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Choose one of the following people and document your experiences, in
first person, as someone living in 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 700- to 1,050-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.