20 & 21 March

Today's starter had two parts: How would you realistically respond if someone tried to take something valuable from you?  How do nations respond if someone tries to take something of value from them?  This starter was to get us thinking about Texans, the United States, and Mexico.

After discussing the starter, we reviewed the concept of Manifest Destiny.

We then watched a ten minute video overview of the War with Mexico and the California gold rush.  We looked at the reasons southerners moved into Texas, the requirements Mexico placed on these settlers, and the Texan move towards independence - including the Alamo.  We then very briefly looked at the War with Mexico and began an assignment.

Please remember that all work for Term 3 is due Friday no later that 2:45!