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Westward Expansion

United States, pre-Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War

Election of 1844 Polk’s campaign slogan – “Fifty-four forty or fight!” Take over all of Oregon as the U.S. spreads west

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

Blazing New Trails Oregon In 1846, a formal agreement was settled which divided Oregon between U.S. & G.B. 49th parallel became boundary between U.S. & Canada Settlers were flooding Oregon on the Oregon Trail Missionaries were the first permanent American white settlers

Mormons Mormons moved west seeking religious freedom Blaze their own trail from Independence, MO to the Great Salt Lake

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

Trails Map