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MAJOR ERAS AND EVENTS IN U.S. HISTORY THROUGH 1877 Manifest Destiny 

MAJOR ERAS AND EVENTS IN U.S. HISTORY THROUGH 1877 Manifest Destiny . Westward Expansion War With Mexico Annexation of Texas Gold Rush. Manifest Destiny . The Northwest Ordinance established principles and procedures for orderly expansion of the United States

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MAJOR ERAS AND EVENTS IN U.S. HISTORY THROUGH 1877 Manifest Destiny 

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  1. MAJOR ERAS AND EVENTS IN U.S. HISTORY THROUGH 1877ManifestDestiny  Westward Expansion War With Mexico Annexation of Texas Gold Rush

  2. ManifestDestiny  • The Northwest Ordinance established principles and procedures for orderly expansion of the United States • Orderly procedure for establishing territories and applying for statehood • As a territory grew in population, it gained rights to self government • To become a state, the following requirements had to be met: • At least 5,000 men who owned at least 50 acres • 60,000 people • Established self-government

  3. Manifest Destiny - political, economic, and social roots Economic • New land for farmers; new trade routes and markets( Santa Fe Trail) ; new opportunities to start a business Political • Expansion of our nation’s borders/ territory; expansion of slavery Social • Remove Native Americans; refuge for persecuted groups (Mormons)

  4. Manifest Destiny • The U.S. government and its citizens believed that the nation’s destiny or fate was to expand westward from sea to sea

  5. Causes and effects of the U.S.-Mexican War and their impact on the United States • Annexation of Texas • Viewed as a “War of Aggression” by many Americans. • Causes • President Polk’s desire to expand the United States (Manifest Destiny) • Border Dispute concerning the southern boundary of Texas (Rio Grande was claimed by Texas and disputed by Mexico) • Effects & Impact • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) ends the war, grants the United States the Mexican territory of New Mexico, Arizona, and California • United States paid Mexico $10 million for the Gadsden Purchase to help repay Mexico for the annexation of Texas in 1845.

  6. AREAS THAT WERE ACQUIRED TO FORM THE UNITED STATES • Louisiana Territory • Texas • Mexican Cession (New Mexico, Arizona, California) • Gadsden Purchase • Oregon Territory • Alaska Purchase (Seward’s Folly)

  7. PLACES AND REGIONS OF IMPORTANCE IN THE UNITED STATES DURING THE 17th, 18th, and 19th CENTURIES • Sectionalism • Regions – North, South, Midwest, West, Slave States, and Free States • States – Texas, California, Kansas, Nebraska • Cities – Washington, D.C.

  8. CONTRIBUTIONS OF PEOPLE OF VARIOUS RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS TO OUR NATIONAL IDENTITY • Immigrants from Europe (ethnic) • Growth of new and older cities • New customs and traditions (e.g., German – Christmas tree, gymnasium, Kindergarten)

  9. Manifest Destiny • Art – "American Progress," by John Gast, 1872

  10. SETTLEMENT PATTERNS • Gold in California – rush of settlers to California; pushed many American Indians off their lands; population of California quickly rises to the amount required for statehood • California’s proximity to Pacific Ocean led to an increase of immigration from Asian nations. • Rocky Mountains’ location between eastern and western parts of the United States; resulted in need for Gadsden Purchase to put in railroad for train transport of goods from East to West

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