Moving West Have out Texas Expansion Timeline

1. 1/28/14 Day 3 Moving WestHave out Texas Expansion Timeline • Objective • Understand the westward expansion of the United States and how each territory is established. • Agenda • Review Texas Expansion Timeline • Video Clip • Creating New Borders Notes Homework: Read pages 366-376

2. Establishing Our Borders

4. The Oregon Territory • 1844 James K. Polk: • calls for the annexation of the Oregon Territory. • Newspaper Headlines: • “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight”

5. British begin to lose interest in the territory due to decline in fur trade. • Britain and the US peacefully agree to the boundary along the 49th parallel

6. 1/29/14 Day 4 Do Now: Mexican WarGive one reason to go to war with Mexico and one reason not to go to war. • Agenda • Homework Collection • Intro Notes • MW wkst • Objective • Understand the westward expansion of the United States and how each territory is established. States Quiz – FRIDAY

7. Mexican War Causes: • Texas Revolution • Annexation of Texas in 1845 • Polk’s aspirations of claiming the Mexican territory. • Send Zachary Taylor to blockade Rio Grande • Mexico’s instable government James K. Polk

9. Regional Views on War Southern Northern See the war as a plot to expand slavery and ensure southern domination Opposed the War • Increase southern power in Congress • Supported the war • Turn it into a debate on slavery instead of a debate on war

10. The Mexican army responds to Taylor’s invasion on their territory and sent troops to the Rio Grande. • 9 Americans Killed • Polk goes to Congress • War begins in Mexico “American Blood has been spilled upon American Soil” -James K. Polk

11. New Mexico • Stephan Kearny march from Kansas across the desert to Santa Fe, NM • Reaches Santa Fe - welcomed by NM group that wants to join the US. • NM falls to the US without a single shot being fired.

12. Republic of California • Polk offers to buy CA in 1845 • Upsets Mexican government • The Republic of California 1846 • American Settlers seize Sonoma in June 1846 • Mexican forces quickly give way leaving US forces in control of CA

13. Mexico U.S US army served under some of the best leaders Robert E. Lee Ulysses S. Grant • Weak Leadership lead to defeat

14. THE END • US captures major Mexican cities • Mexico City falls in Sept. 1847 • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo • Mexico agrees to the Rio Grande border for TX • Ceded NM and CA to the U.S • U.S agrees to pay $15 million for the Mexican cession (CA, NV, NM, UT parts of AZ, CO and WY

15. Gadsden Purchase • In 1853: President Pierce authorizes his emissary James Gadsden to pay Mexico $10 million for the territory south of the Gila River.

17. Assignment • Read Mexico Cedes Land to the United States. • Answer questions #1-7 on the back using the map on the front.

18. 2/4/14 Day 4 Mexican War Tea PartyReview for States Quiz • Agenda • Introduction • Tea Party • Discussion Questions • Objective • Understand the westward expansion of the United States and how each territory is established. States Quiz

19. 2/7/14 Day 3 TIC TAC TOE PROJECT • Agenda • Introduction • Pick your 3 squares • Research/Prep • Objective • Understand the westward expansion of the United States and how each territory is established. DUE DATE: ???