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“..you may all go to hell and I will go to Texas.” -Davy Crockett

“..you may all go to hell and I will go to Texas.” -Davy Crockett. Daily Comment & Card. 1844. 1840/1850. “MANIFEST DESTINY”. TRANSPORTATION IN THE 1840s AND 1850s. -Belief that America was destined to expand to the Pacific, and possibly into Canada and Mexico.

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“..you may all go to hell and I will go to Texas.” -Davy Crockett

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  1. “..you may all go to hell and I will go to Texas.” -Davy Crockett Daily Comment & Card 1844 1840/1850 “MANIFEST DESTINY” TRANSPORTATION IN THE 1840s AND 1850s -Belief that America was destined to expand to the Pacific, and possibly into Canada and Mexico. -John O’Sullivan coined the phrase in an article pushing for annexation of Texas. -Came from the post-1812 War nationalism -it helped America push westward, but fueled the Mexican War, Displacement of Native Americans, and caused conflict over slavery. -Tremendous expansion of railroad lines created a national market -Railroads, such as the Baltimore and Ohio (B & O) Railroad were developed to help line the Midwest to the East Coast -Steamboats and clipper ships became more popular for travel SONG FOR THE DAY: ALL MY EX’s LIVE IN TEXAS

  2. Manifest Destiny • TEXAS • POLK • WAR WITH MEXICO • OREGON • UTAH • CALIFORNIA • TAYLOR

  3. Manifest Destiny The belief that the U.S. had a divine mission to extend its power and settlement across North America. AMERICA BELIEVED IT HAD A GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO TAKE THE WEST (CANADA AND MEXICO ALSO).

  4. TEXAS • -independence from Mexico in 1836 • -becomes a Republic • -seeks admission as state under President Sam Houston (talks to GB) Stephen Austin colonized TX The Battle of the Alamo (1836) Statehood: 1845

  5. B) POLK -POLK WINS 1844 AGAINST HENRY CLAY -54’40 OR FIGHT! -WHEN TX ANNEXATION MEANS WAR, DECIDES TO WORK OUT TREATY WITH GREAT BRITIAN

  6. C. WAR WITH MEXICO --1845 TX admitted as state, Mexico breaks relations -Zachary Taylor sent to provoke Mexico in April 1846, war declared May 13 -Texas Rangers help: “los tejanos diablos”

  7. MANY OF CIVIL WAR GENERALS SERVE Grant Lee Longstreet Picket Meade jackson WILMOT PROVISO DEFEATED (WOULD HAVE PROHIBITED SLAVERY IN ANY TERRITORY GAINED BY WAR)

  8. Scott Freemont Stephen Kearney Kearney takes New Mexico and South California Bear Flag Revolt led by Freemont overthrows Mexico in California General Winfield Scott takes Mexico City War Ends with Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo we get Arizona, New Mexico, California, Nevada, Utah (1848) Agree Rio Grande is Texas border

  9. D) OREGON -OCCUPIED JOINTLY WITH ENGLAND (and some natives) -1840S travel by Oregon Trail (6 months) -CALLED FOR IN 1844 ELECTION -OREGON TREATY COMPROMISES AT 49degrees (Polk president)

  10. E) UTAH -Settled by Mormons (religion founded by Joseph Smith) -Led to Utah by Brigham Young (1848) at that time it was part of Mexico -Not made a state until 1896 (issue is polygamy more than 1 spouse) Smith was killed in 1844

  11. F. CALIFORNIA -Gold discovered at Sutter’s Mill, California -Populations swells (14,000 to 100,000) -49ers (GOLD RUSH) -admitted as a state 1850

  12. - • TAYLOR • ZACHARY TAYLOR WINS ELECTION AS MILITARY HERO IN 1848 • “OLD ROUGH AND READY” • DIES AFTER JULY 4, 1850 FREE SOIL PARTY FORMS TO PROTEST TAYLOR THE SLAVE HOLDER RUNNING/ THE WHIGS SPLIT WITH ANTI-SLAVERY FORCES JOINING THIS NEW PARTY

  13. H. OTHER THINGS TO KNOW OSTEND MANIFESTO WALKER EXPEDITION CLAYTON-BULWER TREATY GADSDEN PURCHASE PRESIDENT PIERCE ATTEMPTS TO BUY CUBA SECRET MEETINGS IN OSTEND, BELGIUM TRIED TO TAKE BAJA CALIFORNIA. TOOK OVER NICARAGUA (1855). HE IS EXECUTED IN 1860. TREATY THAT US & GB WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO TAKE EXCLUSIVE CONTROL OF FUTURE CANAL IN CENTRAL AMERICA. PIERCE ADDS STRIP OF LAND IN SOUTHWEST FOR A RAILROAD. FORMS PART OF NEW MEXICO & ARIZONA

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