Choose one of the following people and document your experiences, in first person, as someone living in the first half of the 19th century.
A female pioneer on the Oregon trail
A Mormon pioneer in Utah
A gold miner in California
A Shoshoni Indian in Wyoming when Europeans arrived
A white slave owner in Mexican Texas
A Mexican Tejano or Tejana in American Texas
A soldier at the Alamo during the battle
A Native American displaced into Oklahoma
Write a 1100-word journal entry, either as a story or an explanation, that includes the following:
A description of the social, economic, and political forces of the times
A description of the acquisition of the territory where you live by the United States and a discussion of the effects of the acquisition on your life; for example, if you chose to be a Mormon pioneer, discuss the United States' acquisition of the Utah territory and discuss its effect on people living in the territory at the time.