Expanding west

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Expanding west

• INSTRUCTIONS
• Please ANSWER ALL UNDERLINED QUESTIONS.
• Please complete the timeline on a separate sheet
  and turn it in by the end of the period!

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Standards and objectives

• SSUSH8 The student will explain the relationship
  between growing north-south divisions and
  westward expansion.
• Students should be able to explain the events
  that led Americans to Spanish Texas, why those
  Americans revolted and why Texas became the
  lonestar republic.
• Students should be able to state why the US and
  Mexico went to war and what James K. Polks role
  was in that war.

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Spanish lands

• Spain controls area of modern day SW USA
• 21 Spanish presidios were setup in the Area (I.E.
  San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tempe,
  Tuscon, San Antonio)
• Tried to convert Indians and generally treated
  them harshly.
• WHAT WAS A PRESIDIO?

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Mexican Independence

• In 1821 after a 13 year struggle, Mexico claims
  its independence from Spain.
• Mexico attempts to take over their missionaries.
• Since missionaries have become centers of trade
  and they have become allied with US, many
  missionaries are raided and destroyed when Mexico
  attempts takeover
• A form of anti-Mexico feelings sweep area

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Please place the following on a timeline with
dates and a 3 sen. Description of each event!I
will take this up for a grade when I return.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THE YEAR IS CORRECT AND THE
EVENTS ARE IN THE PROPER ORDER.

• Spanish Mexican war
• Texas / Mexican war
• Texas as lonestar republic
• Texas annexation by USA
• USA / Mexican war
• Bear Flag revolt
• Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo
• Wilmot Proviso

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TEXAS

• Mexico immigration law of 1824 promises Americans
  who move to Texas 3 things WHAT?
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• In 1830 a cap is placed on American immigration
  as Americans out Mexicans in Texas.
• Santa Ana comes to power and outlaws slavery in
  Texas
• Mexico wants all protestant Americans to convert
  to Catholicism

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War for Texan independence

• In 1835, the Texans led by Sam Houston rebel
• Remember the Alamo Remember Goliad
• What was significant about the Alamo and how did
  Texans use this for motivation?
• Santa Ana is captured and forced to sign peace
  treaty declaring Texas free on April, 21 1836.
• What were the events of the Battle of San Jacinto
  that led to the treaty?

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Texas annexation

• Texas begs the US to annex them.
• Santa Ana says if the US annexes TEXAS than the
  US will be declaring war on Mexico.
• In 1845 Congress approves Texan annexation.
• Why could Congress not agree on annexation?

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RIO GRANDE OR NUECES?

• The US recognizes the Rio Grande river as the
  border between the two countries.
• The Mexicans regard the Nueces river to be the
  border between the two countries.
• Polk sends troops to protect the border
• Santa Ana says the US has invaded Mexico and then
  attacks the US soldiers!

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Battle Begins

• In 1846 US troops are attacked and President Polk
  pushes for war.
• May 13, 1846 war is declared.
• US invades Mexico from West and SE Texas and push
  deep into the heart of the country and take the
  capital within a few months.
• The U.S.-Mexican War PBS

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Bear Flag revolt

• Word spreads to US forces in the Oregon territory
  about the onset of war within 2 weeks.
• US forces march into northern California and
  begin to fly US flags over abandoned Spanish
  forts.
• Who was fighting who in the Bear Flag Revolt and
  how is this related to the US Mexico war? Who
  was Freemont and what was his role?

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - Wikipedia, the free
  encyclopedia
• Did 4 things
• 1. setup Rio Grande as border
• 2. Gave us CAL, NM, UT, AZ, NV
• 3. Cost us 15 million
• 4. Cost us 3 million in unpaid debt
• After passage of the treaty, the Wilmot Proviso
  was proposed, what does the proviso say and why
  was it controversial?