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Hey, my name is Sam and I am fifteen years 

old. I have a nine year old brother and a mom 

and a dad. We live in Canteen, Ohio and my 

family has been here for many generations 

now. My birthday was yesterday, and that's 

how i got you. I will try and right everyday but 

life gets pretty busy here some times.

-Sam Ferguson

Today I came across an article on the so-called 

“Manifest destiny”. I found it incredibly 

inspiring, because it talked about our new 

country becoming great, and what better way 

to become great than to have our territory 

spread from sea to sea. It said as a new 

country we need to prove ourselves and strive 

to be perfect. This whole moving west idea 

sounds brilliant to me and I think I might take 

it up with Dad.

I have been talking to my dad for quite some time 

now about moving west, and now that this whole 

Alamo deal is sorted out, and we have annexed 

Texas, he seams to finally be listening to me. I think 

the only reason we wouldn’t go is because he might 

feel that if we move west we might loose some of our 

voice and political matters like the decision to Annex 

Texas, but I don’t understand why he cares. It’s not 

like us saying that Texas should join America made 

any difference in the final decision. Anyways, I’m 

glad they did annex Texas. If we’re going to become 

a big and powerful country we can’t be stopped by 

other up-starts like Mexico, and it was as good as 

ours, with how many Americans were living there. 

One of the most important things for us too, is 

expanding our country, and Texas helped with that 

part of the plan substantially.

If were going to become a powerful country we 

can’t be stopped by other up-starts like Mexico, 

and it was as good as ours, with how many 

Americans were living there. One of the most 

important things for us too, is expanding our 

country, and Texas helped with that part of the 

plan substantially.

Today my best friend and his family left on the 

Oregon trail. Everyone has been talking about 

this Oregon fever, but it hasn't really hit me 

how true it is until Johnny left. I must have 

asked my dad a thousand times if we could go 

with him, but every time i got the same 

answer, "We will leave soon Sam don't worry, 

but we aren't ready yet." I hope we can live 

near him when we get to oregon but I can't 

shake the feeling that I will never see him 

again.

Today I read in the newspaper about the Lewis 

and Clark Expedition and the Louisiana 

Purchase. I think that could have very possibly 

been the greatest deal this country has ever 

made. I mean why not buy that much land for 

so little? The Lewis and Clark expedition seems 

awesome too. I mean they traveled across this 

land where there could have been anything, 

and made it back fine! A career as an explorer 

seems so brutal, but full of adventures. All of 

their discoveries make me even more excited 

to move west. I can't wait!

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