April 30

 Warm up: 8-4

1. Why would misunderstandings occur as the different

cultures of settlers and natives came into contact?

2. Why might fighting happen as a result of that

misunderstanding? 

Due Dates:

Utah Indian Wars- 5/5 Wed

Today 4/30                              Next Day 5/3
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. Bear River Massacre           2. Native Conflicts

April 29

 Warm up: 8-3

Listen to the clip clip 

Explain the settlement of La Sal

Due Dates:

Today 4/29                              Next Day 4/30
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. The West                             2. Native Conflicts

April 28

Warm up: 8-2

1.What challenges would people face trying to

 start a new settlement?

2. As the leader of a young settlement, what would

you do to prepare for the possibility of war?

Due Dates:

Today 4/28                              Next Day 4/29
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2.Utah War                              2. The West

April 27

 Warm up: none

Take a few minutes to prep for the test

Due Dates:

Mormon Trail map- 4/27 Tues

Pioneer and settlers Test- 4/27 Tues

Today 4/27                              Next Day 4/28
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2.Pioneer and settlers Test       2. Early Utah

April 26

 Warm up: 8-1 (Use last week's paper)

Listen to the clip CLIP
In a few sentences explain the 1848 cricket invasion

Due Dates:

Mormon Trail map- 4/27 Tues

Pioneer and settlers Test- 4/27 Tues

Today 4/26                              Next Day 4/27
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

 2.Review                      2.Pioneer and settlers Test

April 23

 Warm up: 7-5

Listen to the clip  

Write about the Stansbury exploration of

 the Great Salt Lake

Due Dates:

Mormon Trail map- 4/27 Tues

Pioneer and settlers Test- 4/27 Tues

Today 4/23                              Next Day 4/26
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

 2.Settlement                             2.Review

April 22

 Warm up: 7-4

Listen to the clip 
Explain John C Fremont and Antelope Island

Due Dates:

Mormon Trail map- 4/27 Tues

Pioneer and settlers Test- 4/27 Tues

Today 4/22                              Next Day 4/23
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

 2.Settlement                             2.Settlement

April 21

 Warm up: 7-3

1. In a few sentences, explain reasons the Latter-day Saints
left the east to come to Utah
2. In a few sentences, explain how the Mormon Migration
West fit into other US western history.

Due Dates:

Mormon Trail map- 4/27 Tues

Today 4/21                              Next Day 4/22
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

 2.Origins in the East                2.Mormon Trail

April 20

 Warm up: 7-2

1. List 4 things you would have wanted to take 
with you if you had traveled the Mormon Trail.
2. Explain why you would take these things

Due Dates:

Today 4/20                              Next Day 4/21
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

 2.Origins in the East                2.Mormon Trail

April 19

Warm up: 7-1 (New yellow paper)

1.Why would people have wanted to move west?

2. What challenges might people have had traveling
     the trails?

3. What benefits would Utah's geography give to settlers?

Due Dates:

Wagon Parties- 4/16 Fri

Today 4/19                              Next Day 4/20
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

 2.Origins in the East                2.Mormon Trail

April 15

 Warm up: 6-4

1.In a few sentences, explain westward expansion 
and the Oregon Trail. (you can use yesterday's notes)

2.How does Mtn. Men and explorers connect to people

going west to settle?

Due Dates:

Wagon Parties- 4/16 Fri

Today 4/15                              Next Day 4/19
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

 2. Oregon Trail                       2. Pioneer

April 14

 

Warm up: 6-3

Write the questions down and be ready to answer
Use the picture to answer the questions.
1. What does this tell us of the American West?
2. What feeling is the artist trying to show to the
 American people?

Due Dates:

Wagon Parties- 4/16 Fri

Today 4/14                              Next Day 4/15
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

 2. Oregon Trail                       2. Oregon Trail

April 13

Warm up: 6-2

1. What did you learn about some of the early wagon
 parties that passed through Utah?
2. Thinking of the geography of California, Utah, and 
Oregon, why would people pass Utah to go to the others?

3. What kind of people would want to be the first to 

come west? 

Due Dates:

Wagon Parties- 4/16 Fri

Today 4/13                              Next Day 4/14
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. Wagon Parties                     2. Oregon Trail

April 12

 Warm up: 6-1 (Use last time's green paper)

Imagine the government planned to colonize the moon.
1. What would it take for you to go colonize the moon?
2. What challenges might you face?
3. What would it be like to leave a known area that is
 civilized and go to an unknown undeveloped area?

Due Dates:

Wagon Parties- 4/16 Fri

Today 4/2                              Next Day 4/12
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. Wagon Parties                     2. Wagon Parties

April 2

 Warm up: 5-5

Would you enjoy the living in the wild trapping 

for furs and exploring the mountains?  Explain

Due Dates:

Mtn Men and Explorers Test- 4/2 Fri

Mtn Men and Explorers - 4/2 Fri

Today 4/2                              Next Day 4/12
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. Mtn Men Test                      2. Wagon Parties 

April 1

 Warm up: 5-4

Listen to the clip 

What did John Wesley Powell do, and why was it important?

Due Dates:

Mtn Men and Explorers Test- 4/2 Fri

Mtn Men and Explorers - 4/2 Fri

Today 4/1                              Next Day 4/2
1. Warm Up                             1. Warm Up     

2. Explorers                             2. Mtn Men Test