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Manifest Destiny and the War with Mexico

Manifest Destiny and the War with Mexico. I. Manifest Destiny. A. Manifest Destiny 1. Belief that the US should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean 2. Expansion by “predestined by God” 3. Expansion was “ordained” to cross into Mexican

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Manifest Destiny and the War with Mexico

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  1. Manifest Destinyand theWar with Mexico

  2. I. Manifest Destiny • A. Manifest Destiny 1. Belief that the US should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean 2. Expansion by “predestined by God” 3. Expansion was “ordained” to cross into Mexican & Native American territories 4. Included the Louisiana Purchase, expanded the US from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mts.

  3. I. Manifest Destiny American Progress by John Gast 1872

  4. II. Manifest Destiny & Native Americans • B. Indian Removal Act 1. 1830 Congress voted to forcibly move Native Americans west through “treaties” 2. Some tribes reluctantly signed the “treaties” 3. Cherokee Nation sued the US government over their removal in 1832 Worcester v Georgia

  5. II. Manifest Destiny & Native Americans

  6. II. Manifest Destiny & Native Americans • C. Trail of Tears 1. Supreme ruled in favor of the Cherokee, but then President Jackson ignored the ruling 2. 1838, the Cherokee were rounded up & forced to go west in groups of 1000 3. Thousands of Cherokee died from pneumonia, cold, hunger, small pox, cholera, tuberculosis, etc

  7. II. Manifest Destiny & Native Americans

  8. II. Manifest Destiny & Native Americans

  9. II. Manifest Destiny & Native Americans D. Trails West included: 1. Santa Fe Trail, stretched 780 miles from Independence Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico 2. Oregon Trail, stretched from Independence Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon

  10. II. Manifest Destiny & Native Americans

  11. III. Manifest Destiny & Mormons A. Mormon Migration 1. Escaping persecution, Mormons moved west from New York 2. Thousands walked across Nebraska, Wyoming & finally Salt Lake City, Utah 3. Salt Lake, Utah became their new center 4. Many Mormons went on to work on the railroads

  12. IV. Texan Independence

  13. IV. Texan Independence A. 1821 Mexico becomes independent from Spain & the new Mexican government encouraged Americans to settle in Texas 1. Soon Americans outnumbered Mexicans 2. Many Americans brought slaves, which was against Mexican law 3. Americans such as Stephen Austin & Sam Houston wanted Texan independence & called for a Texan Revolution

  14. The Alamo

  15. IV. Texan Independence • B. The Alamo 1. Anglo-American troops moved to the Alamo & General Santa Anna’s Mexican troops attacked on Feb 23, 1836 2. The Anglo-American declared Texas independent from Mexico 3. March 6, 1836, Mexican soldiers scaled the walls of the Alamo 4. Alamo ended with 187 Anglo-Americans & hundreds of Mexicans dead

  16. Goliad Massacre

  17. IV. Texan Independence • C. “Remember the Alamo” 1. In retaliation for his losses at the Alamo, Santa Anna executed 300 Texan rebels, known as The Goliad Massacre 2. The Texan rebels avenged themselves by killing 630 Mexican soldiers & capturing Santa Anna 3. Santa Anna was forced to sign the Treaty of Velasco, granting Texas independence from Mexico

  18. IV. Texan Independence

  19. V. War with Mexico

  20. V. War with Mexico • A. Texas quickly became a state (slave holding) • B. US President Polk believed war with Mexico would “give” the US California & New Mexico 1. A Tex-Mex border dispute resulted in Mexico ending diplomatic relations with the US

  21. V. War with Mexico

  22. V. War with Mexico 2. The US sent a diplomat to negotiate the border dispute & convince Mexico to sell California & New Mexico 3. When Mexico refused to talk to the diplomat, Polk sent troops to the Rio Grande River, TX, California & New Mexico

  23. V. War with Mexico

  24. V. War with Mexico • C. Republic of California June 1846 • 1. Rebels such as John C. Fremont seized the city of Sonoma • 2. Raised the Bear flag & declared California a republic 3. Independent from Mexico

  25. V. War with Mexico

  26. V. War with Mexico • D. The US Sailed to Mexico & Captured Vera Cruz March 27, 1847

  27. Battle at Cerro Gordo The US defeated Mexico in the Battle at Cerro Gordo on April 18, 1847

  28. Battle of Churubusco The US defeated Mexico in The Battle at Churubusco on August 20, 1847

  29. Battle of Molino del Rey The US defeated Mexico at the Battle of Molino del Rey on September 8, 1847

  30. Battle at Chapultepec The US defeated Mexico in the Battle at Chapultepec on September 12, 1847

  31. Niños Heroes

  32. Fall of Mexico City

  33. V War with Mexico • E. The US won the war in 1848

  34. V War with Mexico • F. Mexico & the US signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo • 1. Mexico agreed to Rio Grande Border in Texas • 2. New Mexico, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and parts of Colorado & Wyoming will be ceded to the US • 3. The US paid Mexico $15 million for NM, CA, NV, CO, AZ & WY

  35. V War with Mexico

  36. V War with Mexico

  37. VI. The Californios

  38. VI. Los Californios • A. Long before the US “annexed” NM, CA, NV, CO, AZ, TX, UT & WY, Mexican communities thrived in these areas of: 1. Ranchers (beef & lamb meat, horses, dairy, wool, cow hide, leather, tallow, etc) 2. Agriculture (wheat, grains, wine grapes) 3. Entrepreneurs (producers of leather goods, soap, wine, candles, cotton cloth, jerky,etc) 4. Traders of #1-3

  39. VI. Los Californios

  40. VI. Los Californios • B. The original Californios were a combination of four distinct socio-economic groups: • 1. Catholic priests, who built 21 missions along the El Camino Real • 2. Spanish Soldiers, who accompanied the priests • 3. Adventurers & Entrepreneurs • 4. Political Prisoners & Thieves who would later be called Cholos (Convicts)

  41. VI. Los Californios Father Junipero Serra

  42. VI. Los Californios • C. The original Californios were ethnically mixed: 1. Mulatto (African & Spanish) 2. Mestizo (Native American & Spanish) 3. Lobo, Coyote or Chino (African & Native American)

  43. VI. Los Californios

  44. VI. Los Californios • D. Juan Jose Dominguez: • 1. Spanish soldier from Sinaloa, Mexico • 2. Traveled with Father Junipero Serra in 1760s-1770s • 3.Founded the Royal Presidio San Diego 1769 • 4. 1784 given Spanish Land Grant called Rancho San Pedro Juan Jose Dominguez El Presidio Real San Diego

  45. VI. Los Californios • 5. 75,000 acres that included Compton, Carson, Torrance, Wilmington, Dominguez Hills, Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Gardena, Harbor City, Port of LA area, Manhattan Beach, etc

  46. VI. Los Californios

  47. VI. Los Californios • E. Don Manuel Dominguez • 1. Grand Nephew of Juan Jose Dominguez • 2. Mestizo, Father Spanish & Mother Native American • 3. Bilingual, could read, write & speak English & Spanish fluently

  48. VI. Los Californios:Rancho Dominguez Adobe

  49. VI. Los Californios • 4. Fought to outlaw slavery in California Constitution of 1848 • 5. Gave women the right to inherit own & control property in CA Constitution of 1848 • 6. Fought for Mexican-American rights in the annexed California

  50. VI. Los Californios:Rancho Dominguez Adobe

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