Do Now: What does this painting imply about the effects of Manifest Destiny?

1821 Mexico wins independence from Spain Land grants offered by agents (empresarios) Stephen F. Austin establishes the most successful settlement 1833 Austin asks for self-government. Imprisoned by Santa Anna. Feb 1836 The Alamo April 1836 Battle of San Jacinto 1845 Texas is annexed as 28 th state

Texas Declaration of Independence

Key Figures in Texas Independence, 1836 Sam Houston ( ) Steven Austin ( )

The Republic of Texas

 Annexed Texas  Slidell Mission  Wilmot Proviso Mexican War

The Slidell Mission: Nov, 1845  Rio Grande River as the border  Forgive claims  Buy New Mexico & California John Slidell

Wilmot Proviso, 1846 All land from Mexico would not be slave states. All land from Mexico would not be slave states. Congr. David Wilmot (D-PA)

The Mexican War ( )

The Effects of the War

General Zachary Taylor “Old Rough and Ready”

Mexican War → Civil War

Treaty of Guadalupe- Hidalgo, 1848 Nicholas Trist, American Negotiator

California - GOLD! At Sutter’s Mill, 1848 John A. Sutter

California Gold Rush, er’s

Write a response to the idea of Manifest Destiny:  Response = question, agree/disagreement, aha moment  Your response must include one piece of supporting textual evidence Write a response to your classmate  Read and underline their most interesting idea  Respond to their interesting idea in agreement or disagreement.  Use textual evidence.