Manifest Destiny

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Manifest Destiny
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American Mission

• John Winthrop -
• Thomas Jefferson -
• Manifest Destiny -

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Why Move West?

• - fresh start
• - farming, mining, or speculation
• Merchants - followed farmers and miners
• transportation increased trade opportunities and
  made life a little more comfortable

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Conflict with Western Native Americans

• 1830s
• Settlers and US government pressured Native
  Americans to move west of the Mississippi River
• Sauk and Fox tribes resisted and were forcibly
  removed
• Cheyenne, Arapaho, Sioux, Crow, etc US

From this day forward all war between the
parties to this agreement shall for ever cease.
The government of the United States desires
peace, and its honor is hereby pledged to keep
it.
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Set aside for the ''sole, absolute and
undisturbed use and occupation'' of the Sioux
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Census Population of Western States
State 1860 1870 Difference
California 379,994 560,247 180,253
Nevada 6,857 42,491 35,634
Oregon 52,465 90,923 38,458
Colorado 34,277 39,684 5,407
Idaho - 14,990 14,990
Montana - 20,595 20,595
Utah 40,273 86,789 46,516
Washington 11,594 23,955 12,361
Wyoming - 9,118 9,118
Totals 525,460 888,792 363,332
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Trail
Cause Estimated deaths
Disease 6,00012,500
Indian attack 3,000-4,500
Freezing 300500
Run-overs 200500
Drowning 200500
Shootings 200500
Miscellaneous 200500
Scurvy 300500
Totals 9,40021,000