Warm-Up What is Manifest Destiny mean?**Think back to your geoterms**

The view that the United States should expand its border from coast to coast.

The Annexation of Texas = ideas of Manifest Destiny in the United States

How does this come about?

• The Texans elected Dr. Anson Jones as president.

• Edward Burleson was elected vice-president.

•CANDIDTATES:

• Martin Van Buren – Free Soil Party

• Henry Clay – Whig Party

• James K. Polk – Democratic Party

Polk, who among his party favored the annexation of Texas, won the election.

• On February 26, 1845, the U.S. Congress approved a joint resolution, agreeing to accept Texas as the 28th state.

• On February 19, 1846, President Jones announced the annexation of Texas.

Joint resolution – formal ruling passed by both houses of the legislature and intended to

become a law

Migration to Texas• Texas as a new state only increased the

westward expansion and ideas of Manifest Destiny.

• People migrated to Texas for their land, resources, and to start a new life.

Migration

Movement of people from one area to another.

Push FactorsFactors that make a person want to leave an area.

Pull FactorsFactors that attract people to a new area.

Texas Migration Map Projects-Pre-AP• You will be creating a migration map poster of your family’s

migration from another region or part of the world. • We will spend two additional class days (A day, B/C day)

completing this project.• The final product will be a test grade and displayed for your

classmates to look at and evaluate.

Texas Migration Map Projects-Pre-AP

The outline of events:

- Day 1: Prep work- starting your rough draft, for homework- get the interview questions answered and plan on bringing in any pictures/markers/ resources to use.

- Day 2: Complete the rough draft (grade), bring in the interview questions and pictures, start working on your poster.

- Day 3: Final day working on the poster.- Day 4: Hang up posters around the room and evaluate

the work of your classmates .

Texas Migration Map Projects-Pre-AP

• You final migration map must include:Title (Your name and/or My Migration Map) 5pts

At least 8 relevant pictures/graphics depicting your cultural heritage

30 pts

Your family’s push factors listed 10ptsYour family’s pull factors listed 10ptsYour cultural heritage listed (ex. Mexican, Chinese, etc.) 10pts

A migration map completed with arrows showing where your family/ancestors immigrated from

10 pts

Color/Neatness 25ptsTotal 100pts

Day 1- Pre-AP

• Start rough draft; try to get it mostly completed, if not completed.

• Plan on who you are going to interview- make a note of your homework.

• Plan on pictures/graphics/markers you will bring next class period.

Texas Migration Map Projects-Accelerated• You will be creating an online migration map poster of your

family’s migration from another region or part of the world. • We will spend two additional class days (A day, B/C day)

completing this project.• You will receive daily grades on your rough draft and

presentation, the final product will be a test grade.

Texas Migration Map Projects-Accelerated• You final migration map must include:

Title (Your name and/or My Migration Map) 5pts

At least 10 relevant pictures/graphics/videos/sounds depicting your cultural heritage

40 pts

Your family’s push factors listed 10ptsYour family’s pull factors listed 10ptsYour cultural heritage listed (ex. Mexican, Chinese, etc.) 10pts

A migration map completed with arrows showing where your family/ancestors immigrated from

10 pts

Creativity/Originality 15ptsTotal 100pts

Texas Migration Map Projects-Accelerated

The outline of events: - Day 1: Prep work- setting up your glogster account

and doing the tutorial, starting your rough draft, for homework- get the interview questions answers.

- Day 2: Complete the rough draft (grade), bring in the interview questions, start working on the glogster.

- Day 3: Finish the poster on glogster, prepare for your presentation.

- Day 4: Presentations to the class.

Day 1- Accelerated

• Login in glogster- setup your account• Make sure you to use your name and for your

nickname perhaps your name with a number• Start rough draft; try to get it mostly completed,

if not completed• Plan on who you are going to interview- make a

note of your homework