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Manifest Destiny & Westward Expansion

Manifest Destiny & Westward Expansion. Manifest Destiny. America desired to expand because it was good & meant to happen Manifest Clear or obvious Destiny Events sure to happen Support for the idea grew in the 1840’s Merging of political & economic goals

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Manifest Destiny & Westward Expansion

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  1. Manifest Destiny & Westward Expansion

  2. Manifest Destiny • America desired to expand because it was good & meant to happen • Manifest • Clear or obvious • Destiny • Events sure to happen • Support for the idea grew in the 1840’s • Merging of political & economicgoals • Many peoplesupportedexpansionthrough any means necessary

  3. Election of 1844 Polk’s campaign slogan – “Fifty-four forty or fight!” Take over all of Oregon as the U.S. spreads west James K. Polk’s platform was the expand our borders to the Pacific Ocean

  4. Expanding West Mountain men were from many different backgrounds • Reasons: • To farm & ranch where land was plentiful • Land speculators bought huge plots • Broke it down and sold it in small partsto make a large profit • Find jobs or escape debt or legal problems • Find gold and become rich They explored, found new trails, shared their knowledge of the land Fur trapping

  5. Oregon In 1846, a formal agreementwas settled which divided Oregon between U.S. & G.B. 49th parallel became boundarybetween U.S. & Canada Trail was used to settle the area First permanent settlers were missionaries Blazing New Trails

  6. MormonTrail Mormons went west seeking religious freedom Blaze their own trail from Independence, MO to the Great Salt Lake, Utah

  7. Santa Fe Trail Used to connect Missouri with the New Mexico Territory New Mexico seen as a place where traders could get rich Founder of the trail came back to MO with bags of gold & silver

  8. Territory of FloridaGainsStatehood Cotton & tobacco plantations in the North and small farms & cattle ranches in central Florida Created a state constitution which included slavery & public schools & petitioned to be a state Granted statehood after 6 years when Iowa entered as a free state Maintain the balance between free and slave states 27th State on March 3, 1845

  9. Manifest Destiny and TexasNotes

  10. Stephen F. Austin “Father of Texas” brought 1st Anglo settlers to Texas in 1821 Followed his fathers dream

  11. Video:American Immigrants to Mexican Texas

  12. Video:Stephen F. Austin and the Settlement of Texas

  13. Sam Houston Texas General -defeated Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto 1st President of the Republic of Texas

  14. Revolution and Independence from Mexico Alamo – Feb/March 1836, San Antonio, Mexicans defeated outnumbered Texans San Jacinto – April 21, 1836-Texans defeated the Mexican army and captured Santa Anna

  15. Video:Battles of the alamo and Goliad

  16. Battle of San Jacinto Video

  17. Texas as a nation (10 years) Texas was refused admissionas a state to the United States becauseof– Slavery Possible war with Mexico Texas debt

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