Manifest Destiny

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Manifest Destiny
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Manifest Destiny
-theory that the US should expand across the
continent - From east coast to west coast Gods
Will Louisiana Purchase - doubled the size of
the US War of 1812 made US a world
power Lure of the West created rise of
Nationalism in the US Oregon Trail and Sante Fe
Trails in the 1840s
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Manifest Destiny
-theory that the US should expand across the
continent Louisiana Purchase War of
1812 Lure of the West
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Manifest Destiny
-theory that the US should expand across the
continent Louisiana Purchase War of
1812 Lure of the West
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Mormons
-religious group founded by Joseph Smith ,
1827 -Smith was killed by a mob denouncing his
views Polygamy (having more than one
wife) -Brigham Young led the group west to Utah,
1847 settled there majority still Mormon
there -formed a thriving community Salt Lake
City
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Texas
-immigrants from U.S. move into Mexican
Texas Stephen F. Austin leads the settlers
given land grants from Spanish. Had to follow
Mexican law and Catholicism -Mexico tries to
regain control of Texas Santa Anna is the
President of Mexico -Mexico feared a plot by
the U.S. to acquire Texas
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Texas
-Battle of the Alamo, 1836 Texans defeated
(Massacred) 1800 Mexican Troops vs 189 Texans
600 Mexicans die. All Texans die -Texans
eventually defeat Mexican Army and declare
independence -1836, Lone Star Republic Sam
Houston serves as President of Texas
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Western Lands
-Indian conflicts Indian Removal Laramie
Treaty, 1851 Indians offer safe travel for
settlers on Oregon Trail in exchange for 50K per
year Broken Treaties
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Western Lands
-Oregon Territory Oregon Trail Disease
(Cholera) bad water, starvation Independence to
Portland Missouri to Portland 2000 miles Donner
Party trapped on mountain ate the dead to
survive -54-40 or Fight campaign slogan used
by Polk to enforce Manifest Destiny to
Oregon -James K. Polk -election of 1844
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Western Lands
-Oregon Territory Oregon Trial Disease
(Cholera) bad water, starvation Independence to
Portland Missouri to Portland 2000 miles Donner
Party trapped on mountain ate the dead to
survie -54-40 or Fight campaign slogan used
by Polk to enforce Manifest Destiny to
Oregon -James K. Polk -election of 1844
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Mexican War
-Texas finally annexed in 1845 -promise of newly
elected Polk -border dispute arises with
Mexico -Polk sends troops -war breaks out after
border skirmish General Zachary Taylor Old
Rough and Ready General Winfield Scott Old
Fuss and Feathers
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Mexican War
-Mexico defeated -Mexican cessation of lands in
the west 1848 California, Nevada, NM, Arizona,
Utah, Colorado, Wyoming
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Mexican War
-Mexico defeated -Mexican cessation of lands in
the west 1848 California, Nevada, NM, Arizona,
Utah, Colorado, Wyoming
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Spoils of War
-Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican
War -Mexican cessation -Gadsden Purchase -
Creates the Continental United States -Zach
Taylor elected President -California Gold
Rush Gold found in 1848 at Sutters Mill 1849
Gold Rush
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Spoils of War
-Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo -Mexican
cessation -Gadsden Purchase -Zach Taylor
elected President -California Gold Rush Gold
found in 1848 at Sutters Mill 1849 Gold Rush
Forty-Niners