Manifest Destiny

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Manifest Destiny

• US HistoryMcIntyre

Map of United States Circa 1830
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Trends in Antebellum America 1810-1860

• Social reforms.
• Beginnings of the Industrial Revolution in
  America.
• Re-emergence of a second party system and
  morepolitical democratization.
• Increase in federal power ? Marshall Ct.
  decisions.
• Increase in American nationalism.
• New intellectual and religious movements.
• Further westward expansion.

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What is Manifest Destiny?
American Progress Color Lithograph by George A.
Crofutt and John Gast
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Manifest Destiny

• First coined by newspaper editor, John
  OSullivan in 1845.

• ".... the right of our manifest destiny to over
  spread and to possess the whole of the continent
  which Providence has given us for the development
  of the great experiment of
• liberty and federative development of
  self-government entrusted to us. It is right such
  as that of the tree to the space of air and the
  earth suitable for the full expansion of its
  principle and destiny of growth."

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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

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 te 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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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)?