1. The Spirit of Manifest Destiny

2. Manifest Destiny The Republic of Texas The Mexican-American War The Gold Rush

3. Manifest Destiny Compromise of 1850 Oregon Treaties The Gadsden Purchase

4. The Republic of Texas 1825-Mexico passes National Colonization Law 1834-Texans demand independence from Mexico 1836 – Battle of the Alamo

5. Sam Houston

6. The Republic of Texas -2 Sam Houston elected president of the Republic of Texas December 29, 1845-Texas becomes an American state

8. The Mexican- American War 1846-Polk orders American forces under Zachary Taylor to march into Mexico and wait for a fight

9. Zachary Taylor

10. Senator Abraham Lincoln (Whig) Illinois

11. The Mexican- American War-2 1847-New Congressman from Illinois, Abraham Lincoln, calls for “Spot Resolutions”. New Englanders hate the war and protest it.

13. The Mexican- American War 1847-Buena Vista 1847-American forces enter Mexico City 1848-Treaty of Guadeloupe- Hidalgo Gadsden Purchase

14. John C. Fremont

15. The Gold Rush 1845-John Fremont, in California, was told to explore. but conquered Sacramento and declared the free “Republic of California”. America immediately annexed the republic and sent American troops to Los Angeles

16. The Gold Rush-2 1849-Gold found at Sutter’s Fort, CA. Gold Rush begins

17. Oregon Treaties 1846-“Fifty-Four Forty or Fight” turns into “OK, 49 th “ as Oregon becomes American 1841-Creole incident 1842 - Webster-Ashburton Treaty

18. Compromise of 1850 1846-Wilmot Proviso (We shouldn’t allow slavery in the new territories won from Mexico)

19. Compromise of 1850 Provisions: – admit California as a free state – Reorganize the new territory from Mexico with no restriction on slavery

20. Compromise of 1850-2 Provisions: – Uphold slavery in DC – Adopt a stronger Fugitive slave law

21. Compromise of 1850-3 Provisions: – Deny Congress the authority to interfere with interstate slave trading