https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/9f40m7nffscu en-us 2017-05-10 11:58:16 UTC 2020-04-29 16:33:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/9f40m7nffscu/wish/171128599 True or false
Prior to about 1800 the crest of the Appalachian mountains was seen as the western frontier.

True

True or false
The west contains many major biomes.

True

True or false
The gold rush contributed greatly to the population growth in the west.

True

]]> 2017-05-10 22:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/9f40m7nffscu/wish/171128599 https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/9f40m7nffscu/wish/171129213 True or false 
The American Cowboy is seen as an image of the west.

True

The west is split into different regions, the Rocky Mountain system, intermontane plateaus, and the pacific mountain system. True or false

True


]]> 2017-05-10 22:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/9f40m7nffscu/wish/171129213 https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/9f40m7nffscu/wish/171133617 Multiple Choice
What was a reason for travelling west in America?

A. Population Growth in the East
B. Being a part of an unaccepted culture.
C. Fertile lands
D. All of the above]]> 2017-05-10 23:24:38 UTC https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/9f40m7nffscu/wish/171133617 https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/9f40m7nffscu/wish/171134012 What was the most difficult hardship that travelers dealt with going west?
Answers may vary

Limited food
Disease]]> 2017-05-10 23:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/9f40m7nffscu/wish/171134012 https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/9f40m7nffscu/wish/171134170 What did the Easterners think of the West and those who went there?
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They barely knew what was going on
They only heard that fur trappers were out there doing something ]]> 2017-05-10 23:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/9f40m7nffscu/wish/171134170 https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/9f40m7nffscu/wish/171134363 Summarize the Missouri Compromise
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It was in high debate whether Missouri would enter the US as a slave state or a free state, in order to keep the balance Maine was created as a free state and Missouri was a slave state]]> 2017-05-10 23:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/9f40m7nffscu/wish/171134363 https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/9f40m7nffscu/wish/171134886 How did the role of women change in traveling west?
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They took on more jobs and more strenuous work involving teaching, sewing, working in the fields, and taking care of children]]> 2017-05-10 23:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/9f40m7nffscu/wish/171134886 ekemp99 https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/9f40m7nffscu/wish/171143577 What was the area between the Mississippi river and California classified as?
-The West
True or False, the White settlers were the first people to explore the west
-False, the Native Americans were already living there
Due to the hard living conditions in the Rocky Mountains, what kind of people would most likely live there?
-People like the Mountain men, who were accustomed to the area unlike farmers
In the west, would people face more danger from native Americans or from disease?
-Disease
True or false, explorers treated the environment with respect 
-False, they almost drove the Buffalo and beavers to extinction, and destroyed entire forests.]]> 2017-05-11 01:26:01 UTC https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/9f40m7nffscu/wish/171143577 erinomara01 https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/9f40m7nffscu/wish/171149734 True or false, all of the Native Americans moved West because they heard great things about it?
-false, they were forced to move out West by the white settlers

True or false, by 1550 most Native Americans were living West of the Mississippi River? 
-false, (1850)

How were horses beneficial to Native Americans in the west?
- Horses allowed Native Americans to live nomadic lifestyles and follow the buffalo herds. 

True or false, the easy lifestyle of the West helped the settlers live longer lives?
-false, life was hard and people died young

What effect did the settlers have on the environment and were they aware of it?
- The settlers had little knowledge of the ecosystems in the West and often exhausted the soil of their farms with their poor farming methods, and destroyed forests and different species' populations.]]> 2017-05-11 02:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/9f40m7nffscu/wish/171149734 https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/9f40m7nffscu/wish/171265490 Who were the first to move west?

A. Irish immigrants
B. Spanish
C. Native Americans
D. Lewis and Clark

Psst its C

What president was in office during the Mexican war?

A. Kennedy
B. Polk
C. Jackson
D. Obama

Psst its B i think

WHat territory did the US fight Mexico for?

A. Oregon
B. California
C. Texas
D. Russia

Psst its C

What happened in the mexican war

-US fought for annexation of texas
-Mexico had huge disaster of war
-We won :D Mexico lost

Explain Native American Issue?

Effected by disease
Pushed westward
People pushed them out
Used west as refuge didn't last long D:]]> 2017-05-11 14:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/eliasocialstudies/9f40m7nffscu/wish/171265490