2. Oklahoma Land Rush

7. Manifest Destiny – that America was destined to expand from sea to sea

12. THE STORY OF TEXAS

14. 1821 - MEX wins independence from SPN

15. 1820s - AMER farmers move to E. TEX (then MEX) to grow cotton

16. MEX welcomes AMER farmers for Indian protection

17. Expecting peace… MEX grants AMERs land

18. 1830s - Growing apart, ~ 1,000 AMER per month enter

19. A MIXED BLESSING  AMERs BRING SLAVES  CATHOLICISM

20. Independence in the air… - 20,000 AMERs (1K slaves) outnumber MEXs

21. Meanwhile, Mexico’s leader…

22. Santa Anna cracks down on movements – including AMERs

23. The Alamo MEX attack old fort –– killing all 187 TEXs, incl. Crockett & Bowie

31. 1836 - TEX declares independence from MEX (amid Alamo battle)

32. “Remember the Alamo” Sam Houston wins @ San Jacinto

34. Treaty… -Santa Anna recognizes TEX independence - MEX Cong. rejects treaty, but war is over

36. A republic? A U.S. state?

37. No decision for almost 10 years, until…

38.  James K. Polk  Tennessee Democrat  Slaveholder

41. WHAT AMERICA TOOK

42. GAME ON - TAKING MEXICO

44. MEXICO

46. THE INCIDENT

47. TEX claimed border @ Rio Grande River NUECES RIVER MEX claimed border at Nueces River -- 100 miles north

48. Polk orders Gen. Zach Taylor to Rio MEX sees violation Shots kill 11 AMER soldiers Polk says ‘American blood has been shed on ____________ soil’ Sends declaration of war to Congress

50. Lincoln’s famous SPOT RESOLUTIONS

51. Henry David Thoreau

53. The Mexican War (1846 – 1848)  War lasted about 18 months  Impressive U.S. leadership – all West Point grads and future Civil War generals for both N & S  Tremendous public protest to war  Mexico: 50,000 deaths  U.S.: 13,000 deaths (11,000 from diseases)  U.S. Wins: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - MEX cedes (gives up) New MEX, CALIF - U.S. pays $15 million (guilt money) for “Mexican cession” - Rio Grande border established

56. A TRAINING GROUND vs.

60. Winfield Scott

62. ELIZABETH CADY STANTON