Manifest Destiny Ms. Russo

Objective: To examine Manifest Destiny and the start of the Mexican War. Do Now: Refer to the United States maps found on pages 367 and 893 of your text. When, and in what way, did the following states become a part of the United States? New York Indiana Idaho Nevada Texas Nebraska Florida , Ceded by Spain , original 13 states -1783, terms of the Treaty of Paris -1846, agreement with Britain -1848, Mexican Cession (Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo) -1845, Annexed by Congress , Louisiana Purchase (Purchased from France)

Manifest Destiny - belief that the U.S. had the right to all the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans Manifest Destiny: Video

Election of 1844 Presidential candidate James Polk believed strongly in Manifest Destiny, and he favored annexing Oregon and Texas. President James K. Polk His Presidential slogans were: “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight” and “All of Oregon or None”

After winning the election, the U.S. and Great Britain compromised by dividing Oregon at latitude 49 degrees north.

The U.S. declared war on Mexico in 1846, shortly after annexing Texas. MULTIMEDIAMULTIMEDIA Mexican War – The Beginning

Gen. Zachary Taylor Gen. Santa Anna * First battle of the war.

Northerners opposed the war. They felt it was a Southern attempt to add more slave states to the Union. Michigan Maine Illinois Indiana Ohio Vermont Rhode Island New York New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut New Jersey Pennsylvania Arkansas Missouri Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Tennessee Kentucky Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Maryland Georgia Delaware Free States Slave States Balance of Power Between Free and Slave States as of 1844 Original 13 States