Chinese records claim that a Chinese monk named Huishen traveled 7,000 miles east of China.  The monk then landed in a country he called Fusang.   Some people say Fusang was California.

What was the name of the Chinese monk?

The name of the Chinese monk was Huishen.

What do you think the Native Americans would have thought of the monk?

I think the Native Americans would have thought the monk was strange because they have never seen anyone like him before.

In the 1850’s the United States only allowed whites to become citizens. Chinese immigrants were not allowed to vote.  They also could not own land.  Chinese could also not testify against whites in court.

What were Chinese not allowed to own?

*The Chinese not allowed to own land.

Imagine you were a Chinese immigrant who had been shot by a white person.  How would you have felt if you could not testify against that person in court?

*If I can not testify against that like person in the court.

As soon as news of the discovery of gold in California reached China in 1849, there was an increase in the numbers of Chinese immigrants to the west coast of the United States. They came because wars, floods and famine had made earning a livelihood difficult in China.

Why did Chinese immigrants come to California?

The Chinese immigrants come to California because in Chinese were difficult to live.

How do you think the Chinese heard about the discovery of gold?

I think the Chinese heard  about the discovery of gold were not easy.

Chinese workers on the railroad were fed a Chinese diet including dried oysters, dried fish, sweet rice, crackers, dried bamboo, salted cabbage, Chinese sugar, dried fruits and vegetables, dried seaweed, Chinese bacon, dried mushrooms, peanut oil, tea, rice, pork, and chicken.  This was a much healthier diet than the beef, beans, bread, butter and potatoes of white workers at the time.  The Chinese also drank barrels of hot tea.   White workers, instead, would drink cold water.  Too often this water was contaminated and caused illness among the workers.

Literal Question: what kind of the Chinese food use to eat?

Figurative Question: why do they have to work on the railroad?

Chinese workers on the railroad worked six days a week from sunrise to sundown.  They were paid $1 each day.  Three thousand Chinese were hired to work on the railroad.

In 1867 two thousand Chinese workers went on strike.  They demanded a raise to $40 each month.  The strike ended in one week, and the Chinese workers were forced to go back to work without a raise in their pay.

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Figurative Question:

The typical Chinese gold seeker was in his late teens or early twenties, male, single, and had not been to school. His goal was to return to China as soon as he had earned a lot of money. He did not intend to stay in California and he continued his traditions, clothing, language, food and clothing.  He stayed in places where there were other Chinese. The largest and most important of these communities was San Francisco's Chinatown.

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Figurative Question:

1) one piece of information you learned about that chapter that you think is interesting or important

Independence For Texas

The Alamo, Battle fought by Taxes and Mexico. Its urgency was paramount, because while it was being prepared, the Alamo in San Antonio was under seige by Santa Anna's army of Mexico.

The United States Grows Larger

USA thought they should own all the land from the west cost to the east cost. Manifest Destiny, the expansion of the United States across the North American continent which the belief inspired or was used to justify. 

On To Oregon and California

Oregon Trails, people traveled by wagons. one of the main overland migration routes on the North American continent.

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The Southern States Leave

Southern states leave the United States are form the confederate States of America. Southerners felt if they stayed in the United States, the North would control them.

The Civil War

This conflict is begun between Northern States and Southern States. Hostilities began on April 12, 1861, when Confederate forces attacked a U.S. military installation at Fort Sumter in South Carolina.

2) For each picture, please write in your own words one piece of information you learned about that chapter that you think is interesting or important, and why you think it is interesting or important.

* The civil war because they finght alot in the civil war.

What did you learn about that you did not like?

2.      Which two subjects that we learned about this semester did you not like? Write at least one sentence about each subject.

Example: I did not like learning about slavery and the Slave Trade because it made me angry that people were treated like they were not human.

What activities did you like?

3.      What three activities that we did in class did you like best? Write a sentence about each activity and why you liked them.

Example: I liked creating my own flag and posting it on my website because it was interesting looking at all the different flags my classmates created on their websites.

What activities did you not like?

4.      Which three activities that we did in class this semester did you not like? Write a sentence about each activity and why you did not like it.

Example: I did not like doing the Early Settlers project on Flowgram because I thought the Flowgram was too hard to understand. 

What do you want to get better at in this class?

5.      What are two things you would like to do better in this class next semester? Write a sentence about each thing and why you want to do it better.

Example: I want to get better at reading in English because it will help me understand the history we read about in this class.

7.What are the most interesting things you have learned?

    What are the three most interesting things you have learned this semester? Write at least one sentence about each thing and why it is interesting.

Example: I thought it was interesting to learn about the Abolitionists because we have many rights and freedoms today from the work of these people.

2. I did not like learning about the slaves because it is not right and it is bad. I did not like about World War II because a lot of people died and the Jews were killed by the Nazi.  

3. I like when we play games because it is fun. I like when we read about the president and about Obama and McCain because I get to know about them. I like it when we watch movies on the internet about history because I learn a lot about history.

4. I do not like doing project because it needs a lot of information. I do not like taking test because I don't want to think and it is hard. I do not like finals because I don't like to write a lot.

5. I want to read better because I want to become a good reader. I want to work hard because I don't want to fail the class.

6.I want to understand English better because I can do my work easier and I can remember things better. I also want to become a better writer, so that my essays are very good.

7. Learning how to use Flowgram is interesting because I can use the website. I like speech about the projects because it is not boring. I like to share in class because it is fun and we get to work together.

1)Then on December 5, 1848, President Polk announced that gold was discovered. This announcement caused one of the largest migrations to the west coast. Over 100,000 people made their way to California. These gold seekers were known as the "forty-niners."

2)Today it might be hard to understand why men left their homes and loved ones and traveled thousands of miles to look for gold. But in 1849, a prosperous farmer might make about two or three hundred dollars a year. A factory worker made about a dollar for working a twelve hour day. A skilled craftsmen made a dollar and a half a day.

3)Eventually, much of the gold that could be mined by hand had been found. Heavy machinery was needed to dig out the rest. Many miners went home penniless--or nearly so. John Sutter left California in 1851, heavily in debt. Miners had invaded his house and trampled his fields.. James W. Marshall, the man who first found the gold, had little success as a miner.

4)Still, many miners stayed. They started businesses in cities and towns or became farmers.. By 1856, San Francisco had more than 50,000 citizens and was the largest and most important city in the West. On its streets walked people from every corner of the world.

5)THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH

6)On May 12, 1848, when word of the discovery reached San Francisco, the town's male population was about 600. On May 15, only about 200 men remained.

7)On January 24, 1848, James Marshall spotted glittering flakes of gold in the American River. At the time he was working on helping to build a saw mill for John Sutter. He quickly took the gold to show Mr. Sutter and to get it tested. Sutter asked Marshall to keep the discovery of gold a secret until the construction of his mill was completed. However, that was one secret that was impossible to keep because gold is a valuable metal.

8)By June 1, San Francisco was a ghost town--stores closed, ships abandoned, and houses deserted. Most of the men had run off to the gold fields. The town's newspapers even shut down. No one was left to write or read them.

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5)THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH

7)On January 24, 1848, James Marshall spotted glittering flakes of gold in the American River. At the time he was working on helping to build a saw mill for John Sutter. He quickly took the gold to show Mr. Sutter and to get it tested. Sutter asked Marshall to keep the discovery of gold a secret until the construction of his mill was completed. However, that was one secret that was impossible to keep because gold is a valuable metal.

6)On May 12, 1848, when word of the discovery reached San Francisco, the town's male population was about 600. On May 15, only about 200 men remained.

¹     In the 1800s, the country started to grow quickly. Some people started to believe that the country should go from one ocean to another. They used this idea as a reason to go to war or take land from other countries. This idea was called Manifest Destiny.
 
²     The term was used for the first time in 1845. The person who used it did not think the country should go to ____war _ to get land. He didn't think the government should have any part of it. He thought that people should just move west. When enough ____people_ lived in an area, they would apply to become a state. This is how the country should grow.
 
³     It wasn't that easy. Other countries owned the land in the West. Thomas Jefferson helped with this problem in 1803. He bought land from France. This ___land_ went from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. He doubled the size of the _country_.
 
⁴     People quickly began to move onto this land. But some people wanted to go farther west. They went into Texas. This land was owned by Mexico. In 1836, they declared their freedom. _____Texas_ applied to become a state. The two __connties_ went to war over the land. Mexico lost.
 
⁵     After the war, there were some that wanted all of _land_ to become part of the country. Not everyone agreed. The treaty helped end this talk. Mexico lost land - a lot of land. The land would become many states in the West.

The Mexican-American War

The Mexican-American War began in 1846.  There were many events that led up to this war.  For example, Mexico and the United States argued over where the official border_ between the countries should be.  The United States was also unhappy because Mexico refused to sell California and New Mexico to the _United States_.  People in the United States at that time wanted to make the country bigger so they wanted to buy California and New Mexico from _Mexico_.  Mexico’s refusal to sell the territories was one of the _reasons_ the United States went to war.  Mexico had many problems throughout the war.  The biggest _ problem_ was that the Mexican government was weak and divided.  The United States also had a better army and _weapons_.  After two years of fighting the American army _invaded_ Mexico and won the war.  Mexico had to give the United States California, New Mexico, and other _territories_ to end the war.

reasons                                             Mexico

United States                                    problem

weapons                                           territories

invaded                                             border

All the defenders of the Alamo chose to die instead of surrendering. Do you think there might be times that you would rather die than give-up and live? What might those times be, and why do you think you would choose to die instead?

The all alamo chose to die in figth with toegther to the another person.I thaink they have to do like that.

All the defenders of the Alamo chose to die instead of surrendering. Do you think there might be times that you would rather die than give-up and live? What might those times be, and why do you think you would choose to die instead?

The all alamo chose to die in figth with toegther to the another person.I thaink they have to do like that.

My flag important to my country because my come from to the Island.

My country have many poeple live in the country

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