Choose one of the following people and document your experiences
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 350- to 700-word journal entry, either as a story or an explanation, that includes the following:
- Describe the social, economic, and political forces of the times.
- Describe the U.S. acquisition of the territory, where you live and discuss 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.)
