America the story of us Assignment

Westward: The American Wilderness

8.H.3.1 Explain how migration and immigration contributed to the development of North Carolina and the United States from colonization to contemporary times (e.g. westward movement, African slavery, Trail of Tears, the Great Migration, and Ellis and Angel Island).

8.H.2.1 Explain the impact of economic, political, social, and military conflicts (e.g. war, slavery, states’ rights and citizenship and immigration policies) on the development of North Carolina and the United States.

**Describe what you think of when you hear the word wilderness. Throughout the movie, make a list of the things you did not mention about the wilderness.**

* March 1775-----Daniel Boone

1. What was Boone looking for in the West?

2. What happened to Daniel Boone and his men?

* Lewis and Clark

3. What is something new you learned about Lewis and Clark?

4. What challenges does the video mention about their expedition?

*October   1823---Beaver Fortune and Jedidiah Smith

5. Describe Smith. His personality, features, leadership etc.

6. What dangerous thing happens to him? 

*June 1846---Donner Party

7. What was George Donner’s mistake?

8. What eventually happens to the Donner Party?

*March 1836 –Alamo in Texas

9. What countries fought in Alamo?

10. What famous leader was killed there? Did we win the battle?

*Gold Rush

11. Was it wise to move west for gold? Why or why not?

12. What happened to the men who came too late to find gold?

*October 1818—Abe Lincoln

13. What happened to Abe Lincoln’s mother?

14. What do you think Lincoln learned from his childhood?

*Native Americans—1830

15. What does President Jackson decide to do to the Indians?

16. Why do historians call “the trail of tears” a flaw or a bad part of our History?

**Remember to add to your list of things that are a part of the wilderness.**