NAME______20 Points
Westward Expansion- Children’s Book
In this assignment, you will create an illustrated book about Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny. Your book will focus on the territories examined in this unit (Texas, California, New Mexico, andOregon) and your story will focus on how America acquired the land. Each story will highlight the important aspects of Manifest Destiny and include specific individuals and events that pertain to the territory.
Your story will highlight the histories of each territory acquired during the Era of Manifest Destiny. As a guide, you may use the following terms to tell your story:
Texas-
Davy Crockett, Stephen Austin, Sam Houston
Santa Anna
Alamo
San Jacinto
Lone StarRepublic
Oregon-
Adams-Onis Treaty
Mountain Men
Oregon Trail
Fifty-Four Forty or Fight
President Polk
New Mexico-
Santa Fe Trail
Culture
Gadsden Purchase
California-
BearFlagRepublic
John C. Fremont
Forty-Niners
Immigrants and other settlers
Each book will follow the same exact layout and it will be written for younger audiences. You may draw photographs, use actual pictures, or include both! You may type your book OR write your book NEATLY in INK. Regardless of what you choose, you will make each page look similar to the rest in the book (i.e. use the same font, ink color, etc).Each page will be completely filled with information, so that there are no big “white” spots. The only exception to this might be the cover page.
Book Layout
Cover- Title Page/ Table of Contents
Include title, your name, and a picture on the front
On the inside, write the table of contents
Page 1- Identify Manifest Destiny
Summarize American Expansion and Manifest Destiny. In other words, what does this mean? What events lead to westward expansion? This chapter does not need to be that long.
Page 2-3-Texas
How Texas became independent from Mexico AND how it became a state
Include facts, battles, and treaties
Page 4-5- California
How California became independent from Mexico AND how it became a state
Include facts, treaties, and people who settled in the area
Page 6-7- New Mexico
How New Mexico became a state. Include treaties and interesting facts
Page 8-9- Oregon
How Oregon became a state. Include treaties and how people traveled there.
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Rubric
Please make sure you accurately describe your territory AND include the terms that relate to it!!
Title/Author____/1
Table of Contents____/2
Information on Texas____/2
Information on California____/2
Information on New Mexico____/2
Information on Oregon____/2
Pictures____/3
Neatness____/3
Writing Conventions____/3
TOTAL____/20