Manifest Destiny

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Manifest Destiny

• US HistoryMcIntyre

Map of United States Circa 1830
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What is Manifest Destiny?
American Progress Color Lithograph by George A.
Crofutt and John Gast
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What is Manifest Destiny

• Belief that the US should expand its territory
  from coast to coast

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US Territorial Expansion
When?
A - 13 Original Colonies

• 1776

From Where?

• Great Britain

Why?

• US declared independence from Great Britain

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US Territorial Expansion
When?
B - Western Lands

• 1783

From Where?

• Great Britain

Why?

• Part of results of Treaty of Paris (ended
  Revolutionary War)

A
B
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US Territorial Expansion
When?
C - Louisiana Purchase

• 1803

From Where?

• France

Why?

• Napoleon needed
• Jefferson wanted to buy New Orleans
• He got all of this instead!

A
C
B
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US Territorial Expansion
When?
D - Florida

• 1819

From Where?

• Spain

Why?

• Andrew Jackson invaded
• Spain then sold it to us for 5 million in the
  Adams-Onis Treaty

A
C
B
D
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Thinking Question

• (dont write this down!! Just think!)
• Why werent Americans happy with the size of
  their country at this point in their history?

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Mr. Manifest Destiny

• James K. Polk

• Elected President in 1844
• Added more territory to the US (by any means)
  than any other President
• Died 103 days after his single term ended

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US Territorial Expansion
When?
E - Texas

• 1845

From Where?

• Republic of Texas (Independent Country)

Why?

• Texas independent from Mexico in 1836
• Northerners feared it would become a slave state
• Fears finally overcome in 1944 Presidential
  election

A
C
B
E
D
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US Territorial Expansion
When?
F - Oregon Territory

• 1846

From Where?

• Great Britain

Why?

• Claimed by four countries (G. Britain, Russia,
  Spain, US)
• Americans demanded 54 40 or fight!
• Britain compromised 49 US accepted

F
A
C
B
E
D
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US Territorial Expansion
When?
G - Mexican Cession

• 1848

From Where?

• Mexico

Why?

• Polk offers to buy G from Mexico they refuse
• War!
• US wins
• In Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, US offers 15
  million for G

F
A
C
B
G
E
D
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US Territorial Expansion
When?
H-Gadsden Purchase

• 1848

From Where?

• Mexico

Why?

• Needed for completion of Railroads
• Purchase for 10 million

F
A
C
B
G
E
D
H
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Discussion Question

• (Dont write!! Just think!)
• Why does the U.S. keep offering countries money
  for territories we gain through war (Ex. Florida
  and Mexico)?