do now Based on your homework reading, why was the Mexican-American War fought? Explain your answer.
601: THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR Unit 6: Sectionalism and the Civil War 12/15
“American Progress” by John Gaston
Political Roundup…
The Election of 1836 Martin Van Buren – Jackson’s VP The Panic of 1837 “Dead” Nat’l Bank
1840 Candidates! Democrats Whigs Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison + John Tyler “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!” “Log Cabins and Hard Cider!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDukCTcITLY Harrison Drunk History
James K. Polk (D) Believed in Manifest Destiny
OREGON “Fifty-four forty or fight!” Treaty: 49th parallel
CALIFORNIA (Small numbers of Mexicans) + (U.S. settlers) = (calls for independence)
How can western expansion result in sectionalism?
Textbook (pp. 266-273) Analyzing Timelines, p. 267 Answer question 2 Analyzing Geography, p. 268 Answer question 1 Document-Based Questions, p. 273 Answer questions 1-4
Thinking questions Is Manifest Destiny an example of American exceptionalism? No matter your opinion on the first two, how could Manifest Destiny help to lead to the Civil War?
How could Manifest Destiny help to lead to the Civil War How could Manifest Destiny help to lead to the Civil War? How is the Mexican-American war tie an example of Manifest Destiny in action?