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Manifest Destiny
-theory that the US should expand across the continent
- From east coast to west coast; “God’s Will”
Louisiana Purchase - doubled the size of the US
War of 1812 – made US a world power
Lure of the West – created rise of Nationalism in the US; Oregon Trail and Sante Fe Trails in the 1840s
Manifest Destiny
-theory that the US should expand across the continent
Louisiana Purchase
War of 1812
Lure of the West
Manifest Destiny
-theory that the US should expand across the continent
Louisiana Purchase
War of 1812
Lure of the West
Mormons
-religious group founded by Joseph Smith , 1827
-Smith was killed by a mob denouncing his views – Polygamy (having more than one wife)
-Brigham Young led the group west to Utah, 1847; settled there; majority still Mormon there
-formed a thriving community – Salt Lake City
Texas
-immigrants from U.S. move into Mexican Texas
Stephen F. Austin leads the settlers; given land grants from Spanish. Had to follow Mexican law and Catholicism
-Mexico tries to regain control of Texas – Santa Anna is the President of Mexico
-Mexico feared a plot by the U.S. to acquire Texas
Texas
-Battle of the Alamo, 1836
Texans defeated (Massacred)
1800 Mexican Troops vs 189 Texans; 600 Mexicans die. All Texans die
-Texans eventually defeat Mexican Army and declare independence
-1836, Lone Star Republic
Sam Houston serves as President of Texas
Western Lands
-Indian conflicts
Indian Removal
Laramie Treaty, 1851 – Indians offer safe travel for settlers on Oregon Trail in exchange for $50K per year
Broken Treaties
Western Lands
-Oregon Territory
Oregon Trail – Disease (Cholera) bad water, starvation
Independence to Portland
Missouri to Portland 2000 miles
Donner Party – trapped on mountain; ate the dead to survive
-“54-40 or Fight” – campaign slogan used by Polk to enforce Manifest Destiny to Oregon
-James K. Polk
-election of 1844
Western Lands
-Oregon Territory
Oregon Trial – Disease (Cholera) bad water, starvation
Independence to Portland
Missouri to Portland 2000 miles
Donner Party – trapped on mountain; ate the dead to survie
-“54-40 or Fight” – campaign slogan used by Polk to enforce Manifest Destiny to Oregon
-James K. Polk
-election of 1844
Mexican War
-Texas finally annexed in 1845
-promise of newly elected Polk
-border dispute arises with Mexico
-Polk sends troops
-war breaks out after border skirmish
General Zachary Taylor – “Old Rough and Ready”
General Winfield Scott – “Old Fuss and Feathers”
Mexican War
-Mexico defeated
-Mexican cessation of lands in the west 1848
California, Nevada, NM, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming
Mexican War
-Mexico defeated
-Mexican cessation of lands in the west 1848
California, Nevada, NM, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming
Spoils of War
-Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo – ends the Mexican War
-Mexican cessation
-Gadsden Purchase
- Creates the “Continental United States”
-Zach Taylor elected President
-California Gold Rush
Gold found in 1848 at Sutter’s Mill
1849 Gold Rush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn2FzuPyFlY
Spoils of War
-Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
-Mexican cessation
-Gadsden Purchase
-Zach Taylor elected President
-California Gold Rush
Gold found in 1848 at Sutter’s Mill
1849 Gold Rush – “Forty-Niners”