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Westward Expansion: Manifest Destiny and Market Revolution

Understand the causes and consequences of Western settlement, and learn about independence of Texas and the Mexican War. Explore the expansion from 1820s to 1840s.

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Westward Expansion: Manifest Destiny and Market Revolution

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  1. QUIT 9 C H A P T E R Expanding Markets and Moving West CHAPTER OBJECTIVE INTERACT WITH HISTORY TIME LINE The Market Revolution 1 SECTION Manifest Destiny 2 SECTION GRAPH MAP Expansion in Texas 3 SECTION The War with Mexico 4 SECTION VISUAL SUMMARY

  2. CHAPTER OBJECTIVE HOME 9 C H A P T E R Expanding Markets and Moving West To understand the causes and consequences of western settlement and to summarize the events surrounding the independence of Texas and the war with Mexico

  3. HOME 9 C H A P T E R Expanding Markets and Moving West I N T E R A C T W I T H H I S T O R Y In the 1820s and 1830s the country was energized by new inventions and new business. Now it is 1840, and an economic downturn dampens the hopes of workers and business owners alike. Newspaper ads urge Americans to pack up and move west. But many people and nations already inhabit the North American West. Mexico owns a large part of the area, and Native Americans have been living there for centuries. What are the ways that a nation increases its territory? Examine the Issues • What are some reasons countries expand their borders? • What might be benefits or drawbacks of expansion?

  4. TIME LINE 1828Uruguay becomes an independent republic. 1828Andrew Jackson is elected president. 1830Revolutions occur in Belgium, France, and Poland. 1830Joseph Smith establishes the Mormon Church. HOME 9 C H A P T E R Expanding Markets and Moving West The United States The World 1825The Erie Canal connects the East to the West. 1832Chief Black Hawk leads Sauk rebellion. Andrew Jackson is reelected. 1833Santa Anna is elected president of Mexico. 1835Ferdinand I becomes emperor of Austria. 1836Martin Van Buren is elected president. continued . . .

  5. TIME LINE 1837Constitutional revolts occur in Lower and Upper Canada. 1837John Deere invents the steel plow. 1848Gold is discovered in California. Zachary Taylor is elected president. 1848Marx and Engels issue the Communist Manifesto. HOME 9 C H A P T E R Expanding Markets and Moving West The United States The World 1840Benito Juárez begins liberal reform movement in Mexico. 1841John Tyler becomes president when President William Henry Harrison dies. 1844James K. Polk is elected president. 1847U.S. wins Mexican-American War.

  6. 1 S E C T I O N The Market Revolution HOME KEY IDEA Technological changes created greater interaction and more economic diversity among the regions of the nation. OVERVIEW ASSESSMENT

  7. 1 S E C T I O N The Market Revolution •specialization •market revolution •entrepreneur •capitalism •telegraph •John Deere •Samuel F. B. Morse •Cyrus McCormick HOME OVERVIEW MAIN IDEA WHY IT MATTERS NOW The linking of markets continues today, as new technologies are opening the U.S. to globalized trade. Technological changes created greater interaction and more economic diversity among the regions of the nation. TERMS & NAMES ASSESSMENT

  8. 1 S E C T I O N The Market Revolution ASSESSMENT 1850 1825 HOME 1. Look at the time line below to help organize your thoughts. List the important innovations in transportation, communication, and manufacturing during the early 19th century. Goodyear develops vulcanized rubber. Deere invents steel plow. Morse sends first telegraph message. Howe patents sewing machine. Erie Canal opens. 1837 1839 1844 1846 continued . . .

  9. 1 S E C T I O N The Market Revolution ASSESSMENT HOME 2. Compare economies of the different regions of the United States in the mid-1800s. ANSWER North—urban, industrial South—agrarian; dependent on slave labor Midwest—agricultural; important in supplying food to the East and to Europe continued . . .

  10. 1 S E C T I O N The Market Revolution ASSESSMENT HOME 3. Why were the reaper and the steel plow important? ANSWER The two inventions allowed farmers to develop and farm their land more efficiently and cheaply. continued . . .

  11. 1 S E C T I O N The Market Revolution ASSESSMENT HOME 4. During the 1830s and 1840s, transportation and communication linked the country more than ever before. How did these advances affect ordinary Americans? Think About: •the new kinds of transportation •specific changes in communications •the new industries of the time period ANSWER Expanded commuter lines; enabled cities to grow outward End of Section 1

  12. 2 S E C T I O N Manifest Destiny HOME GRAPH MAP KEY IDEA Americans moved west, energized by their belief in the rightful expansion of the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific. OVERVIEW ASSESSMENT

  13. 2 S E C T I O N Manifest Destiny •manifest destiny •Joseph Smith •Brigham Young •Mormons •Oregon Trail •Santa Fe Trail • “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!” •Treaty of Fort Laramie HOME GRAPH MAP OVERVIEW MAIN IDEA WHY IT MATTERS NOW Americans moved west, energized by their belief in the rightful expansion of the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The South and Southwest are now the fastest-growing regions of the United States. TERMS & NAMES ASSESSMENT

  14. 2 S E C T I O N Manifest Destiny ASSESSMENT Trail Motivations HOME GRAPH MAP 1. Look at the chart to help organize your thoughts. Compare the motivations of travelers on the Oregon, Santa Fe, and Mormon trails. Oregon Trail New economic opportunities and new land New markets for goods and services Expanding trade with China and Japan Mormon Trail New economic opportunities and new land Missionaries wanted to convert Native Americans Freedom from religious persecution Santa Fe Trail New economic opportunities and new land New markets for goods and services continued . . .

  15. 2 S E C T I O N Manifest Destiny ASSESSMENT HOME GRAPH MAP 2. What were the benefits and drawbacks of the belief in manifest destiny? Think About: •the various reasons for the move westward •the settlers’ point of view •the impact on Native Americans •the impact on the nation as a whole ANSWER Benefits: the wide range of new opportunities for settlers; westward expansion would result in a nation that stretched across the continent and that had vast resources. Drawbacks: treatment of Native Americans End of Section 2

  16. 3 S E C T I O N Expansion in Texas HOME KEY IDEA Mexico offered land grants to American settlers, but conflict developed over religion and other cultural differences, and the issue of slavery. OVERVIEW ASSESSMENT

  17. 3 S E C T I O N Expansion in Texas •Stephen F. Austin •Texas Revolution •Sam Houston •Alamo •land grant •annex •Antonio López de Santa Anna •Republic of Texas HOME OVERVIEW MAIN IDEA WHY IT MATTERS NOW Mexico offered land grants to American settlers, but conflict developed over religion and other cultural differences, and the issue of slavery. Today, the state of Texas shares an important trading partnership with Mexico. TERMS & NAMES ASSESSMENT

  18. 3 S E C T I O N Expansion in Texas ASSESSMENT Mexico Settlers Goals Actions Outcomes HOME 1. Look at the chart to help organize your thoughts. Analyze the relationship between Mexican authorities and Anglos settling in Texas. To protect northern provincesand bring in U. S. goods To use land grants to set up homesteads Offers land grants, closes borders, and institutes patrols Ignore Mexican rules and border restrictions; try to negotiate with Mexico Refuses purchase offers and loses Texas to the United States Win independence, form Republic of Texas continued . . .

  19. 3 S E C T I O N Expansion in Texas ASSESSMENT HOME 2. Compare and contrast Santa Anna and Austin as leaders. Think About: •Santa Anna’s role as president of Mexico •Santa Anna’s qualities as a military leader •Austin’s settlement in Texas •Austin’s abilities as a negotiator ANSWER Santa Anna was ambitious, restless, and sometimes reckless. Austin was a successful land agent and was strict about the kinds of behavior tolerated in his settlements. continued . . .

  20. 3 S E C T I O N Expansion in Texas ASSESSMENT HOME 3. Which group or country gained the most from the entry of Texas into the United States? Who lost the most? ANSWER The United States gained a huge portion of land but prompted war with Mexico; Mexico lost land. Southern states gained power in the Senate; Northern states lost control of the Senate. End of Section 3

  21. 4 S E C T I O N The War with Mexico HOME KEY IDEA Tensions over the U.S. annexation of Texas led to war with Mexico, resulting in huge territorial gains for the United States. OVERVIEW ASSESSMENT

  22. 4 S E C T I O N The War with Mexico •Zachary Taylor •Stephen Kearny •Winfield Scott •James K. Polk •forty-niners •gold rush •Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo •Republic of California •Gadsden Purchase HOME OVERVIEW MAIN IDEA WHY IT MATTERS NOW Tensions over the U.S. annexation of Texas led to war with Mexico, resulting in huge territorial gains for the United States. The United States has achieved its goal of expanding across the continent from east to west. TERMS & NAMES ASSESSMENT

  23. 4 S E C T I O N The War with Mexico ASSESSMENT Present-Day United States Borders Effect: Causes: HOME 1. Look at the graphic to help organize your thoughts. List the events that formed the boundaries of the contiguous United States. 1846 Britain and the United States setNorthwest boundaryat 49th parallel. 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo includes Mexican cession. 1853 Gadsden Purchase established current borders. continued . . .

  24. 4 S E C T I O N The War with Mexico ASSESSMENT HOME 2. How would you evaluate President Polk’s attitude and behavior toward Mexico? Think About: •Polk’s position on expansion •his actions once in office •his relationship with Santa Anna ANSWER POSSIBLE RESPONSE: Polk had expansionist beliefs and a strong conviction that the only way California, New Mexico, and Texas could be brought into the Union was through war. Polk’s secret agreement with Santa Anna not only failed but was unwise and illogical to begin with. continued . . .

  25. 4 S E C T I O N The War with Mexico ASSESSMENT HOME 3. What were some of the effects of the California gold rush? ANSWER • diversity • population explosion • San Francisco became a major west-coast city. • scarce supplies continued . . .

  26. 4 S E C T I O N The War with Mexico ASSESSMENT HOME 4. Would you have supported the controversial war with Mexico? Why or why not? ANSWER POSSIBLE RESPONSES: Proslavery forces supported the war and antislavery forces opposed it. From the Mexican perspective, the war was an unjust attempt by the United States to obtain a huge portion of land from a weaker country. End of Section 4

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