Going West!

A musical production put on by Mrs. Curriers 4th graders, Mrs. Kaleos 3rd and 4th graders, Mr. Rudolphs 4th graders, and Mrs. Wormans 4th graders.Going West!

In the Beginning.There were 13 colonies

Expanding living beyond the 13 Colonies

Daniel BooneDaniel Boone was an explorer, pioneer, and hunter. He explored and settled what is now Kentucky which was then considered beyond the 13 Colonies.

Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe and the Louisiana Purchase

In 1803 James Monroe traveled to Paris, France to negotiate the purchase of Louisiana from France. At the time of the negotiation, Thomas Jefferson was president.

Why Louisiana?The city of New Orleans controlled the Mississippi River through its location; other locations for ports had been tried and had not succeeded. New Orleans was already important for shipping agricultural goods to and from the parts of the United States west of the Appalachian Mountains.Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

Corp of DiscoveryThe Lewis and Clark Expedition (18041806) was the first overland expedition undertaken by the United States to the Pacific coast and back. The expedition team was headed by the United States Army soldiers; Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and assisted by Sacajawea and Toussaint Charbonneau. The expedition's goal was to gain an accurate sense of the resources being exchanged in the Louisiana Purchase. The expedition laid much of the groundwork for the westward expansion of the United States.SacajaweaSacajawea was not officially a member of the expedition party. She was only 16 years old. Her husband, Toussaint Charbonneau, was hired as an interpreter and took Sacajawea along. She was allowed to join the party as an unofficial member because the captains thought she would be useful to help in communicating with some of the Indian tribes they met and also in obtaining horses from her native tribe, the Shoshone. Sacajawea

Trail of TearsThe Trail of Tears was the relocation and movement of the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, and Choctaw nations, from their homelands to present day Oklahoma. Many Native Americans suffered from exposure, disease, and starvation, while en route to their destinations. Many died, including the 4,000 of the 15,000 Cherokee.

Trail of Tears

Prairie Schoonerprairie schooner wagon covered with white canvas, made famous by its almost universal use in the migration across the Western prairies and plains, and so called in allusion to the white-topped schooners of the sea. It was a descendant of the Conestoga wagon . Whereas the latter usually required a six-horse team even on good roads, the prairie schooner was much lighter and rarely needed more than four horses, and sometimes only two, even on virgin prairie trails. Oxen were frequently used instead of horses

California Gold Rush and the 49ERsThe California Gold Rush (1848-1855) began when gold was discovered. News of the discovery brought some 300,000 people rushing to California from the rest of the U.S and abroad. Of the 300,000 approximately 150,000 arrived by sea while others walked. The gold seekers were called the 49ERs (in reference to 1849).

SodbustersThe Sodbuster. On the edge of the frontier were the sodbusters. These farmers developed the skill to break the soil, begin their farms, invent communities and then move on. Each generation of Americans trained its children to be sodbusters and the new generation moved West to the new frontier

The Golden SpikeThe ceremonial final spike driven to join the rails of the Transcontinental Railroad connecting the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads on May 10, 1869 at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory.

AppreciationThere isnt enough space to thank the parents who have participated and helped to put this production on. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!!