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    This document contains study materials for chapters 5-1 through 5-4 of a social studies textbook. The chapters discuss Manifest Destiny and the Mexican-American War, the Bear Flag Revolt, the California Gold Rush, and life in the gold fields during the 1850s. Students are provided vocabulary terms and instructed to study topics like events leading to the Bear Flag Revolt, routes taken by prospectors during the Gold Rush, and how mining technology advanced as surface gold became scarce. Writing prompts encourage students to create an advertisement promoting a route to California during the Gold Rush or to write a descriptive letter from the perspective of a prospector living during that time period.

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    This document contains study materials for chapters 5-1 through 5-4 of a social studies textbook. The chapters discuss Manifest Destiny and the Mexican-American War, the Bear Flag Revolt, the California Gold Rush, and life in the gold fields during the 1850s. Students are provided vocabulary terms and instructed to study topics like events leading to the Bear Flag Revolt, routes taken by prospectors during the Gold Rush, and how mining technology advanced as surface gold became scarce. Writing prompts encourage students to create an advertisement promoting a route to California during the Gold Rush or to write a descriptive letter from the perspective of a prospector living during that time period.

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    This document contains study materials for chapters 5-1 through 5-4 of a social studies textbook. The chapters discuss Manifest Destiny and the Mexican-American War, the Bear Flag Revolt, the California Gold Rush, and life in the gold fields during the 1850s. Students are provided vocabulary terms and instructed to study topics like events leading to the Bear Flag Revolt, routes taken by prospectors during the Gold Rush, and how mining technology advanced as surface gold became scarce. Writing prompts encourage students to create an advertisement promoting a route to California during the Gold Rush or to write a descriptive letter from the perspective of a prospector living during that time period.

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    SOCIAL STUDIES CHAPTER 5 STUDY

    Chapter 5-1: Manifest Destiny / The Bear Flag Revolt


    VOCABULARY:

    Chapter 5-1: Manifest Destiny / The Bear Flag Revolt


    MANIFEST DESTINY AND ITS ROLE IN THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR

    EVENTS LEADING TO THE BEAR FLAG REVOLT

    THE BEAR FLAG


    REVOLT

    Chapter 5-2: The Mexican-American War


    VOCABULARY:

    Chapter 5-2: The Mexican-American War


    EVENTS THAT HAPPENED IN CALIFORNIA DURING THE MEXICANAMERICAN WAR

    Chapter 5-3: The Gold Rush


    VOCABULARY:

    Chapter 5-3: The Gold Rush


    ROUTES TO CALIFORNIA THE GOLD RUSH!

    Chapter 5-3: The Gold Rush

    GOLD RUSH
    POPULATION
    CHANGES IN
    CALIFORNIA

    Chapter 5-3: PERSUASIVE WRITING PROMPT


    Persuade someone to take either the overland route, the sea route, or the land and
    sea route to California to find gold! Write it as an advertisement for the chosen
    route. In your advertisement, you should convince your reader to do what you are
    asking. In order to do that successfully, you must use persuasive vocabulary that
    sells your idea. You must also use counter-arguments (bring up points from the
    other side) in order to convince them that what you are saying is correct. Use the
    box below to brainstorm your ideas. Create your final draft on the paper provided.

    Chapter 5-4: Life in the Gold Fields


    VOCABULARY:

    Chapter 5-4: Life in the Gold Fields


    MINING TECHNOLOGY CHANGES

    Within a few years


    most gold that was
    found in rivers and
    streams was gone
    MINERS HAD TO DIG
    DEEPER

    LIFE OF A MINER

    Chapter 5-4: DESCRIPTIVE LETTER WRITING


    PROMPT: Imagine you are a 49er during the Gold Rush in California. Since you are so far away
    from your friends and family, you will be writing them a letter telling them in detail about your
    new life of searching for gold. In a 2 paragraph letter, be sure to include the following:

    Letter format heading, greeting, body, closing, and signature


    The route you took to get to California
    Where you live and what you eat everyday
    The type of labor, or work, you do, and if you have had any success
    What tools and supplies you bought to use
    The dangers and the harsh living conditions
    The types of people you have met and the new friends you have made

    Your rough draft should be completed on the lines provided below. Your final letter will be
    written on the paper provided. Your final letter should be 2 paragraphs long, at least 5
    sentences in each paragraph. You can self edit or have a peer help you with the editing
    process.

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