Aim: What were the causes of the Mexican War, and in what ways did it bring about a grown sectional crisis during the 1850s?
Bell Ringer: Review J69 / A: The ideology both reflected and fueled an exaggerated sense of entitlement and confidence that helped to produce subsequent events such as the Mexican War, the impact of the gold rush on California's indigenous population, and Bleeding Kansas. (5 min)
Agenda:
WAR, EXPANSION & SLAVERY
1. PBS's interactive timeline of the Mexican War to explore the cause of the war and to show visually how it affected the country's national boundaries. http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/timeline_flash.html (10 min)
2. Journal 70 - How was the American acquisition of California similar to, and different from, the American-led creation of the Texas Republic (discussed in Chapter 12)? (10 min)
3. Grade journals 51-70 (2CW grades)
4. Chapter 13 Review video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2gW4M38u6E (13 min)
5. Students should recognize that U.S. western expansion was firmly grounded in the notion of white racial superiority. Calhoun's quote about government for the white men provides an opportunity to discuss the concept of ethnocentrism in U.S. history.
AMERICAN VOICES
6. https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-us-history-sample-responses-leq-3.pdf Mexican War Long Essay Question.
Home Learning:
1. Complete Long Essay Question
2. Journal 71 - What were the main changes caused by the huge increase in California's population and its composition between 1849 and 1870?
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