Manifest Destiny in the 1840s

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Manifest Destiny in the 1840s

In the 1830s, Mexico offered cheap land to American ranchers & farmers to move to California When the Mexican War broke out in 1846, Californians revolted from Mexican rule and created an independent nation The California Republic was annexed by the USA as part of the Mexican Cession in 1848

The discovery of gold in San Francisco led to a flood of Americans to California in 1849 “Forty-Niners” hoping to strike it rich came from the East, Latin America, Europe, & Asia

The California gold rush led to a population boom in the West America: Story of US (Gold Rush)

Gold Fever & Immigration to CA was national

Gold Fever & Immigration to CA was Global Where the 49ers Came From

San Francisco before the gold rush San Francisco after the gold rush

By the end of the 1840s, the USA had achieved its Manifest Destiny America had a “continental” empire from the Atlantic to Pacific Westward expansion stimulated the economy, spread democracy, and increased U.S. nationalism But as America spread West, sectional issues over slavery grew