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Manifest Destiny, Oregon, Texas, and the War with Mexico

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1 Manifest Destiny, Oregon, Texas, and the War with Mexico

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3 Monroe Doctrine (1823) Ended Colonization Ended Intervention
Concerned about Russia Ended Intervention Concerned about Europe in South America

4 Maine Road from Halifax to Quebec Crossed disputed Maine-Canada border
Aroostook War

5 Manifest Destiny Idea and belief that Americans had a God-given right to all the land on the North American continent Oregon People moved to the northwest b/c of poor farming in the plains Both the British and U.S. wanted this area Missionaries convinced people to settle to convert Native Americans

6 Oregon and the Northwest
Mountain men carved out the Oregon Trail At first people went with guides then with guide books Donner Party (1846) Native Americans were threatened

7 Jim Bridger and Kit Carson

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10 California Controlled by Mexico
Mexico City b/c of distance could not govern well Governor sold 50,000 acres to John Sutter to try and get more settlers

11 John Sutter

12 Texas Tejanos Empresarios National Colonization Act
Haden Edwards vs. Stephen Austin Mexico began to tighten their hold on Texas Texans wanted to make Texas a state under Mexico (failed)

13 Stephen Austin and Haden Edwards

14 Texas (cont’d) Stephen Austin's letter Santa Anna reactions
Sam Houston and the Texas Army Alamo Battle of San Jacinto Annexation of Texas was denied originally

15 Santa Anna Became the Dictator of Mexico

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17 Sam Houston

18 James Polk Elected in 1844 Promised to annex Texas and Oregon
Buy California Tyler had already annexed Texas but there were border disputes John Slidell went down to buy California but was turned away Ordered Zachary Taylor to march into Texas prompting Mexico to declare war

19 James Polk and Zachary Taylor

20 War with Mexico General John C. Fremont lead to troops in CA and easily won CA declared independent on June 14, 1846, U.S. took control a few weeks later Mexico after numerous defeats refused to surrender General Winfield Scott replaced Taylor They captured Mexico City on Sept. 14, 1847

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22 Winfield Scott

23 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Signed Feb. 2, 1848 Mexico ceded 500K sq miles California Utah Nevada Most of New Mexico, Arizona Parts of Colorado, Wyoming Rio Grande was southern Texas border U.S. paid $18.5M

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