O.T. PART IV

Propaganda Brochure

*Create a brochure or pamphlet that encourages settlers to come out west on the Oregon Trail (Your destination must match the location you chose for your final destination on the trail – Oregon or California.)

**Use Propaganda Techniques to sell people on the idea of heading out West:

 BANDWAGON

 PLAIN FOLKS

 CARD STACKING

 NAME-CALLING

 GLITTERING GENERALITIES

 TESTIMONIAL

 SNOB APPEAL

 TRANSFERENCE

(Mrs. Doughty will go over these with you before the brochure is due.)

*Your brochure should describe the advantages to life out West. Pay attention to historical accuracy – think of things that people in the mid-1800s said to encourage emigrants to make the arduous journey to this new, uncharted territory.

*Your group will use Microsoft Publisher to create the final draft of your brochure. Your brochure will be made with the wizard program, and should include:


 A title

 Catchy slogan

 Facts

 Quotes

 Graphics and/or maps


*You must cite the references you used (the websites, etc.) on the back page of your brochure… and don’t forget to include your group members’ names.*

• HERE ARE SOME GOOD WEBSITES THAT YOU COULD USE AS A STARTING POINT FOR YOUR RESEARCH:

Manifest Destiny | United States history | Britannica.com

http://www.britannica.com/event/Manifest-Destiny

The Religious Origins of Manifest Destiny, Divining America, TeacherServe�, National Humanities Center

http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/nineteen/nkeyinfo/mandestiny.htm

Westward Expansion - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com

http://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion

Link

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/westward/pdf/teacher_guide.pdf

Millions of acres. Iowa and Nebraska. Land for sale on 10 years credit by the Burlington & Missouri River R. R. Co. at 6 per ct interest and low prices ... Buffalo. N. Y. Commercial advertiser printing house [1872]. | Library of Congress

https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbpe.13401300/

[Three broadsides, advertisements of William Davidson, real estate dealer of Portland Oregon 18- ]. | Library of Congress

https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbpe.13901500/?st=gallery

A thousand pioneers head West on the Oregon Trail - May 22, 1843 - HISTORY.com

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-thousand-pioneers-head-west-on-the-oregon-trail

The Oregon Territory, 1846 - 1830–1860 - Milestones - Office of the Historian

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/oregon-territory

Bubbles, Panics & Crashes – Historical Collections – Harvard Business School

http://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/crises/1837.html

The Financial Crisis of 1837 - Reason.com

http://reason.com/archives/2014/06/22/the-financial-crisis-of-1837

Indian Removal Act of 1830: Summary, Timeline & Facts - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com

http://study.com/academy/lesson/indian-removal-act-of-1830-summary-timeline-facts.html

The Trail of Tears and Jackson's Indian Removal Act of 1830 - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com

http://study.com/academy/lesson/the-trail-of-tears-and-jacksons-indian-removal-act-of-1830.html

Panic of 1837: Causes and Significance ***

http://www.american-historama.org/1829-1841-jacksonian-era/panic-of-1837.htm

Panic of 1837 - Ohio History Central

http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Panic_of_1837?rec=536

Panic of 1837 � Business in United States of America

http://ebusinessinusa.com/2642-panic-of-1837.html

Overland Trails Documents, 1843-1860 - American Memory Timeline- Classroom Presentation | Teacher Resources - Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/expref/oregtral/

Westward Migration: 1783–1912 - U.S. History in Context

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/uhic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=UHIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Reference&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&search_within_results=&p=UHIC%3AWHIC&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CCX3436800021&source=Bookmark&u=fres89581&jsid=94f72a5d88bbe6c671181e0948fb1f71

Link

http://www.fcds.org/faculty/joescott/docs/Digital%20Text%20Unit%20V.pdf

AMERICANA: "British and/or American – the Colonization of the Oregon Country" by Andrea K�k�ny

http://americanaejournal.hu/vol5no2/kokeny

Family History Research : A Guide to Overland Pioneer Documents : OCTA

http://www.octa-trails.org/preserve/family-history-research