1. Westward Expansion

2. Why Move West? Manifest Destiny More land Seeking adventure and opportunity Religious freedom Convert natives to Christianity GOLD

3. Manifest Destiny Belief that the U.S. has the right and duty to expand to the Pacific Ocean What’s going on in this picture? What does the woman represent? “American Progress” by John Gast (1870)

4. Land Gained Treaty of Paris (1783) Louisiana Purchase (1803) Florida Cession (1819) Texas Annexation (1845) Oregon Territory (1846) Mexican Cession (1848) Gadsden Purchase (1853)

5. Treaty of Paris (1783) Territory gained after winning independence from Great Britain Label your map.

6. Louisiana Purchase (1803) President Thomas Jefferson purchased territory for $15 million from France Purchased from Napoleon Bonaparte Lewis and Clark explored this territory Label your map.

7. Florida Cession (1819) President James Monroe purchased Florida for $5 million from Spain Label your map

8. Texas Annexation (1845) Territory is owned by Mexico Many American move there The Americans revolt against Santa Ana – Texas Revolution Americans win – Texas Republic President Polk annexes Texas Label your map.

9. Oregon Territory (1846) Territory belongs to U.S. and Great Britain – Both agree to share in 1818 Pioneers began migrating over the Oregon Trail The U.S. and Great Britain decide to divide the territory in (1846) Label your map.

10. Mexican Cession (1848) Texas was admitted to the Union Mexico is angry, still think Texas belongs to Mexico.... WAR Argument: Where should the border be? Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo – U.S. pays $15 million – Mexico cedes north of the Rio Grande River Label your map

11. Gadsden Purchase (1853) U.S. wants to build railroad from the east to the Gulf of California – Going through the Rocky Mountains was not option – Looking for flat land U.S. purchased land for $10 million from Mexico Label your map.

12. United States after 1853

13. Write Your Summary and answer this question:  How do you think the Native Americans felt about the United States gaining land? Explain.