 Manifest Destiny is the belief that it was the destiny of the United States to expand its borders from “East to West” across the North American continent.  John L. O’Sullivan came up with the slogan in 1845.

 Oregon Country is a huge are of land between the pacific ocean and the Rocky Mountains, North of California.  Washing, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming came from here.  From the Treaty of Great Britain.  The journey was 2,000 miles.  It started in Miss. Valley.

 Oregon Country went over the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains.  It crossed Platte River, Snake River, and Columbia River.  The saying, “Fifty-four forty or fight!” is the line of latitude serving as the northern boundary of Oregon.

 The main idea: Texas won their independence from Mexico and asked to be admitted to the United States.  The conflict over Texas started in  Stephen F. Austin was known as the Father of Texas, led the second, but first legal and ultimately successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families from the United States. The capital of Texas, Austin Texas, is named in his honor.

 Santa Anna became president of Mexico in  The Mexicans mad it impossible for current settlers in Texas to invite friends and family’s still living in the United States to become naturalized and legal citizens of Mexico. This law also effected friends and family’s who had just arrived or were in the process of coming to Texas. But this was small part of the problem at the time. Additional laws were passed in The Americans weren’t happy with this.

 The Alamo is a building in San Antonio, Texas. On February 23, 1836, the Mexicans surrounded the fort but were held there for 13 days. On March 6, 1836, they finally blasted a hole in the wall of the Alamo. As Mexican troops poured into the mission. The Texans continued to fight with knives and bayonets.. More than 500 Mexicans were killed, but the battle was soon over. There were not enough Texans to hold the fort. Five men were taken prisoner and later shot. “Remember the Alamo!” became the battle cry of Texas army. Six weeks after the fall of the Alamo the Texans, under Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna’s army and captured him in the Battle of San Jacinto.

 March 2 nd, 1836 Texas declared their independence at the Texan convention.  Sam Houston was the commander and chief of the Texas forces after it declared its independence.  Battle of San Jacinto: When: April 21, 1836 The Battle Cry: “ Remember the Alamo! Remember the Goliad!”

 The Santa Fe Trail served as an international trade route between Missouri and the Mexican frontiers from 1821 to Trail states include Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. The Santa Fe Trail crossed Missouri and the Arkansas River.

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