Americans crossing Indian Territory

Read p 144 Name three reasons why people moved west.  What is Manifest Destiny?  What did Stephen H. Long call land west of 98th meridian?  What did the federal government want to do with the land?  Where were most settlers bound?

Discover Ok Points of Pride Video Animators 3.5 min video:

Manifest Destiny-  the idea that it was
                            God's will for the U.S. to
                    expand from sea to shining sea
    -

1.  Sante fe Trail

Watch Santa Fe Trail 5 min video:

  2. Osage Trace AKA Texas Road
   

    3.  Butterfield Overland Mail Route

    4.  The California Road

      How did settlers cross Oklahoma?

1.  Covered wagons

2.  Navigating
  Oklahoma's Rivers

    3.  Pack Trains

    4.  Stagecoach

    5. Train 

George Catlin's journey through Oklahoma

 Read Marcy's Travel Guides to the West p150

    How did Marcy suggest a safe journey?

    How much did oxen cost?

    What kind of supplies should travelers take?

    What river did they cross on the Texas Road?

Photo Credits:

George Catlin map: http://museumoftheamericanwest.org/explore/exhibits/catlin/III.html

Ok Trails Map: From Textbook:  Ok History of an American State p 154

Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.