Daniel Boone One of the first explorers out west Searching for gold and riches Fought the British who outlawed people from going west He was good at survival
Dangers of the west No law No food Extremely isolated Terrible weather No towns or cities
Lewis and Clarke May, 1804 Famous explorers Had to cross the Great Rocky Mountains Sacagawea Indian helped save the expedition They reach the Pacific in 1805
Fur is valuable Beaver fur is a luxury There are millions of them in America They are sold in Europe where beavers are almost extinct
Jedediah Smith Famous American frontiersman Was great at hunting The west is now open for business Attacked by a bear and almost killed
Religious freedom Mormons, baptists, presbyterians, etc… move out west They can walk 10 miles a day They go through hundreds of shoes Families are starting to move out west
Donner Party 1846 Attempted to cross the Rocky Mountains Got snowed in and could not make it to the pacific They had to eat each other (cannibalism) Some survived
Texas Texas and Mexico fought for the state of Texas The Alamo was the most famous battle America lost at the Alamo But the famous saying, “Remember the Alamo!” was started This helped America win Texas
Gold! Many went out to California to find gold Miner 49er Many, many went out west but very few found gold “gold fever” Even Chinese and Mexicans went out west for gold
Houses were log cabins The forest provided all materials Disease is everywhere This is where Abraham Lincoln grew up The west is starting to get settled in only 4 generations Forests are cleared and towns are starting to grow Farmland is being created daily
Indians 1830 Forced relocation of Native Indians “Trail of Tears” One of the worst parts of American History Not all agreed with this policy from the US government
