16. Expansion to the West Autor: Mgr. Kateřina Řeřichová Škola: Gymnázium J. V. Jirsíka, Fr. Šrámka 23, České Budějovice Předmět: anglický jazyk Datum vytvoření: 13.4.2013 Cílová skupina: 3. – 4. ročník čtyřletého typu studia a odpovídající ročníky víceletých typů studia Typ hodiny: výklad s procvičením Popis: prezentace o životě v USA po Válce za nezávislost, expanzi na západ, procvičení učiva

Westward Expansion Original 13 colonies – along the east coast More land needed – people moved west of the Appalachians North-west was settled – present Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois Louisiana Purchase - 1803 – president Thomas Jefferson bought Louisiana territory from the French for 15 million dollars – size of the USA doubled http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USA_Westward_Expansion_1803_to_1807.jpg CC PD, 12.4.2013

Westward Expansion The USA continued to expand westward and gain land War with Mexico – southwest territories – Texas, California, Oregon Pioneers and settlers moved out west for different reasons – to get a piece of land for farming, to find gold in California, to escape from persecution (the Mormons) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peep_at_Washoe_-_Going_to_Kern_River.jpg CC PD, 12.4.2013

Gold Rush in California (1848 – 1855) Gold was first discovered by James Marshall at Sutter`s Mill – tried to keep it secret Soon a lot of prospectors arrived to find gold Many of them made a lot of money – they panned for gold – put gravel and water into a pan – gold is heavy and so stayed at the bottom of the pan Many mining camps were founded – grew into towns – some stayed, some were abandoned http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goldminer.jpg CC PD, 12.4.2013

First Transcontinental Railroad (1863 – 1969) Stretched from the East Coast to the West Coast of the USA – faster, safer, cheaper People, mail, supplies got across the country in a few days Building the railroad was hard work – weather conditions were tough mainly in the mountains in winter They had to blast a number of tunnels through the Sierra Nevada Mountains http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chinese_railroad_workers_in_snow.jpg CC PD, 13.4.2013

First transcontinental railroads

First Transcontinental Railroad (1863 – 1969) A lot of problems with Native Americans – they began to raid railroad work sites – the railroad took off their land The majority of the workers were Irish, Mormons and also Chinese There were two routes – Central Pacific (problems with snow and mountains) and Union Pacific Railroad (problem with Indians) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Last_Spike_1869.jpg CC PD, 13.4.2013

Match halves of the sentences Many people The USA Pioneers The Mormons The prospectors Some mining towns Transcontinental railroad builders Indians attacked the railroad work sites were left by people wanted a piece of land for farming bought Louisiana from France used pans to gain gold tried to escape from persecution hoped to find gold in California had to blast tunnels in Sierra Nevada

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