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Manifest destiny

Manifest destiny. By Lemuel Hurst. Lewis and Clark expedition.

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Manifest destiny

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  1. Manifest destiny By Lemuel Hurst

  2. Lewis and Clark expedition • In may 1804 Lewis and Clark started up the Missouri river from st. Louis at first the expedition boats made slow progress against the Missouri swift current one night the current tore away the river bank where they were camping the party had to scramble into the boats to avoid being swept down stream before Lewis and Clark return another explorer set out from st. Louis from 1805 to 1807

  3. The Texas independence • The fall of the Alamo ignited cries for revenge Texan fury grew a few weeks later when Mexican troops killed several hundred soldiers fighting for the Texas cause after the had surrendered at Goliad news of these events inspired new volunteers to join the Texas force many came from the united states Houston worked hard to turn the volunteers into an effective army the Texas were eager to attack but Houston held them back until the time was right

  4. Oregon trail • As Oregon fever spread pioneers clogged the trails west beginning in 1843, wagon trains left every spring for Oregon they followed a route called the Oregon trail families planning to go west met at independence was packed with people and wagons somehow the pioneers formed themselves into wagon trains each group elected leaders to make decisions along the way

  5. California gold rush • While the morons were making the long trek to Utah thousands of other Americans were racing even farther west to California the great attraction there was the gold thousands of Americans caught gold fever people from Europe, china, Australia, and south joined in the great gold rush more than 80,000 people made the long journey to California in 1849 they became known as forty niners

  6. The Mexican War • A border dispute finally sparked war both the united states and Mexico claimed control over the land between the riot grade and the Nueces river in January 1846 Polk ordered general Zachary Taylor to set up post in the disputed area Polk knew that the move might lead to war in April 1846, Mexican troops crossed the riot Grande and clashed with the Americans soldiers on both sides were killed

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