1. Manifest Destiny Will it be free or slave?

2. Manifest Destiny It’s our God given right to expand our borders US decides to acquire more land (term coined by John O’Sullivan )

3. Acquiring Land THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE OF 1803 THE SPANISH POSSESSIONS / SPANISH TEXAS AND OREGON COUNTRY (1818- 1846) THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR (1846- 1848)

4. Louisiana Purchase of 1803 When: 1803 Who: –France (Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte) – US (Thomas Jefferson) http://thechinadesk.blogspot.com/2007_11_01_archive.html

5. Louisiana Purchase of 1803 Where: http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/Website/Course%20Index/Lessons/4/LA%20Purchase.html

6. The Spanish Possessions What: –Oregon Country didn’t have an exact boundary; When: –Spanish Government signed the Adams-Ohnis Treaty of 1819. –This treaty created the exact South West boundary of Oregon and marked the dividing line of the Spanish territory below it.

7. Spanish Possessions Where: http://www.ouhsd.org/ohsweb /staff/Anderson/Image5.gif

8. Spanish Possessions Florida –Andrew Jackson went and fought there during the War of 1812 –Spain signed over Florida is the Adams-Ohnis Treaty as well.

9. The Spanish Possessions What: British and US dispute over land. Why: British and the United States had claim to this territory (from 1818-1846). Significance: Compromise: Britain got Canada US got south of that- I think we got the better deal:)

10. Where: The Mexican American War

11. In pairs you are going to learn about the Mexican American War. Please go to the link I emailed you which is linked on my webpage as well. http://www.umich.edu/~ac213/student_projects06/magsylje/viewpoints.html

13. Will the new land be slave or free?