1. 10.3
U.S. Expansion and War

2. Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny: the idea that the U.S. had the right to control all land in North America from the Atlantic to Pacific
It is obvious (manifest) that this was God’s plan (destiny)
Indian Removal Act of 1830 – U.S. Gvt. force Native Americans off land
Trail of Tears = Cherokee march of 800 miles from Georgia to Oklahoma
1845 – Texas annexed by U.S.; leads to Mexican-American War; U.S. wins TX, CA, UT, AZ, parts of CO & NM
Gadsen Purchase (small area in southern AZ) completes U.S. boundaries

3. U.S. Civil War
CIVIL WAR DOES NOT BEGIN BECAUSE OF SLAVERY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Civil War is about power – who has more power: federal gvt. or state gvt.?
Southern states secede & form their own country (Confederate States of America)
Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation

4. Emancipation Proclamation - 1863
DOES NOT FREE THE SLAVES!!!!!!!!!

5. Emancipation Proclamation - 1863
Frees slaves in Confederate states
U.S. law does not apply in Confederate states
Confederate states given option to return to U.S. and keep slaves
Freed slaves should not be violent
Freed slaves should be paid fair wages
Freed slaves can join the U.S. Army
Emancipation Proclamation turns Civil War into war about slavery – now a moral war
Gets support from European countries