Chapter 12 The Way West

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2. The overlanders and women on the trail 3. Living conditions on the Oregon Trail 4. The impact of western migration on the Great Plains 5. The struggle between the Sioux and the United States government over claims in the Great Plains III. The Mexican Borderlands A. The Peoples of the Southwest 1. The Hispanics, the criollos and the mestizos 2. Native Americans a. The Spanish mission system b. The Native American tribes of California c. The farming peoples east of California B. The Americanization of Texas 1. The American settlement of Texas 2. The Texas War for Independence C. The Push into California and the Southwest 1. The settlement of California a. Mexican rule in California b. American interest in California 2. Settlement of the Southwest a. The Santa Fe Trail and the opening up of the Southwest b. The Mormons and the settlement of Utah IV. Politics, Expansion and War A. Manifest Destiny 1. The racial and ethnic implications of Manifest Destiny 2. The connection between Manifest Destiny and the Democratic party B. The Mexican War 1. Settlement of the Oregon question 2. Disputes regarding the Texas border 3. Peaceful efforts by Polk to secure California 4. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo V. Conclusion Learning Objectives After a careful examination of Chapter 12, students should be able to: 82
1. Describe the conditions in New England and the South that contributed to western migration. 2. Explain the diverse regional and cultural influences that defined the culture of the Old Northwest during the early nineteenth century. 3. List the factors that contributed to the migration of planters into the Old Southwest. 4. Compare and contrast the socioeconomic development of the Old Northwest and the Old Southwest. 5. Describe the dilemma that faced Native American farming peoples of the Plains, such as the Pawnees, during the nineteenth century. 6. Identify the factors which contributed to the development of the Sioux Indians into one of the most formidable Native American tribes of the nineteenth century. 7. Describe the lifestyle of American fur traders who lived in the Trans-Mississippi West during the mid-nineteenth century. 8. Outline the path of the Oregon Trail and describe the overlanders who used the trail to migrate West. Describe the particular roles played by women on the Oregon Trail. 9. Define the terms criollo and mestizo. 10. List the principle groups of Native Americans living in the Southwest and explain how their lives were impacted by the Spanish mission system. 11. Identify the Tejanos and describe the role they played in the Texas War for Independence. 12. Identify Stephen Austin as the first American empresario. 13. Explain the Anglo-Tejano alliance in the Texas War for Independence and why these groups were interested in seeking independence from Mexico. 14. Identify and explain the historical significance of the major battles in the Texas War for Independence. 15. Explain the nature of the Mexican and American interests in California and the Southwest during the years prior to the Mexican War. 83
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