Following the Trail of Tears review, we read about Seminole resistance to the Indian Removal Act and the start of the Second Seminole War. We also read about the popular fashion accessory, beaver hats, which became so popular that it nearly wiped out the Eastern beaver population. As beaver hats grew less fashionable, some mountain men started farming in Oregon and this region became known as Oregon Country. We read about the Adams-Onis Treaty which added Florida to the US and defined Spanish-American borders. It also recognized the 42nd parallel as the southern boundary of Oregon territory. We concluded our session reading about the Oregon, Sante Fe and Mormon trails. Ben was familiar with the names of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, the practice of polygamy, and reasons the Mormons fled to Utah.