Last Week (Week Two):• Indian Removal as an extension of American

reform ethic– extension of American cultural values into the West

– slavery and industrial development as paired values in 19th century American culture

– ecological implications of Indian removal and westward movement

• Moses and Stephen Austin as agents of “folk imperialism” (a more active process)

– migration of wealth (capital) and influence into the West

– urbanization/industrialization of the American West

– Texas Revolution as an outgrowth of sectional conflicts over slavery

Outline for Week 3 (week of Wednesday 23 January 2008)

1. Militarization and Reform: Legitimizing and Resisting Wars of Conquest in 19th century Americaa. Week #3 Readings: Henretta, pp. 382-397; Chavez, pp. 52-116 (Documents

10-41) and pp. 7-32; Critical Thinking Module “Voices from Slavery”

b. Discussion Questions:- Why did Mexico limit immigration from the U.S. after 1829 and by what

means did Americans in Texas and the U.S. respond? - How did Daniel Webster’s concerns about the Admission of Texas

compare with James Polk’s rationale for war in 1846? - What arguments did opponents of the War present during the War, and

how did supporters of the war respond, before 1848? - How did the experience of occupation influence American perceptions of

Mexico and Mexican perceptions of Americans? c. Voices: Mary Boykin Chesnut, Hannah Valentine, Lethe Jackson, and authors

of Documents 10-41 in Chavez

Before Next Meeting (Monday)• Reading assignment for Week Four:

• Henretta, pp. 398-441, • Chavez, pp. 118-139• Calloway, pp. 89-110• Critical Thinking Module “Who Freed the Slaves?”

Voices: Axalla John Hoole, Ernest Duveyier de Hauranne, Dolly Sumner Lunt, John C. Calhoun, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Manuel Crscencio Rejón, Nathan Clifford, California Land Act, California Landowners Petition, Juan N. Sequín, Francisco Ramírez, Jerome Big Eagle, Strike the Ree, Medicine Cow, Passing Hail, Little Bear, Bear Head

• Be prepared to discuss all voices not underlined at next meeting (Monday). Note that the first two are drawn from the on-line Critical Thinking Module, accessible through the Bedford/St.Martins website (as listed on my webpage)

• Roundtable #3 will be next Wednesday, addressing underlined voices, above, and those listed for Week 5

Urban centers to 1830s

Roads and canals to 1830

Was westward migration a positive or negative factor in the development of the United States?

• Westward migration as a challenge to US leadership in 1820s & 1830s

– drained away U.S. capital and entrepreneurial talent– centrifugal forces pulling the U.S. in different

directions

• Westward migration as a crisis of identity for the United States:

– Who were Americans who did NOT move west?– How did the idea of solutions in the West affect people

not in the West?

Women and antislavery petitions, 1837-1838

Westward expansion, 1830-1839

A. Why are land sales concentrated in these areas?

B. Who purchased these lands and how were those purchases financed?

1. Who were the sellers?

2. What were the terms of sale?

3. Who could afford the land?

4. To what purpose was the land developed?

C. How did this form of expansion influence the American economy?

Bank Panic of 1837

Before Next Meeting (Monday)• Reading assignment for Week Four:

• Henretta, pp. 398-441, • Chavez, pp. 118-139• Calloway, pp. 89-110• Critical Thinking Module “Who Freed the Slaves?”

Voices: Axalla John Hoole, Ernest Duveyier de Hauranne, Dolly Sumner Lunt, John C. Calhoun, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Manuel Crscencio Rejón, Nathan Clifford, California Land Act, California Landowners Petition, Juan N. Sequín, Francisco Ramírez, Jerome Big Eagle, Strike the Ree, Medicine Cow, Passing Hail, Little Bear, Bear Head

• Be prepared to discuss all voices not underlined at next meeting (Monday). Note that the first two are drawn from the on-line Critical Thinking Module, accessible through the Bedford/St.Martins website (as listed on my webpage)

• Roundtable #3 will be next Wednesday, addressing underlined voices, above, and those listed for Week 5

C. Perceptions of Region in 19th Century America: Where in America are these images?

B. Perceptions of the West in 19th century America