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7th Grade Social Studies
Mexico & U.S. History from the Revolution to Reconstruction
Class 96— Panic of 1837 and Election of 1840
February 4, 2014
Focus: Analyze this political cartoon about Andrew Jackson in three sentences.
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Student Objectives:
1. I will define the term depression.
2. I will recognize the reasons for the Panic of 1837.
3. I will analyze the Election of 1840.
Homework:
-Chapter 10 Test Monday 2/3
-Current Events due 2/3
Handouts:
none
I. Panic of 1837
II. Election of 1840
Key terms/ideas/ people/places:
Depression Martin Van Buren Panic of 1837 William Henry Harrison Whigs
By the end of class today, I will be able to answer the following:
What was the Whig political philosophy?
Why did the Panic of 1837 occur?
Who won the election of 1840? What was his campaign symbol?
Notes
Class 96— Panic of 1837 and Election of 1840
February 4, 2014
Martin Van Buren wins Election of 1836 (“Jackson’s Third Term”)
Panic of 1837:
Expansion west
Speculators buying land
No national bank to control the state banks
State banks printing money to meet the demands
Prices fall
Construction stops-lose jobs
Unemployment
Jackson forcing people to buy land with only gold or silver (Specie Circular)-the pet banks didn’t have enough gold or silver to cover the paper money and thus went out of business
Election of 1840:
Martin Van Buren (D) vs. William Henry Harrison (Whig)
Harrison has image of the frontier and has the log cabin as his symbol
Whigs
Name “taken from the party of English politics that had traditionally resisted the prerogative power of the Crown and that had led the American colonies to revolt against the arbitrary power of King George III.
Goal-prosperity from commercialization and evangelical virtues
Hardwork, temperance, self-improvement
Tariff, B.U.S. reform, internal improvements
Trickle down economics-promoting interests of business men promotes interests of all classes by promoting confidence leading investors to expand their activities and create new jobs and opportunities for poorer classes
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7th Grade Social Studies
Mexico & U.S. History from the Revolution to Reconstruction
Class 97—Test
February 5, 2014
Homework:
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 1 pgs. 346-349 (due 2/7)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 2 pgs. 350- 351 (due 2/10)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 2 pgs. 352-353 (due 2/11)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 3 pgs. 354-358 stop at Bear Flag Revolt (due 2/12)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 3 pgs. 358-363 start at Bear Flag Revolt (due 2/13)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 4 pgs. 364-369 (due 2/14)
-Chapter 11 Test Tuesday 2/18
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7th Grade Social Studies
Mexico & U.S. History from the Revolution to Reconstruction
Class 98— Map of the West
February 6, 2014
Focus: Clear everything off of your desk except your focus sheet, map and writing utensil.
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Student Objectives:
1. I will define the term “Manifest Destiny.”
2. I will locate and label sites associated with the Oregon Trail.
Homework:
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 1 pgs. 346-349 (due 2/7)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 2 pgs. 350- 351 (due 2/10)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 2 pgs. 352-353 (due 2/11)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 3 pgs. 354-358 stop at Bear Flag Revolt (due 2/12)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 3 pgs. 358-363 start at Bear Flag Revolt (due 2/13)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 4 pgs. 364-369 (due 2/14)
-Current Events due 2/10
-Chapter 11 Test Tuesday 2/18
Handouts:
Map of West
I. Intro to Manifest Destiny
II. Map locations
Key terms/ideas/ people/places:
Manifest Destiny John L. O’Sullivan (see back)
By the end of class today, I will be able to answer the following:
Where does the Oregon Trail start?
Where does the Mormon Trail start?
What state is the Nueces River in?
Notes
Class 98— Map of the West
February 6, 2014
The phrase Manifest Destiny was coined by newspaper man John L. O’Sullivan. In the New York Morning News on December 27, 1845, O’Sullivan wrote:
“And that claim is by the right of our manifest destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and federated self-government entrusted to us.”
Manifest-Revealed.
Destiny-Purpose.
Therefore, America’s “Manifest Destiny” is its revealed purpose. And that is the belief that the U.S. has a God-given right to extend its borders “… from sea to shining sea.”
Locate the following items on your map. YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW THE LOCATIONS OF THESE ITEMS FOR THE TEST.
Independence, Missouri
California
Oregon Territory
Nueces River
Rio Grande River
Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
Oregon Trail
California Trail
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
Texan Annexation
Mormon Trail
Louisiana Territory
San Antonio, Texas
San Jacinto, Texas
Salt Lake City, Utah
Goliad, Texas
Donnor Pass
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe
Nauvoo, Illinois
Sacramento, CA
Gulf of Mexico
Old Spanish Trail
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7th Grade Social Studies
Mexico & U.S. History from the Revolution to Reconstruction
Class 99— Mountain Men and Mormons
February 7, 2014
Focus: Turn to page 347 in your textbook. Answer question 2 in the box entitled “Geography Skills.”
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Student Objectives:
1. I will identify the many roles of the mountain men.
2. I will identify the dangers of heading west.
3. I will analyze the role of Mormons in westward expansion.
Homework:
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 2 pgs. 350- 351 (due 2/10)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 2 pgs. 352-353 (due 2/11)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 3 pgs. 354-358 stop at Bear Flag Revolt (due 2/12)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 3 pgs. 358-363 start at Bear Flag Revolt (due 2/13)
-Read and outline Chapter 11, Section 4 pgs. 364-369 (due 2/14)
-Chapter 11 Test Tuesday 2/18
Handouts:
None
I. Beaver Fur
II. Mountain Men
III. Mormons
Key terms/ideas/ people/places:
John Jacob Astor American Fur Company Jedidiah Smith Oregon Trail
Joseph Smith Mormons Brigham Young Nauvoo, Illinois
Salt Lake City, Utah
By the end of class today, I will be able to answer the following:
How did John Jacob Astor become so rich?
Where did the Mormons finally settle? Who led them there?
What where some of the dangers of the Oregon Trail?
Notes
Class 99— Mountain Men and Mormons
February 7, 2014
Beaver Fur:
“high hat” popular fashion in Europe and U.S.
John Jacob Astor
Founds American Fur Company
Mountain Men:
Trap fur
rendezvous
trade furs.
sing, dance, shoot guns, race horses, and wrestle.
laugh, drank, and told stories.
Jedediah Smith
Explores much of the American West
Killed by Comanche, never heard from again
Pioneers:
Catch “Oregon Fever”
Conestoga Wagons
Walking
Hardships: Weather, mountains, illness, rivers
Mormons:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Founded by Joseph Smith-he will be killed
Brigham Young-replaces Joseph Smith as leader of Mormons and moves them west and settles in Salt Lake City, Utah
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