indian Removal. Should Native Americans be removed? Why or why not? Use the arguments you came up with to support your position.