Manifest Destiny & Westward Expansion

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Manifest Destiny & Westward Expansion

Texas History Summary Notes

Stephen F. Austin “Father of Texas” brought the 1st Anglo settlers to Texas in 1821

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, 1836-Texans defeated the Mexican army and captured Santa Anna

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

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

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 James K. Polk’s platform was the expand our borders to the Pacific Ocean

Expanding West Reasons: To farm & ranch where land was plentiful Mountain men were from many different backgrounds Jim Beckwourth Jedediah Smith They explored, found new trails, shared their knowledge of the land Reasons: To farm & 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 Find gold and become rich

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

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

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