“You May All Go To Hell… and I will go to Texas!”

1. “You May All Go To Hell…and I will go to Texas!” - Davy Crockett American Expansion West Honors U.S. History

2. Remember the…something • Mexico wants Americans to come to the Mexican state of Texas • Would provide a buffer against Indian attacks • Willing to offer cheap land • Americans practicing slavery in Texas • Outlawed in Mexico • Mexican President and General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna marches into Texas • Texans rebel against Mexican army

3. The uhh…what do you call it… • Americans lead by William Barrett Travis and Davy Crockett form a resistance • Their final area of defense was an abandoned Spanish Mission known as The Alamo • Americans survived for eleven days • Mexicans eventually defeat the Americans • The Alamo becomes a symbol of American resistance

4. THE ALAMO!

6. Texas, Annex, and Mexico • Texas admitted to the Union in 1844 • Mexico and US disagree over southern border of Texas • 1846 – 1848: Mexican-American War • 1848: Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo • Mexico gives up Texas • CA, NV, UT, AZ, NM, CO, WY sold to USA for $15 million

7. Manifest Destiny

8. The Original 49ers • 1848 – Gold is discovered in California • 1849 – Roughly 300,000 people move to California • Very few actually find enough gold to survive • Those that prospered did so through gold-related businesses • Kitchens • Supply stores • Taverns

10. Establishing Borders • Gadsden Purchase (1853) – Possible southern route for transcontinental RR • Borders near Maine and Minnesota established • Border between US and Canada set at 49 degrees • 54’40 or Fight! • Attempted to buy Cuba from the Spanish • Hoping to extend slavery • Cash in on Cuban sugar plantations