After the War Ch 12 Part 4

Completing the Continental United States The last bit of territory added to the continental U.S. was a strip of land across what is now southern New Mexico and Arizona. In 1853, Mexico sold the Gadsden Purchase – to the U.S. for $10 million James K. Polk had already secured the Northern U.S. boundary by splitting the Oregon Country with England in 1846. They agreed to split the land at the area of the current Canadian boarder. Therefore, this new Gadsden Purchase formed the southern border and gave the United States its current shape. The U.S. now stretched from ‘sea to shining sea.” 8.6 D  The students will explain the major issues and events of the Mexican War and their impact on the United States

The Gadsden Purchase was necessary to build a railroad to California MANIFEST DESTINY Oregon Country 1848, by Treaty with Great Britain This became Part of the U.S. in 1783 With the Treaty of Paris Louisiana Purchase in 1803 from France Mexican Cession - 1848 Annexation of Texas -1845 Gadsden Purchase-1853 From the Adams-Onís Treaty in 1819

James K. Polk checklist Expand the United States Annex Texas Fulfill Manifest Destiny Acquire the Oregon Territory He also lowered tariffs and established the U.S. Treasury

Slave sale in Easton, Maryland Issue of Slavery Texas had originally been denied as a state in 1836 because the Northern states did not want Texas to join the U.S. as a slave state. However, as long as the number of slave states was even with the number of free states, both sides were happy. If Texas was able to control the land of New Mexico, that would have made it open to slavery, and the Northern states refused to allow that. Slave sale in Easton, Maryland

Compromise of 1850 California became a free state New Mexico and Utah became territories and voted as to whether or not they wanted slavery The slave trade, but not slavery itself was ended in Washington D.C. The Fugitive Slave Law was passed. Let’s make a deal! TAKS TOPIC Henry Clay, the Great Compromiser, negotiates the Compromise of 1850 in the U.S. Congress.

Compromise of 1850 Henry Clay proposed the Compromise of 1850 In it: California admitted to Union as Free State Slave trade outlawed in Washington DC Fugitive Slave Law passed -Runaway slaves would now have to be legally returned to their owners

What About Texas? Part of the compromise of 1850 was the Texas and New Mexico Act, Texas agreed to give up some of its territory, for $10 Million. This created Texas’ present day borders. Many in Texas were angry about this agreement, but most realized that Texas needed the money, to help pay off its debts, more than it needed the land. Pearce Texas Agreed to the border proposed by James Pearce of Maryland rather than that of Henry Clay