Today's agenda:
1) Notes ("From the Halls of Montezuma") and ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 1
2) Video: "Empire Upon the Trails" (Day 1)
--Take 2 pages of notes. Key topics: a) Manifest Destiny b) Mexican-American War c) Oregon Trail d) Texas e) Whitmans f) Mormons
3) Homework: James McPherson reading in Blue Reader ("Mexico Will Poison Us")-Part 2
Focus your reading on: a) California Gold Rush b) Compromise of 1850 c) Fugitive Slave Act d) Henry Clay e) Daniel Webster
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