1. Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s - 1848
Manifest Destiny Defined
Trickles West
Troubles in Texas
The Mexican War,
Results
Summary
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?

2. Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War
8 Questions
Illinois troops captured $18,000 worth of gold and this possession of Mexican general Santa Anna. They returned the gold but kept this possession.
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?

3. Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s - 1848
Manifest Destiny Defined
Trickles West
Troubles in Texas
The Mexican War,
Results
Summary
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?

4. Painting, “American Progress”, John Gast, 1872
Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s
Painting, “American Progress”, John Gast, 1872

5. Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s - 1848
Louisiana Purchase, 1803
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?

6. The American realizes that 'Progress is God.'
Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s
The American realizes that 'Progress is God.'
The destiny of the American people is to subdue the continent -- to rush over this vast field to the Pacific Ocean... to change darkness into light and confirm the destiny of the human race... Divine task! Immortal mission!
The pioneer army perpetually... strikes to the front. Empire plants itself upon the trails.
- William Gilpin, American expansionist
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?

7. Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s - 1848
Manifest Destiny Defined
Trickles West
Troubles in Texas
The Mexican War,
Results
Summary
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?

8. Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s - 1848
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?

9. Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s - 1848
On to Oregon, 1820’s – 1840’s
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?

10. Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s - 1848
Manifest Destiny Defined
Trickles West
Troubles in Texas
The Mexican War,
Results
Summary
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?

11. Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s - 1848
Mexico, 1835
New Spain, 1819
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?

12. GTT on abandoned cabins
Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s
GTT on abandoned cabins
New Spain, 1819
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?

13. Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s - 1848
Requirements set by the Mexican
Government for emigrants to Texas:
1. renounce US citizenship
2. convert to Catholicism
3. no use of slaves
Few “Texicanos” complied with these.
Mexican governors started to enforce the requirements, Texans resisted.
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?

14. Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s - 1848
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?

15. Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s - 1848
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?

16. Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s - 1848
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?

17. Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s - 1848
Manifest Destiny Defined
Trickles West
Troubles in Texas
The Mexican War,
Results
Summary
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?

18. Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s - 1848
United States, 1845
James Polk, “Polk the Purposeful”

19. - Editorial in the Illinois State Register, 1845
Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s
. . . For myself, I was bitterly opposed to the measure [declared war on Mexico], and to this day, regard the war, which resulted, as one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation. It was an instance of a republic following the bad example of European monarchies, in not considering justice in their desire to acquire additional territory.
“Shall this garden of beauty [Mexico] be suffered to lie dormant in its wild and useless luxuriance? Myriads of enterprising Americans would flock to its rich and inviting prairies; the hum of Anglo-American industry would be heard in its valley; cities would rise upon its plains and sea-coast, and the resources and wealth of the nation be increase in incalculable degree.”
- Editorial in the Illinois State Register, 1845
- U.S. Grant, “Memoirs”, 1885
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?

20. Texas annexed into the Union,
Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s
Texas annexed into the Union,
January, 1845

21. If the objective of the war with Mexico was to secure
Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s
If the objective of the war
with Mexico was to secure
Texas in the Union, what
kind of strategy would you
use? How should US land
and naval forces maneuver
to achieve this objective?
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?

22. Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s - 1848
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?

23. Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s - 1848
Manifest Destiny Defined
Trickles West
Troubles in Texas
The Mexican War,
Results
Summary
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?

24. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848
Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848

25. Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s - 1848
Slavery?

26. Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War, 1820’s - 1848
Manifest Destiny Defined
Trickles West
Troubles in Texas
The Mexican War,
Results
Summary
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?

27. Race for Space: Manifest Destiny, Texas and the Mexican War
Burns, the West episode 2, Henry Sager family
mbI&t=3707s
53:45 – 1:06:18
VHS 92 Mexican war approx. 13
Big Question: To what extent did economic, social, political and technological trends in the Northern states from the 1840’s to 1861 tend to split the Union?