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A God-Given Right for a Chosen People in the America's? |
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The growth of the United States throughout the 19th century brought together the Woodlands of the northeast, the Prairies of the Great Plains, the deserts of the southwest and the Everglades of the southeast. All this, a region unexplored and unfamiliar to the newly arriving European Immigrants. Looking to establish their families in this new found land, they came west. What they found was not an empty, barren and uninhabited land, but a land already inhabited and like no other ever seen before. Despite this these immigrants claimed this land as their own without any regard for those who had inhabited the land before them. This was done on the basis of something called Manifest Destiny. The belief that they had a God-given right to take the lands from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans and from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego in Chile. The Task The United States was established and continues to function on this
foundation. Your teacher has assigned you a role as either Native
Americans, Pioneers, Soldiers
or Congressmen. Assume the role
of this character living during the late 19th century. Use the links
provided here to explore the role of your character played in Manifest Destiny.
Your job is to explain the government's role in Manifest Destiny. 1) You must research the following questions using the links provided
below.
2) Write a two page typed presentation that answers these questions.
LINKS Native American Documents Project - Published Reports
Your job is to explain your role in Manifest Destiny. 1) You must research the following questions using the links provided
below.
2) Write a two page typed presentation that answers these questions.
Links Indian Wars
Your job is to explain your role in Manifest Destiny. 1) You must research the following questions using the links provided
below.
2) Write a two page typed presentation that answers these questions.
LINKS Early American Pioneers Held Captive or Killed by Indians
Your job is to explain your role in Manifest Destiny.
2) Write a two page typed presentation that answers these questions.
LINKS Indigenous People's Literature - Site Contents
Presentation of Material Researched
Debate The debate will follow the process described below.
Final Project Each student writes a ONE page paper to show his/her understanding of Manifest Destiny.
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