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Alan Brinkley,Alan Brinkley,AMERICAN AMERICAN HISTORY 13/eHISTORY 13/eChapter Thirteen: Chapter Thirteen: The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis
Chapter Thirteen: Chapter Thirteen: The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis
IntroductionIntroduction Territorial GrowthTerritorial Growth White Man’s BurdenWhite Man’s Burden
Expanding Settlement, 1810-1850
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Manifest Destiny
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The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis Looking WestwardLooking Westward
– Manifest DestinyManifest Destiny Racial JustificationRacial Justification 5 D’s-Dollars,Defense,Deity,Destiny, and “Democracy”5 D’s-Dollars,Defense,Deity,Destiny, and “Democracy” ““Empire of Liberty”Empire of Liberty” Expansion was NOT Selfish but AltruisticExpansion was NOT Selfish but Altruistic Opposition to Further ExpansionOpposition to Further Expansion Increased Controversy over SlaveryIncreased Controversy over Slavery
– Americans in TexasAmericans in Texas Stephen F. AustinStephen F. Austin U.S. Tried to Purchase Texas-1830U.S. Tried to Purchase Texas-1830 Migrations of White Southern Slave OwnersMigrations of White Southern Slave Owners Catholicism, Spanish Language and LoyaltyCatholicism, Spanish Language and Loyalty Mexico Began to Oppose SettlementsMexico Began to Oppose Settlements Illegal Immigration into Texas-”G.T.T.”Illegal Immigration into Texas-”G.T.T.”3
Texas IndependenceTexas Independence
Battle of the Alamo-1836 Goliad Massacre-1836
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The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis Looking WestwardLooking Westward
– Tensions Between the United States and MexicoTensions Between the United States and Mexico Battle of San Jacinto-1836Battle of San Jacinto-1836 Capture of General Santa AnnaCapture of General Santa Anna Treaty of Velasco-1836Treaty of Velasco-1836 Independence of Texas-1836Independence of Texas-1836 Opposition to Annexation (Slavery Issue)Opposition to Annexation (Slavery Issue) Northerners Opposed to New Slave TerritoryNortherners Opposed to New Slave Territory
Sam Houston (Portrait Gallery)5
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The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis Looking WestwardLooking Westward
– OregonOregon Disputed ClaimsDisputed Claims Conflict between Settlers and IndiansConflict between Settlers and Indians
– The Westward MigrationThe Westward Migration
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The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis
Western Trails in 18607
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The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis Looking WestwardLooking Westward
– Life on the TrailLife on the Trail The Oregon TrailThe Oregon Trail Life on a TrailLife on a Trail
A Full Team on the Sierras (Library of Congress)
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The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis Expansion and WarExpansion and War
– The Democrats and ExpansionThe Democrats and Expansion Election of James K. Polk-1844Election of James K. Polk-1844 Supported Acquisition of Oregon and TexasSupported Acquisition of Oregon and Texas Compromise over OregonCompromise over Oregon
James K. Polk (Portrait Gallery)
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The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis
The Oregon Boundary, 184610
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The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis Expansion and WarExpansion and War
– The Southwest and CaliforniaThe Southwest and California Texas Boundary in Dispute-1845Texas Boundary in Dispute-1845 Rio Grande vs. Nueces River BoundaryRio Grande vs. Nueces River Boundary ““Nueces Strip”Nueces Strip” American Interests in California (Alta California)American Interests in California (Alta California) U.S. Provokes Mexico into War-April 1846U.S. Provokes Mexico into War-April 1846 Camp Brown (Brownsville, Tx)Camp Brown (Brownsville, Tx)
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The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis Expansion and WarExpansion and War
– The Mexican WarThe Mexican War Failure of the Slidell MissionFailure of the Slidell Mission Opposition to the WarOpposition to the War Abraham Lincoln and Henry David ThoreauAbraham Lincoln and Henry David Thoreau Bear Flag Revolution-June 1846Bear Flag Revolution-June 1846 General Zachery TaylorGeneral Zachery Taylor General Winfield ScottGeneral Winfield Scott San Patricios and “Ninos Heroes”San Patricios and “Ninos Heroes” Seizure of Mexico City-Sept.1847Seizure of Mexico City-Sept.1847 Nicholas Trist MissionNicholas Trist Mission Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo-1848Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo-1848 Mexico Lost 500,000 Sq. Miles of TerritoryMexico Lost 500,000 Sq. Miles of Territory U.S. Paid $15 Million to MexicoU.S. Paid $15 Million to Mexico
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John C. Fremont
Mexican War-1846-1847Mexican War-1846-1847
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The Mexican War, 1846-184814
Capture of Mexico City
Ninos Heroes
San Patricios
U.S. Occupation of Mexico CityU.S. Occupation of Mexico City
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The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis
Southwestern Expansion, 1845-185317
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The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis The Sectional DebateThe Sectional Debate
– Slavery and the TerritoriesSlavery and the Territories Wilmot ProvisoWilmot Proviso Prohibited Slavery in Mexican CessionProhibited Slavery in Mexican Cession President Polk Viewed as Pro-southPresident Polk Viewed as Pro-south Competing PlansCompeting Plans Popular Sovereignty /Squatter SovereigntyPopular Sovereignty /Squatter Sovereignty Missouri Compromise-1820Missouri Compromise-1820 Free-Soil Party (Anti-Slavery Party)Free-Soil Party (Anti-Slavery Party)
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James K. Polk
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The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis The Sectional DebateThe Sectional Debate
– The California Gold RushThe California Gold Rush Forty-ninersForty-niners Indian Slavery/Indentured ServitudeIndian Slavery/Indentured Servitude President Zachary TaylorPresident Zachary Taylor Ca. Admitted as a Free State State-Ca. Admitted as a Free State State-
18501850 Free vs. Slave States-”Unbalanced”Free vs. Slave States-”Unbalanced”
An 1858 map of California and Oregon, showing Gold strikes (Royalty-Free / CORBIS)
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U.S ExpansionU.S Expansion
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The Sectional DebateThe Sectional Debate– Rising Sectional TensionsRising Sectional Tensions
Sectional Conflict Sectional Conflict
Over Slavery in Over Slavery in
the Territories (N.M. the Territories (N.M. Oregon and Utah)Oregon and Utah)
– The Compromise The Compromise of 1850of 1850 Clay’s Proposed Clay’s Proposed
SolutionSolution Stronger Fugitive Slave ActStronger Fugitive Slave Act Temporary Temporary
CompromiseCompromise
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Prominent American legislators pose while working out the
Compromise of 1850 (Library of Congress)
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Slave and Free Territories Under the Compromise of 1850
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The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis The Crises of the 1850sThe Crises of the 1850s
– The Uneasy TruceThe Uneasy Truce Northern Opposition to the Fugitive Northern Opposition to the Fugitive
Slave ActSlave Act– ““Young America”Young America”
Ostend Manifesto-1854Ostend Manifesto-1854 U.S. Attempted to Acquire CubaU.S. Attempted to Acquire Cuba
Franklin Pierce (Library of Congress)
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The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis The Crises of the 1850sThe Crises of the 1850s
– Slavery, Railroads, and the WestSlavery, Railroads, and the West Transcontinental Railroad and SlaveryTranscontinental Railroad and Slavery Northerners vs. Southerners Northerners vs. Southerners Gadsden Purchase-1853Gadsden Purchase-1853 Jefferson Davis and Southern InterestsJefferson Davis and Southern Interests
– The Kansas-Nebraska ControversyThe Kansas-Nebraska Controversy Kansas-Nebraska ActKansas-Nebraska Act Birth of the Republican PartyBirth of the Republican Party
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Jefferson Davis
Gadsden Purchase-1853► 30,000 Square Miles► $10 Million► Promoted Southern Railroad Interests
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The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis The Crises of the 1850sThe Crises of the 1850s
– ““Bleeding Kansas”Bleeding Kansas” Pottawatomie MassacrePottawatomie Massacre ““Bleeding Kansas”Bleeding Kansas” John BrownJohn Brown Preston Brooks and Charles SumnerPreston Brooks and Charles Sumner
– The Free-Soil IdeologyThe Free-Soil Ideology ““Free Soil” IdeologyFree Soil” Ideology Opposition to the Expansion of SlaveryOpposition to the Expansion of Slavery ““Slave Power Conspiracy”Slave Power Conspiracy”
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The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis The Crises of the 1850sThe Crises of the 1850s
– The Pro-Slavery ArgumentThe Pro-Slavery Argument The Pro-Slavery ArgumentThe Pro-Slavery Argument
Anti-Abolitionist Violence
(Library of Congress)
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The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis The Crises of the 1850sThe Crises of the 1850s
– Buchanan and DepressionBuchanan and Depression Election of 1856Election of 1856 Republican John C. FremontRepublican John C. Fremont
– The The Dred Scott Dred Scott Decision-1857Decision-1857 Taney’s Sweeping OpinionTaney’s Sweeping Opinion Missouri Compromise ruled UnconstitutionalMissouri Compromise ruled Unconstitutional
– Deadlock over KansasDeadlock over Kansas Lecompton Constitution RejectedLecompton Constitution Rejected
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The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis The Crises of the 1850sThe Crises of the 1850s
– The Emergence of LincolnThe Emergence of Lincoln Lincoln-Douglas Debates-1858Lincoln-Douglas Debates-1858 Lincoln’s PositionLincoln’s Position Free White LaborFree White Labor Lincoln Gained New SupportLincoln Gained New Support
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Abraham Lincoln (Royalty-Free/CORBIS)
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The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis The Crises of the 1850sThe Crises of the 1850s
– John Brown’s Raid-1859John Brown’s Raid-1859 John Brown’s RaidJohn Brown’s Raid Attack Harper’s FerryAttack Harper’s Ferry
The Hanging of John Brown
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The Impending CrisisThe Impending Crisis The Crises of the 1850sThe Crises of the 1850s
– The Election of LincolnThe Election of Lincoln Divided DemocratsDivided Democrats Less Than Half the Popular VoteLess Than Half the Popular Vote DisunionDisunion Southerners Become HopelessSoutherners Become Hopeless
The Election of 1860
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The Impending CrisisThe Impending CrisisPatterns of Popular Culture:Patterns of Popular Culture:
LyceumsLyceums
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