1. Manifest Destiny Notes Cont…

2. The Cotton Gin
Led to Increased demand for Slaves
King Cotton

3. The Telegraph
Efficient Communication between NW and NE

4. Steamboats and Canals
Steamboats transported heavy goods quickly and at lower cost
Canals built where waterways didn’t exist
Erie Canal: Connected the NW and NE

5. Lowell Textile Mills Women outside the home
Immigrants to replace striking workers!

6. The Annexation of Texas and the Mexican-American War
IDENTIFICATIONS:
The Mexican American War
The Gold Rush

7. Texan Independence
Mexican government encouraged Americans to buy cheap land in Texas
Santa Ana tried to force Americans to obey Mexican law
Stephen Austin led the American troops in a war for Independence
TEJANOS (MEXICANS)
AMERICANS
Spoke Spanish
Banned Slavery
Spoke English
Most owned slaves

8. The Alamo American troops lost the siege at the Alamo
Santa Ana executed 300 Anglo troops

9. “Remember the Alamo” Sam Houston led the Infuriated soldiers
18 minutes
killed 630 of Santa Ana’s soldiers

10. Annexation of Texas
Texas admitted to US in 1845 despite slavery debate

11. Border Disputes Traditional Border: Nueces River
Texans claimed: Rio Grande 150 miles SW
Polk sent American troops into disputed region

12. War Begins Mexican troops come to defend territory
Kill 11 American solider in skirmish
President Polk calls for war

13. VIDEO

14. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Rio Grande Border
US to pay 15 million for CALIFONRIA, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, UTAH, ARIZONA, COLORADO, WYOMING

15. The California Gold Rush
9 days later: Gold is discovered in California
The World caught fever and rushed to California

16. MANIFEST DESTINY PROPAGANDA
FIND A PARTNER
CHOOSE A & B
PARTNER A will create a propaganda poster from the perspective of Americans in FAVOR of Manifest Destiny
PARTNER B will create a propaganda poster in opposition of AMERICANS from the perspective of NATIVE AMERICANS or MEXICANS

17. Requirements Clever Heading Central Image or Series of Images
Three Bullet Points of information (Few Words)
Colorful
Written Explanation of Back