1. Students started by watching a short parody of Manifest Destiny

2. Q.O.D.-What was the meaning of the term Manifest Destiny? Why was this term so popular? How were ethnic groups, other than whites, suppressed as result of this theory? See 302-303 if need be.

3. Students read pages 303-306

4. Students watched a short parody of The Mexican American War

5. Students made the title Investigation #5

1. Why did many people want the U.S. to expand westward? 2. Why did they think it was their duty? 3. What were the causes of The Mexican American War?