MANIFEST DESTINY

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MANIFEST DESTINY

• Sea to Shining Sea

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Westward Expansion

• As population expands, Americans look WEST.
• Manifest Destiny US was destined (Gods will) to
  expand to the Pacific Ocean
• People moved for

1) Land
2) Business Opportunity
3)Escape religious Persecution (Mormons)
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• Westbound Travelers used Indian trade routes
• 1) Oregon Trail from Missouri to Oregon
• 2) Santa Fe Trail from Missouri to New Mexico
• 3) Mormon Trail Led by Joseph Smith later
  Brigham Young. Mormons headed to Utah

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Texas Independence

• 1820 Americans settle in Spanish Texas
• 1821 Mexico gains independence from Spain,
  Mexico welcomes Americans (economic growth
  stability)
• 1830 More Americans than Mexicans in the
  territory, American settlers Mexicans clash
  over slavery

• 1835 Stephen Austin starts Texas
  independence movement

• Mexican Pres. Santa Anna sends army to stop
  Austins mvmnt

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Remember the Alamo!

• 1836 American troops enter the Alamo, Santa
  Annas troops attack win
• Later, 300 American rebels were executed by Santa
  Anna
• In response, Sam Houston leads rebels capture
  Santa Anna, forcing him to sign the Treaty of
  Velasco
• Texas gets independence, Houston becomes
  President of Republic of Texas

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Mexican-American War

• Pres. Polk (pro-slavery) wants Texas to join US,
  Texas does
• Texas Mexico having a dispute over borders
  (page 134)
• Polk proposes new borders and wants Mexico to
  sell N. Mexico California Mexico refuses
• 1845 Small fights breakout on Texas-Mexico
  border, Polk asks for declaration of war

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Results of the War

• 1846 American settlers seize Sonoma, declare
  Republic of California, w/ help of American
  troops Mexico beaten in CA
• Mexico loses war, signs Treaty of
  Guadalupe-Hidalgo (1848)
• Mexico gives US land to Pacific, US will pay 15
  million for land
• 5 yrs later, Gadsden Purchase Oregon allow more
  expansion
• 1848 Gold found in California, 49ers begin
  mining gold
• CA economy booming! Go West Young Man is new
  slogan

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The Gold Rush
The blacksmith dropped his hammer, the carpenter
his plane, the mason his trowel, the farmer his
sickle, the baker his loaf, and the tapster
(bar-tender) his bottle. All were off to the
mines I have only a community of women left, and
a gang of prisoners, with here and there a
soldier who will give his captain the slip at
first chance. I dont blame the fellow a whit
seven dollars a month, while others (prospectors)
are making two or three hundred a day! Walter
Colton

• Gold found in Sutters Mill, CA 1848
• Migration
• 1848 400
• 1850 44,000

Go West, Young Man - Horace Greeley
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GO WEST, YOUNG MAN! - Horace Greeley