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Manifest Destiny & Westward Expansion

Manifest Destiny America desired to expand because it was good & meant to happen America desired to expand because it was good & meant to happen Manifest Manifest  Clear or obvious Destiny Destiny  Events sure to happen Support for the idea grew in the 1840’s Support for the idea grew in the 1840’s  Merging of political & economic goals  Many people supported expansion through any means necessary

Election of 1844 Polk’s campaign slogan – “Fifty-four forty or fight!” Take over all of Oregon as the U.S. spreads west James K. Polk’s platform was the expand our borders to the Pacific Ocean

Expanding West Reasons Reasons : farm & ranch  To farm & ranch where land was plentiful  Land speculators  Land speculators bought huge plots to make aprofit Broke it down and sold it in small parts to make a large profit escape debt or legal problems  Find jobs or escape debt or legal problems  Find gold  Find gold and become rich Mountain men were from many different backgrounds They explored, found new trails, shared their knowledge of the land

Oregon Oregon  In 1846, a formal agreement was settled which divided Oregon between U.S. & G.B.  49 th parallel became boundary between U.S. & Canada Trail was used to settle the area Trail was used to settle the area  First permanent settlers were missionaries

Mormon Trail Mormons Mormons went west seeking religious freedom Blaze their own trail from Independence, MO to the Great Salt Lake, Utah

Santa Fe Santa Fe Trail Used to connect Missouri with the New Mexico Territory Used to connect Missouri with the New Mexico Territory traders could get rich New Mexico seen as a place where traders could get rich  Founder of the trail came back to MO with bags of gold & silver

Territory of Florida Gains Statehood Cotton Cotton & tobacco plantations plantations in the North and small farms & cattle ranches in central Florida Created a state constitution which included slavery & public schools & petitioned to be a state Granted state statehood after 6 years when Iowa entered as a free state  Maintain the balance between free and slave states  27 th State on March 3, 1845

Manifest Destiny and Texas Notes

Stephen F. Austin “Father of Texas” brought 1 st Anglo settlers to Texas in 1821 – Followed his fathers dream

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Video: Stephen F. Austin and the Settlement of Texas Video: Stephen F. Austin and the Settlement of Texas

Sam Houston Texas General - defeated Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto 1st President of the Republic of Texas

Revolution and Independence from Mexico Alamo – Feb/March 1836, San Antonio, Mexicans defeated outnumbered Texans San Jacinto – April 21, Texans defeated the Mexican army and captured Santa Anna

Video: Battles of the alamo and Goliad Video: Battles of the alamo and Goliad

Battle of San Jacinto Video Battle of San Jacinto Video

Texas as a nation (10 years) Texas was refused admission as a state because Texas was refused admission as a state to the United States because of – 1.Slavery 2.Possible war with Mexico 3.Texas debt