Movement and Migration: the Gold Nugget that launched the Gold Rush
Era 4: Standard 1: United States territorial expansion between 1801 and 1861, and how it affected relations with external powers and Native Americans.
1C: The student understands the ideology of Manifest Destiny, the nation's expansion to the Northwest, and the Mexican-American War.
- Therefore, the student is able to:
- Explain the economic, political, racial, and religious roots of Manifest Destiny and analyze how the concept influenced the westward expansion of the nation.
Era 4: Standard 2: How the industrial revolution, increasing immigration, the rapid expansion of slavery, and the westward movement changed the lives of Americans and led toward regional tensions.
2E: The student understands the settlement of the West.
- Therefore, the student is able to:
- Explore the lure of the West and the reality of life on the frontier.
- Examine the origins and political organization of the Mormons, explaining the motives for their trek west and evaluating their contributions to the settlement of the West.
- Assess the degree to which political democracy was a characteristic of the West and evaluate the factors influencing political and social conditions on the frontier.
