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What
is a WebMagtm
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It’s Team7’s unique interactive
version of a Student-Created
Magazine/Newspaper on the web! Students may also create their
own questions which will turn their article into a mini-Web Quest!
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Team7 WebMagtm |
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WebMagstm:
Click on your Block below, read the WebMagtm, and use the
hyperlinks in the article.
2007 T.A.G. WebMags - Ch.
13 - Max B., Laurie C., Dan D., Margaret M., & Tom W.
2007 T.A.G. WebMags - Ch. 14
- Nick A., Mike L., Mike P., Ed. L., Mike E., & Jake N.
(Opinions
expressed and sites found are those of the student authors and not Dist. #10,
Itasca
,
Il. or Team7 teachers.)
The Nation Grows
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The movement of
the Americans to the west began even before the Americans won their
independence. In the late 1700’s most of the country stayed close to
the
Atlantic Ocean
. But in the 1800’s the focus of
America
turned to the west. The population of
America
grew quickly. And the need for lands in the west grew as people began to
think the east was becoming overcrowded. Many people began to move west
to escape the people.
But until 1803 the
United States
owned all land up to the
Mississippi
.
In 1800
Spain
signed a treaty that gave
France
a large piece of land called the Louisiana
Territory. This was a threat to the
United States
because they needed the
Mississippi
for trade and transportation. The United States was worried they
couldn’t get to the
Mississippi
for their trade routes. At the time Napoleon
Bonaparte (French leader) was at war and didn’t have time (or the
money) to go through with his plan to set up a French empire there.
Finally he sold the territory to the
United States
for 15 million dollars.
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The land of the
Louisiana Purchase
no one knew. So Thomas Jefferson
(our 3rd President) sent William
Clark and Meriwether Lewis along with a Native American named Sacagawea
and a slave named York
to explore the land. They went all the way to the
Pacific Ocean
. It took two years. The Southwest was too much desert. And they decided
settle in west not southwest.
After Lewis ands
Clark
’s expedition many people moved out west. The west became a huge
farming industry and the east became a major manufacturing industry.
Because of this trade between the east and west grew. Many voters in the
west called for the government to notice the needs of the people of the
west.
As
the population in the west grew their say in government grew larger and
larger. The New Englanders began to think the west would over power the
east and out number them in government. The Essex
Junto (a group of the
New England
states) was entirely against the west expansion. The Essex Junto
formed
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a Northern
Confederacy in order to break away from the
Union
and govern themselves. Alexander
Hamilton and other leaders were against the plan and defeated the
Essex Junto completely. In the end the
United States
remained a union.
About the authors:
Rachel B. and Julia W.
are Itasca District #10 TEAM7
students in Mr. Peel’s 7th
Grade Social Studies Class.
Hobbies include:
Julia - swimming,
volleyball, hanging with friends, reading, going
to movies, shopping, and
I.M. people.
Rachel - going
to movies, hanging out with friends,
I.M. people, volleyball, and playing video games.
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Quiz:
1. What was the Essex Junto?
2. Why did America's focus move to the west?
3. Which leader shot down the Essex Junto?
4. Which country controlled the Louisiana Territory before the
U.S.?
5. Name two other people who went with Lewis and Clark?
6. How much did the U.S. pay for the Louisiana Territory?
7. Who was concerned about the growing influence of the West?
8. Which President sent Lewis and Clark?
9. What did the Essex Junto want to form?
10. How many years were Lewis and Clark Gone?
Go to www.HistoryClassroom.com
for the ch. 9 interactive practice test online!
T.A.G. Parents please note: WebMagstm were
designed to be a T.A.G. Exclusive project like the T.A.G.
Enrichment Activities Booklet, the T.A.G.
Questions, T.A.G. License Plate History Projects, and the T.A.G.
Multimedia Projects. However, since we had no T.A.G. student takers, it
was opened up to any student that had an "A" (93% or better) average,
and T.A.G. students excelled! As the parent of twin T.A.G. middle school
students, that's indicative of the unique perspective of T.A.G. MIDDLE SCHOOL
students. They want to be challenged, but they don't want to be singled out! The
Social aspect in MIDDLE SCHOOL development makes it an entirely different
proposition from a Grade School T.A.G. Program. If necessary, some
T.A.G. projects may be opened to other students with an "A"
average. D. Peel
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