1. MANIFEST DESTINY “WESTWARD THE COURSE OF EMPIRE”
OBJ: TO UNDERSTAND THE FORCES THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENTS WHICH LED TO SECTIONAL DIVISION BY 1850

2. I. JOHN TYLER: PRESIDENT WITHOUT A PARTY A. DOMESTIC AFFAIRS
1ST IMPRESSIONS DECEIVING
DISAGREED WITH JACKSON’S EXPANSION OF PRES. POWER
CONTINUED DISMEMBERMENT OF AMERICAN SYSTEM
REPEALED INDEPENDENT TREASURY
VETOED BANK RECHARTER
CABINET RESIGNED
CLAY VS. TYLER
CLAY LAND PROPOSAL BUT REALLY TARIFF HIKE
PREEMPTION ACT 1841 – SOUTH AGREED BUT ONLY IF TARIFF STAYED BELOW 20%
VETOED TARIFF & REPLACED BY BLACK TARIFF – REVERSED COMP TARIFF 1833
ECO DEVASTATION & REPEALED 1846

3. B. FOREIGN POLICY 1. NORTHEAST
YOUNG AMERICANS – NEW GENERATION, LESS FEARFUL, PURGE PARTY OF FEAR OF EXPANSION, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
EMBRACED TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE & ADVANCEMENTS
CANADA & MAINE: END OF RAPPROACHMENT
CAROLINE INCIDENT & AROOSTOK WAR
WEBSTER-ASHBURTON TREATY – DEFINITIVE BOUNDARY WITH CANADA

4. 2. WESTWARD EXPANSION OREGON
1818 CONVENTION – JOINT OCCUPATION EXTENDED INDEFINITELY
BUT THEN…..MISSIONARIES HEAD WEST & REBUFFED
MIGRATION WEST ENCOURAGED & OUTNUMBERED BRITISH BY 1840’S
AMERICAN SETTLEMENTS CONTINUE SOUTH ALONG COAST
MINING, FARMING, MERCHANTS: ECO OPPORTUNITY, VANGUARD FOR EXPANSION OF CAPITALISM
OREGON TRAIL 2K MILES – HARD LIFE

5. b. TEXAS. ADAMS ONIS 1819 – RELINQUISHED CLAIMS TO TEXAS
b. TEXAS *ADAMS ONIS 1819 – RELINQUISHED CLAIMS TO TEXAS *MEXICO ENCOURAGED AM SETTLE- MENT *S.A. AUSTIN LED THOUSANDS TO TEXAS & COTTON FLOURISHED *AUSTIN & OTHERS INCREASED POWER & INFLUENCE *ATTEMPT AT INDEPENDENCE FAILED *MEXICAN GOV’T CHANGED MID 30’S –SANTA ANNA *TEXAS DECLARED INDEPENDENCE 1835, *DISORGANIZED LED TO SLAUGHTER AT ALAMO *REORGANIZED UNDER SAM HOUSTON & REVENGE SAN JACINTO *TREATY OF VELASCO *ATTEMPTED ANNEXATION IGNORED *LONE STAR REPUBLIC 10 YEARS

6. b2.0 - TEXAS IS SO BIG IT NEEDS 2 SLIDES
TYLER WANTED ELECTION IN HIS OWN RIGHT
NEEDS ISSUE
JAX, V.B., WHH & TYLER IGNORED ISSUE
ATTEMPTED ANNEXATION TO NO AVAIL
ELECTION 1844
WHIGS: CLAY
INDEP: TYLER
LIBERTY: BIRNEY – ANTI-SLAVERY
DEMS: POLK & WRIGHT (NY) VP
54◦ 40’ OR FIGHT: REOCCUPATION OF OREGON & REANNEXATION OF TEXAS
UNIFIED N & S EXPANSIONIST DEMS
MANIFEST DESTINY – JOHN O’SULLIVAN 1845
TEXAS ANNEXED LAST ACT TYLER