Title: Copy the following chart onto Portfolio p89
1Copy the following chart onto Portfolio p89
New Mexico Oregon Utah
Who went?
Why did they go?
How did they get there?
What did they find?
2Copy the following questions onto the top half of
Portfolio p90
- How did mountain men help open the West?
- Why did so many Americans want to settle in
Oregon? - Why did the Mormons move west?
3Copy the following questions onto the bottom half
of Portfolio p90
How did each of the following groups contribute
to the opening of the West?
- mountain men
- land speculators
- tradesmen
- missionaries
4Lesson 13.1 Trails West
- Today we will list the reasons why various
groups participated in the
exploration of the West.
5Vocabulary
- list to make a list
- exploration discovery thru travel
- speculate buying something now in the hope that
it will be worth more later - missionary person who travels to another place
and tries to convert its people to his/her
religion - polygamy the practice of having more than one
wife at a time
6What We Already Know
- Thomas Jeffersons purchase of the Louisiana
Territory brought almost half a billion acres of
new land into the United States.
7What We Already Know
- Lewis and Clark had explored the Louisiana
Pur-chase all the way to the Pacific Ocean and
had returned with much valuable scientific and
geographical information.
8What We Already Know
- The land south of the Louisiana Pur-chase
belonged to Mexico.
9Mountain men were the first to open up the West.
- Trapping beaver for the Eastern fur trade
- As an area became trapped out, the mountain men
would move farther west.
10- The mountain men provided firsthand knowledge of
the West. - They discovered passes and made maps later used
by settlers.
11Get your whiteboards and markers ready!
121. How did Mountain Men help open the West?
- They converted Indians to Christianity.
- They discovered passes and made maps later used
by settlers. - They made treaties with Indians that protected
settlers. - All the above
- A and B only
13Land speculators bought huge areas of good farm
land.
- Speculators are people who buy something in the
hope that it will increase in value. - Land speculators made great profits by selling
sections of land to settlers. - Manufacturers and merchants soon followed
settlers, making money by making and selling
items that farmers needed.
14Get your whiteboards and markers ready!
15How did speculators contribute to westward
movement?
- They provided loans to settlers.
- They found the best farm land and sold it to
settlers. - They built roads to make westward movement
easier. - They cleared Indian threat to make settlement
safer.
16American traders traveled to Mexico in search of
markets.
- After gaining its independence from Spain in
1821, Mexico opened its borders to American
traders.
17Missouri trader William Becknell took household
goods to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and opened the
Santa Fe Trail.
He made large profits because the New Mexicans
were eager for new merchandise.
18The next spring, Becknell returned to Santa Fe,
with covered wagons loaded with trade goods.
Before long, hundreds of traders and settlers
were making the 800-mile journey along the Santa
Fe Trail from Missouri to New Mexico each year.
19Check for Understanding
A ask B Why did tradesmen travel to New Mexico?
Tradesmen traveled to New Mexico because they
wanted to sell goods in Santa Fe.
- Be sure to re-state the question in your response!
20Get your whiteboards and markers ready!
21How did tradesmen contribute to westward movement?
- Their success in trade led others to travel west
as well, using the trails that the tradesmen had
found. - They built roads that made westward movement
easier. - They discovered passes and blazed trails later
used by settlers. - They provided loans so settlers could buy land.
22Hundreds of settlers also began migrating west on
the Oregon Trail.
23Missionaries were the first whites to cross the
continent to Oregon.
- They made few converts among the Native
Americans. - However, their glowing reports of Oregons rich
land began to attract other American settlers.
24Check for Understanding
B ask A Why did missionaries travel to Oregon?
Missionaries traveled to Oregon because they
wanted to convert Native Americans to
Christianity.
- Be sure to re-state the question in your response!
25Get your whiteboards and markers ready!
26Which of these is true about missionaries and
the opening of the West?
- They brought Christianity to many Indians.
- They opened Oregon up to tradesmen.
- They sent back reports of how wonderful Oregons
land and climate were for farming. - They went to Oregon to escape religious
persecution back East.
27Americans wanted to settle in Oregon because its
climate made farming easy.
- In 1843, nearly 1,000 people made the 2,000-mile
journey from Missouri to Oregon. - The next year, twice as many came.
28The Oregon Trail was dangerous, so pioneers
joined wagon trains
- Their survival would depend on cooperation.
- Before setting out, the wagon train members
agreed on rules and elected leaders to enforce
them.
29Get your whiteboards and markers ready!
302. Why did so many Americans want to settle in
Oregon?
- They wanted to convert Native Americans to
Christianity. - They hoped to gain religious freedom and to avoid
religious persecution. - Oregons rich land and mild climate was perfect
for farming. - They hoped to avoid having to fight in the coming
Civil War.
Choose all that are true!
31The Mormons settled in Utah.
- While most pioneers went west in search of
wealth, the Mormons migrated for religious
reasons.
32The Mormons settled in Utah.
The Mormons settled in Utah.
- The Mormons were members of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints, founded by Joseph
Smith in upstate New York in 1830.
33The Mormons settled in Utah.
- The Mormons lived in close communities, worked
hard, shared their goods, and prospered.
34Some people persecuted the Mormons for their
beliefs.
- They saw the Mormon practice of polygamy as
immoral. - Others objected to their holding property in
common.
35In 1844, an anti-Mormon mob in Illinois killed
Joseph Smith.
36Brigham Young, the next Mormon leader, moved
his people out of the United States.
- His destination was Utah, which was part of
Mexico at the time, where he hoped his people
would be left alone to follow their faith in
peace.
37Check for Understanding
A ask B Why did the Mormons leave the United
States?
The Mormons left the United States in the hope
that they could find a place where they could
practice their religion in peace.
- Be sure to re-state the question in your response!
38Check for Understanding
B ask A How did Brigham Young become leader of
the Mormons?
Brigham Young become leader of the Mormons after
an anti-Mormon mob killed Joseph Smith.
- Be sure to re-state the question in your response!
39In 1847, about 1,600 Mormons followed Brigham
Young to Utah.
- They left in mid-winter and set out on a very
difficult journey along what would become known
as the Mormon Trail. - They found the Great Salt Lake, which Young
announced as the place they would build their new
settlement and tabernacle.
40The Mormons built a new settlement by the Great
Salt Lake.
- Working together to build dams and canals, the
Mormons captured water in the hills and carried
it to the farms in the valleys below. - Through teamwork, they made their desert homeland
bloom.
41Check for Understanding
A ask B Why did the Mormons leave the United
States?
The Mormons left the United States in the hope
that they could find a place where they could
practice their religion in peace.
- Be sure to re-state the question in your response!
42Get your whiteboards and markers ready!
433. Why did the Mormons move west?
- They wanted to become land speculators.
- They were seeking escape from the religious
persecution they had experienced in the East. - They were searching for gold in the Wasatch
Mountains. - They came to share their faith with the Indians.
4413.1 Graphic A
New Mexico Oregon Utah
Who went? tradesmen farmers, settlers Mormons
Why did they go? to sell goods and make money to get land and start farms to escape persecution
How did they get there? followed the Santa Fe Trail followed the Oregon Trail followed the Mormon Trail
What did they find? Mexicans eager to buys their goods Rich farm land and a mild climate the Great Salt Lake
4513.1 Graphic C
How did each of the following groups contribute
to the opening of the West?
- mountain men
- land speculators
- traders
- missionaries
They discovered passes and broken trails.
They found farm land and sold it to settlers.
Their success in trade led others to travel west
as well.
Their reports of rich soil in Oregon attracted
settlers.