Response to the following:
1. Thomas Jefferson
Review the : https://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/preparing-expedition to answer the question.
Thomas Jefferson gave two reasons for wanting Meriwether Lewis as his personal secretary. Choose the one you think was most important and explain your answer.
Why did Jefferson feel a need to give Lewis a cipher and why do you think Lewis never used it? Use specific reasons in your answer.
2. Manifest Destiny Discussion
What if you were a young Cherokee living in North Alabama in 1830. Your father died serving with General Jackson in the Creek War. How would you feel about the concept of Manifest Destiny and how would it affect your reaction to the Indian Removal Act?
3. Was the Mexican-American War justified?
Critics of the Mexican-American War state that it was an unjustified war started by land-hungry Americans. Based on your study, do you think the Mexican-American War was justified?
4. Review the: First official report of the discovery of gold , to answer the question.
also view the other Primary Sources on the side to answer the question.
You are at the junction of the California and Oregon trails having traveled there from your home in the eastern United States. You had planned to go to Oregon, claim land and farm. But now you hear about the Gold Strikes in California. Decide whether you are going to go to Oregon and farm or go to California and hope to strike it rich. Write a letter home telling your spouse of your decision. Use the lesson and the primary sources you've read to explain your decision. You may create any family members or scenarios you wish, just be certain to use facts and primary source items to show your knowledge of the lesson.