1. Northwest Ordinance
Oregon Country
Missouri Compromise
Mexico
Santa Fe Trail
Texas Independence

2. Westward Expansion

4. Remember the American Revolution? We won some new land…
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Provided a plan for governing new territories and creating states
Once the territory had 5,000 MEN and 60,000 people they could create an assembly and request admittance to the Union (Become a new state!)
Must create a state constitution
COULD NOT HAVE SLAVERY!
Must create public education

5. *Manifest Destiny & $ 1. Oregon Country
Adams-Onis Treaty: ended Spanish claims to Oregon and Florida and U.S. and G.B. agreed to share Oregon
Settlers drawn to new region for fur trade
Oregon Trail: land route from Missouri to Oregon > 2,000 miles, 5 months!!!!

6. Many died on journey
The Donner Party story – stuck in snowstorm and resorted to cannibalism to survive
Mmmmm
I taste like
Chicken!!

7. Donner Lake…
Donner Bridge…

9. 2. Missouri Compromise Fight over LA purchase land about slavery
Missouri coming in will tip the power in Congress to one side
Maine = free…Missouri = slave
North of Missouri = free
South of Missouri = slave
All other new land in the future = free

11. 3. Mexico –
was a colony of the Spanish, but they won independence in 1821
American settlers want this land!
Rich in resources, believed Mexico doesn’t deserve this land, they are weak and uncivilized)
Mexico encouraged American trade and migration to strengthen the region…becomes dominated by Americans

12. * Background on Texas Independence
1. Mexico closes borders to Americans (b/c they oppose slavery)
a) Americans IGNORE … come illegally (ironic?)
b) Americans outnumber Mexicans 10:1

14. General Santa Anna = dictator of Mexico
Orders Americans be disarmed and deported (no guns so you can’t fight us!)
200 Texans (Americans) vs. 4,000 Mexicans fight at Alamo for Texan independence
Mexicans win - those that surrender = shot!
Hi,
I’m General Santa Anna

15. 3. Other Texans = inspired
“Remember the Alamo”: remember the bravery and sacrifice
They use this pride and bravery to attack Mexico again and defeat General Santa Anna….…
2nd time’s the charm!

16. Texas is INDEPENDENT COUNTRY!!!!

17. …not for long though: Texas requests that the U. S
…not for long though: Texas requests that the U.S. take them as a new state. The U.S. annexes (adds) Texas to U.S. as a slave state

19. This makes Mexico mad…

20. Mexican War (US vs. Mex.) Mexico Is crushed.

21. Causes
Manifest destiny: belief that the US was destined to rule all of North America (Mexicoooo…).
Southern desire to add slave states
Mexico refuses to sell CA (nope, we need that)
Mexico offended when US annexes TX
(Mexicans refuse to acknowledge they lost Big Texas )

22. A caricature of Democratic candidate Lewis Cass, suggesting that his expansionist leanings would lead the United States into war.

23. Effects of Territorial Expansion
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
311
Gadsden Purchase
312
Wilmot Proviso
California Gold Rush
313

24. 2. Effects Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
- Rio Grande = southern border of US
- Mexico cedes (gives up) CA & NM
b) Gadsden Purchase …final land deal to seal continental US
c) Increases Sectional Tension – fight over slavery in new land
OMG its complete!!!

27. SECTIONALISM: loyalty to the interests of one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole

28. Now what to do with the land we got from Mexico?

29. Wilmot Proviso: Let’s read on
Bill that would have made slavery illegal in territory won during the Mexican War
BUT, never approved by the Senate… still don’t know what to do with territories

30. Compromise of 1850 WE GET TO CHOOSE!!! California = free
Territories of NM & UT would decide for themselves (vote) whether slavery would be legal (popular sovereignty)
Fugitive Slave Act = ordered all citizens to assist in the return of run away slaves.