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John J. Audubon, Andrew Jackson,

Trail of Tears, Gold Rush & Industrial

Revolution

Warm-Up 2/8

• Come in, sit down QUIETLY and set-up!

• Use YOUR NOTEBOOK to answer these questions:

1) What was the Louisiana Purchase?

2) Who were Lewis and Clark?

Write the questions AND answers!

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1) What was the Louisiana Purchase?- An area of land in between the

Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains that U.S. President Thomas Jefferson bought from French leader Napoleon Bonaparte for $12 million in 1803

2) Who were Lewis and Clark?- Lewis and Clark were 2 explorers that

Thomas Jefferson sent to explore the Louisiana Territory

Manifest Destiny

Objective: We will review the importance of Manifest

Destiny

Manifest Destiny

John Gast’s 1872 painting American Progress

Verbal-Visual VocabularyWord

Definition Sentence or Example

Picture

Manifest DestinyManifest Destiny

Americans believe that they should move West to the Pacific Ocean.

The woman in the picture represents an angel leading American pioneers to the West. The picture represents Manifest Destiny.

John J. Audubon

Objective: We will understand the importance of American naturalist

John J. Audubon

What can you tell about John J Audubon from this picture?

John Audubon was a naturalist

Ornithologist (bird scientist)

He painted birds and buffalo

Never traveled without his sketch book

John loved the West

American and French

Understood nature

Drew & traveled on the Mississippi River

Unique and creative

Born in Haiti

Organized wildlife information

New York City was his last home

Warm-Up 2/9• Come in, sit down QUIETLY and set-up!• Use p. 408 in the RED BOOK to answer these

questions:

1) The struggles Andrew Jackson faced as a young man made him determined to _____________ people who, like him, grew up _____________. 2) Andrew Jackson became a …

Write the questions AND answers!

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1) The struggles Andrew Jackson faced as a young man made him determined to protect people who, like him, grew up poor.

2) Andrew Jackson became a teacher, lawyer, soldier, senator and President of the United States.

Andrew Jackson and Trail of Tears

Objective: We will understand the importance of

Andrew Jackson and analyze the Trail of Tears

7th President: Andrew Jackson

Use p. 404 and 407 to find interesting facts about President Jackson with your partner

1. Son of poor pioneers, “man of the people”

2. Hero of the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812

3. Nickname was “Old Hickory”4. Led a new political party, the Democrats5. Responsible for the Trail of Tears6. Teacher, lawyer, soldier and senator

7th President: Andrew Jackson

What can you guess about the Trail of Tears from this picture?

• The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was a law that forced Native Americans to leave their land and live on Indian reservations

• The Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole were Native American tribes, or groups, forced off their land by President Jackson

• The Trail of Tears was the 800-mile journey Native Americans were forced to take from their homes to Oklahoma

Trail of Tears

The Trail of Tears was the 800-mile journey Native Americans were forced to take from their homes to Oklahoma

Cherokeeand other

Native Americans

Oklahoma(Indian

Territory)

Label your map!

15,000

Assignment:Create an election poster for Andrew JacksonYou must include #1-4 from our notesPoster must be creative, colorful & complete

Andrew Jackson 4 President!

Imagine you were a Native American on the Trail of Tears. Describe how you felt being forced to

leave your home and land.

Trail of Tears

Warm-Up 2/11• Come in, sit down QUIETLY and set-up!• Use YOUR NOTEBOOK to answer these

questions: 1) List 3 facts about President Andrew

Jackson.2) What was President Jackson’s nickname?3) What was the Trail of Tears? Write the questions AND answers!

1) List 3 facts about President Andrew Jackson.- 7th president, teacher, lawyer, hero of Battle of New Orleans, from a poor family…2) What was President Jackson’s nickname?- Old Hickory3) What was the Trail of Tears?- When 15,000 Native Americans were forced to leave their home and live in the Indian Territory of Oklahoma.

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Complete any missing assignments!

1. Moving West Advertisement

2. Lewis and Clark Book

3. Paragraphs for John J Audubon & Trail of Tears

Gold Rush & Industrial Revolution

Objective: We will summarize the California

Gold Rush of 1849 and the Industrial Revolution

In 1849, a man named James Marshall discovered gold in California. After his discovery, 300,000 Americans rushed to California hoping to find gold! This became known as the GOLD RUSH. Americans who rushed to California to find gold in 1849 were nicknamed FORTY-NINERS.

1849 Gold Rush!

Eli Whitney invented and the COTTON GIN in 1793. The cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates the cotton fibers from the cotton seed pods. Before the cotton gin, workers had to take out the seeds by HAND. He also invented interchangeable parts, which made production faster.

Important Invention: Cotton Gin

The Industrial Revolution was a time when people began producing goods and things by MACHINE instead of by HAND.

The Industrial Revolution

BEFORE Industrial Revolution AFTER Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution was also a time when people began moving from RURAL areas, like farms and plantations in the countryside, to URBAN areas, like cities, to work in factories.

Moving Rural to Urban

RURAL- country, farm, plantation URBAN- cities, factories

During the Industrial Revolution new forms of transportation began to appear. New forms of transportation included: stage coaches, covered wagons, canal boats, steamboats and railroads.

Transportation