Manifest Destiny

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Manifest Destiny

• 1830-1850
• Our manifest destiny is to overspread the
  continent allotted by Providence for the free
  development of our yearly multiplying millions.
  John OSullivan 1845

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Politics of Manifest Destiny

• Monroe Doctrine
• Failure of Tyler Presidency
• Election of 1844- Polks Expansionist Platform
  vs. Clays Indecision
• Polks victory- Mandate for Manifest Destiny

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Texas Revolution 1836

• Mexico invites in American Settlers
• Americans disagree with Santa Anna
• Remember the Alamo
• Battle of San Jacinto
• Republic of Texas

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Oregon territory

• Farm land, furs, and timber
• American and British settlement
• Polk and Democrats- 54 40 or Fight
• All of Oregon or None

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Mexican American War 1846

• Causes
• Annexation of Texas 1845
• Dispute over Texas Border
• America coveted California
• Mexico Invades?

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Mexican American War

• Voice of Dissent
• Abraham Lincolns Spot of American Blood
• Whig Detractors
• Abolitionists afraid of slave expansion
• Henry David Thoreaus Civil Disobedience

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Mexican American War

• Battles
• Taylor becomes war hero
• Fremont and Kearney victorious out West
• Scott victorious at Vera Cruz and Mexico City
• Nearly 13,000 American causalities mostly due to
  illness

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Mexican American War 1846-1848

• Results
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• America gains NM, AZ, CO, UT, NV, and CA
• Native American territorial claims ignored
• Renewal of North / South Conflict- Slavery and
  Expansion

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Conflict with Great Britain

• Canadian Border Conflicts
• Dispute over Maine
• Lumberjack War gt
• Dispute over Oregon Territory
• British interest in TX and CA