Transcript Life in the West - Ms. Buzanowski's 8th Grade Class

Life in the West
Chapter 16
The Explorers
3 Reasons for the____________ and
________________ Expedition:
• Make friendly ______________ with
the Native ________________
• Find the “Northwest ______________”
• See what the U.S had _____________
Up the Missouri River
• ____________ to travel
• Up ___________ rowing and
______________________
• _______ member expedition team
• Lewis, Clark, ______________,
Frontiersman, Clark’s ___________,
French Fur ______________ and his
wife (_________________)
To the Pacific and Back
• Sacagawea found her __________ and
they gave the explorers
______________
• The Nez Perc’e _______________
gave them ____________ when
traveling through the ______________
Mnts
• Clark carved in a ___________ to say
he ____________ it
Explorer’s Legacy
• Journey took ___ years and ___
months
• Traveled __,_____ miles
• Did not find the ________________
Passage (did not __________)
Californio Missions
• Missionaries went to CA from
______________ to _______________ Native
Americans
• ________________ followed them
• Newcomers brought _______________ and
_______________ North Americans
• Mexico won its ________________ and
_______ became part of _____________
• Settlers were given a ____________
• Land given to raise ___________ and grow
______________
Life on Ranchos
• Hard __________ and produced
everything they needed to
____________
• Lived in ______________ Houses (Dirt
______________)
• Industry was ______________
Farming
• Mexico neglected _________________
Californio’s Legacy
• When _______________ took
California, Californio’s became a
____________
• They gave U.S many things
(____________, __________,
and opened itself to the
_____________)
Questions
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What were the 3 reasons that the U.S sent explorers
to the Oregon Coast?
Who were the two individuals who led the voyage?
Why was the trip so hard for all of the explorers?
Who was the Native American guide who helped by
communicating with her old tribe?
Who helped out the Explorers as they went through
the Rocky Mountains?
Why did they not find the “Northwest Passage”?
Who did the settlers follow into California?
What is a rancho?
What is the difference between an Adobe house and
a normal house in the Unites States?
What did the Californios’ give to the U.S?
Trapper’s Life
• ____________ and __________________
• Attacked by ______________, bears,
_________________
• Fall of a ________________ or drown in a
____________________
• Most died when they were ____________
Freedom and Adventure
• They trapped for the _________________
and __________________
• Jim ______________ - trapper that was
captured by the _________ and then
became their __________
• Also found the Beckworth ___________
Mountain Man’s Legacy
• Their _____________ post and
______________ helped Americans move
______________
Missionaries
• The Nez Perce’ wanted to know about the
______________ so
___________________ went
Difficult Start
• _________ sets of Missionaries went
• One _________________ 3 Native
Americans (Chief Joseph)
• The others converted _______ ( N.A.
wanted to know about ______________
and ___________)
Pioneer’s Paradise
• Marcus brought white ________________
to the area
• __________________ spread killing
many
• Native Americans were __________ at the
whites so they ____________ them
Missionaries Legacy
• Their legacy was not spreading ________
it was spreading ________________
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What are the 5 things that made a life of a mountain man
very dangerous?
What were the 2 reasons that mountain men trapped?
Who was Jim Beckworth and what was important about his
life?
What did the Nez Perce’ want that the missionaries went to
give them?
In a paragraph (5 or more sentences) tell me in your
opinion if it was worth the trouble for the missionaries to go
and talk to the Nez Perce’.
What or Who came along with the white settlers that killed
Native Americans?
What did the Native Americans do to the white settlers
because they were being killed?
What was the TRUE legacy of the missionaries?
Pioneer Women
On the Trail
• They did the same things they did at
____________ (____________, washed
______________, took care of the
_______________)
• Traveled _________ miles in approx ____
months
Trail Hazards
• Lots of _________________
• ________________ and ________________
most common (Not N.A.)
Pioneer Women Legacies
• The ________________ made normal
women gain __________________
qualities
• Built ________________, schools and
_____________________
• Could _______________
Mormons
The Persecuted Group
• Members of the _______________ of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day ____________________
• Founded by: Joseph ________________
• Believed got a special book from an
_____________
• Believed in having more than one ________
(polygamy)
• Persecuted for their ______________
• Smith ______________ and _____________
Young took over
Mormon’s Cont…
West to Utah
• Moved to ________ Lake City, _________
• Made dams, ___________ and irrigation
__________________ to bring water there
Legacy
• 1st Americans to settle the Great
___________
• Their ____________ spread to over _____
million followers
Forty-Niners
• James ____________________ found gold in
_____________________ River in CA
• Sparked gold _________
The World Rushes In
• Forty-___________ (Joined gold rush in CA)
• 2/3 were Americans and the rest came from
_______________ America,
_______________, Australia, Mexico and
_____________
• Most were ________ and _____________ (not
married)
Forty-Niner’s Cont…
Life in the Mining Camps
• Rough ___________ full of murder,
______________, drinking and __________
• Food was ____________________
• Many wanted to go ______________, but
could not ___________________ it
The Forty-Niners’ Legacy
• Brought ______________ and killed many
______________ Americans
• Had enough to start a new _________;
California
The Chinese
• When gold rush started __ out of ____ were
Chinese
An Uncertain Welcome
• At first they were _________________
• When gold became _________________, they
were _______________
• Immigrants had to pay ______________ to
mine and many ___________
Chinese Cont…
The Chinese Stay
• They paid the ____________ and stayed
• Many __________, beaten up and had their
_______________ cut off so left
• Opened ____________ shops, restaurants and
_______________
• Turned CA into a _____________ area
The Legacy of the Chinese Immigrants
• Hard workers and helped ________________ grow
• Brought with them their _______, taste,
_______________ and _____________ of their
culture
Questions
• What legacies were left by Pioneer women?
• What legacies were left by Mormons?
• Who were the Forty-Niner's?
• What legacies were left by the Forty-Niner's?
• What legacies were left by Chinese Immigrants?