Manifest Destiny and Expansion Ch. 9, 2&3 (in textbook) Chapter 6 – US Some old, some new Ch. 9, 2&3 (in textbook) Chapter 6 – US Some old, some new

Texas ◊Close to US, small Tejanos (Mexican) population ◊Fertile inviting land - attracting many US settlers ◊Texas gains independence in 1836 ◊Led by Sam Houston (Texans), Mexicans by Santa Anna (Mexican dictator) March Alamo Became a rallying cry rather than a lesson in defeat ◊Close to US, small Tejanos (Mexican) population ◊Fertile inviting land - attracting many US settlers ◊Texas gains independence in 1836 ◊Led by Sam Houston (Texans), Mexicans by Santa Anna (Mexican dictator) March Alamo Became a rallying cry rather than a lesson in defeat

The Lone Star Republic ◊Applied for statehood ◊Supported by James K. Polk (running for president at the time) ◊Opposed by Congress ◊Led to the Oregon Compromise - (Oregon - free state, Texas - slave state) ◊Applied for statehood ◊Supported by James K. Polk (running for president at the time) ◊Opposed by Congress ◊Led to the Oregon Compromise - (Oregon - free state, Texas - slave state)

Mexican American War ◊Democrats largely pro-war, Whigs - quietly anti-war ◊US Victory - 9/1847 ◊Larger, wealthier, more populated ◊West Point Academy - trained officers ◊Mexico divided under Santa Anna ◊9/1847 Mexico City captured ◊Democrats largely pro-war, Whigs - quietly anti-war ◊US Victory - 9/1847 ◊Larger, wealthier, more populated ◊West Point Academy - trained officers ◊Mexico divided under Santa Anna ◊9/1847 Mexico City captured

Manifest Destiny ◊Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Mexico ceded most of the US Southwest ◊Gadsden Purchase ◊Southern AZ and NM ◊Wilmot Proviso - proposed law (1846) that would ban slavery in lands gained from Mexico, narrowly defeated, reintroduced for 15 years ◊Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Mexico ceded most of the US Southwest ◊Gadsden Purchase ◊Southern AZ and NM ◊Wilmot Proviso - proposed law (1846) that would ban slavery in lands gained from Mexico, narrowly defeated, reintroduced for 15 years

During the Civil War ◊Homestead Act – 1862 – made land in the west available at a low cost ◊Pacific Railway Act – created the transcontinental railroad ◊Both resulted in a considerable increase in westward migration ◊Homestead Act – 1862 – made land in the west available at a low cost ◊Pacific Railway Act – created the transcontinental railroad ◊Both resulted in a considerable increase in westward migration