1. Holt Call to Freedom Chapter 17: Manifest Destiny and War 1840-1860

2. 17.1 Manifest Destiny and Expansion
Objectives:
Analyze how Americans’ belief in manifest destiny affected western expansion.
Explain how the United States acquired Oregon and Texas.
Discuss events that led to the Mexican War.
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3. I. The Roots of Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny – the belief that nothing would stop the United States from expanding to the Pacific Ocean
Term first used by New York newspaper editor John O’Sullivan
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5. C. Origins of Manifest Destiny
Found in Americans’ economic, political, and social experiences
Puritans believed that their society was a special promised land, which would serve as a religious example to the rest of the world.
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6. C. Origins of Manifest Destiny
During the American Revolution, Patriots believed that the United States would prove to the world that democracy could work in a large and growing country
Desire for farmland and new markets for goods also promoted expansion.
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II. Gone West
By the 1840s many Americans accepted the idea of Manifest Destiny.
Settlers moved into areas outside of the United States, such as California, Oregon and Texas.
Ignored the fact that American Indians and Mexicans already lived in these areas
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A. John Tyler
Made western expansion an election issue by supporting Texas annexation
Was vice president; became president when President Harrison died in 1841
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B. Henry Clay
Selected over Tyler as the Whig presidential candidate
Initially opposed Texas annexation, but later supported it without enthusiasm
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C. James K. Polk
Democratic presidential candidate who wanted to acquire Texas and Oregon
Defeated Clay by a narrow margin
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III. The Election of 1844
Manifest Destiny played an important role in the election.
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16. IV. Acquiring New Territory
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A. Oregon Country
Great Britain and the United States disagreed over the U.S.-Canada border in Oregon, and war seemed possible.
In 1846 the two nations signed a treaty giving the United States all Oregon land south of the 49th parallel; drew border between Canada and the United States
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B. Texas
The United States and Texas approved annexation, and Texas became the 28th state in 1845
Annexation angered the Mexican government, however.
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V. War Breaks Out
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A. Mexico’s Response
Cut diplomatic ties with United States, ordered U.S. Settlers out of California
Claimed the border between Texas and Mexico was the Nueces River, which was farther north than the Rio Grande, the border the United States claimed
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B. War
Polk ordered General Zachary Taylor into the disputed border region.
Polk unsuccessfully tried to buy California and New Mexico from Mexico.
Congress declared war in 1846, after American and Mexican soldiers clashed.
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17.2 The Mexican War
Objectives:
Describe Americans’ reactions to the declaration of war against Mexico.
Examine the major events and battles of the war.
Explain the terms of the treaty that ended the Mexican War.
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I. Response to War
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A. War with Mexico
Although outnumbered, the U.S. Army had better weapons and equipment than Mexican forces did.
Some 200,000 Americans volunteered to fight.
First U.S. war fought mainly on foreign soil
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A. War with Mexico
First U.S. war covered by many newspapers, and one of the first wars to be photographed
War stirred patriotic fervor among many Americans.
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B. Opposition to the War
Many Whig Party members thought the war was unjustified and unneeded.
Writer Henry David Thoreau was jailed for refusing to pay taxes, which he believed would support a war that he considered unjust.
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B. Opposition to the War
Northern abolitionists opposed the war because they feared southerners would try to establish slavery in any new territories acquired as a result of the war.
Some pro-slavery southerners, such as John C. Calhoun, also opposed the war because they worried that new territories might ban slavery.
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II. American Victories
After winning battles north of the Rio Grande, Zachary Taylor led his troops across the river and occupied the town of Matamoros.
Brigadier General Stephen Kearny captured Santa Fe and headed for California.
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C. California
American settlers led the Bear Flag Revolt against California.
U.S. Army explorer John C. Frémont encouraged Americans to join the revolt.
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37. The State Flag of California
Bear Flag Revolt
The First Bear Flag 1846
 The flag flew over the town of Sonoma from June 14 until it was replaced on July 9, 1846 by the Stars and Stripes.
The State Flag of California
The 1846 First Bear Flag served as the model for our current state flag which was adopted as the State Flag in 1911.
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C. California
Meanwhile, U.S. naval forces and Kearny’s troops captured several towns.
Americans claimed control of California in August 1846.
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III. The War’s End
Taylor’s forces defeated General Santa Anna’s army at Buena Vista in Mexico.
General Santa Anna
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B. Politics
President Polk, a Democrat, feared that General Taylor, a Whig, was becoming too popular and might run for the presidency.
As a result of this and other reasons, Polk replaced Taylor with Winfield Scott.
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C. Final Battles
Scott’s forces captured the key port city of Veracruz, Mexico.
After a major battle, American troops took Mexico City in September 1847.
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45. IV. More New Territories
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed in February 1848, marked the peace.
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B. Terms
United States received the Mexican Cession, land that included the present-day states of California, Nevada, and Utah; most of Arizona and New Mexico; and parts of Colorado and Wyoming.
The Rio Grande was established as the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas.
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B. Terms
The United States paid Mexico $15 million and assumed claims of more than $3 million held by American citizens against Mexico.
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49. IV. More New Territories
In 1853 the United States negotiated the Gadsden Purchase, paying Mexico $10 million for the southern parts of what are now Arizona and New Mexico.
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51. 17.3 More Settlers Head West
Objectives:
Analyze the conflicts caused by new U.S. settlement in the Southwest.
Discuss the interaction between various cultures in the Southwest.
Explain why the Mormons moved to the West and what they achieved there.
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I. Conflicts over Land
American settlers, traders, and speculators flooded into the Mexican Cession.
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54. B. Treatment of Mexicans in the Southwest
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo protected property rights of residents in the Mexican Cession.
U.S. government often made Mexican American landowners defend their property rights in court, which bankrupted many of the landowners.
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55. B. Treatment of Mexicans in the Southwest
New settlers often ignored Mexican legal traditions, such as community property and community water rights.
To protect their property, some Tejanos married into powerful Anglo families.
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56. C. Treatment of American Indians in the Southwest
New white settlers often took control of water resources and grazing lands.
Settlers rarely showed respect for Indian burial grounds and holy places.
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57. C. Treatment of American Indians in the Southwest
American Indian raiding parties sometimes attacked settlements.
Settlers fought back, sometimes attacking Indian groups or villages not involved in the raids, which led to new conflicts.
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58. II. Cultural Encounters
American Indian, Mexican, and Anglo cultures came together and influenced one another in the Southwest.
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59. B. Mexican and American Indian Influences
The Spanish language was important in trade and daily life.
Many place-names reflected the Mexican and American Indian heritage.
American and European settlers adopted some Mexican holidays.
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60. B. Mexican and American Indian Influences
Mexican Americans taught Americans mining and ranching techniques.
The Spanish adopted from the Pueblo the use of adobe as a building material.
New settlers adopted Mexican and American Indian foods, such as tamales.
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C. Trade
Brought people from different communities and cultures together and altered the economy of the Southwest.
The Navajo became known as skilled silversmiths, a craft they had learned from Mexican American settlers.
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C. Trade
Americans brought manufactured goods, such as firearms, and new breeds of animals to the Southwest.
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III. The Mormons
In 1830 Joseph Smith founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, whose members became known as Mormons.
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B. Persecution
Were persecuted for some of their beliefs and practices, such as polygamy
To escape, moved from New York to Ohio, then to Missouri, and then to Illinois
An anti-Mormon mob murdered Smith in Illinois in 1844.
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B. Persecution
Brigham Young became the head of the church after Smith’s death.
Young chose Utah, then Mexican territory, as the new home for the Mormons.
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C. Moving West
Mormons followed a route that became known as the Mormon Trail.
Founded Salt Lake City, which became the main Mormon community
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17.4 The Gold Rush
Objectives:
Discuss why many people headed west to California in 1849.
Describe what life was like in gold rush mining camps and towns.
Analyze how the gold rush changed California.
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I. The Forty-Niners
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A. Gold
Gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill in January 1848.
President Polk confirmed the discovery in a speech that December.
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74. B. The California Gold Rush
Caused a huge increase in the population of California
Began in 1849 and drew some 80,000 gold-seekers, known as forty-niners
Nearly 80 percent of the forty-niners were U.S. citizens.
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76. C. Getting to California
Easterners and Europeans usually took sea routes.
One route went around the Cape of Good Hope and took six to nine months.
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78. C. Getting to California
Another route combined sea travel with a land trip across Central America.
Americans from the Midwest usually took wagon trains to California.
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D. San Francisco
Became a stopping point and trade center for forty-niners and other travelers
Grew from 800 residents in 1848 to 25,000 in 1850
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II. Gold Fever
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A. Mining
Forty-niners would prospect, or search for gold, along streams or in shallow mines
Disagreements over mining rights could lead to violent confrontations.
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II. Gold Fever
California’s yearly gold production peaked at more than $60 million in 1853.
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84. III. Mining Camps and Towns
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A. Mining Towns
Often lacked law enforcement
Could be violent and dangerous places
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B. Women
Only about five percent of gold rush immigrants were women and children.
Some married women made the journey to California with their husbands.
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C. Making Money
Many people made money by selling goods and services to miners.
Some women made money by doing laundry and cooking meals.
Severe inflation led to prices such as $1 for a single egg.
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D. Biddy Mason
Biddy Mason and her family arrived in California as slaves.
They gained their liberty, and Mason worked as a nurse and did domestic work.
Mason invested in land and became one of California’s wealthiest landowners.
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92. IV. Immigrants to California
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A. Chinese immigrants
Came to escape famine and economic hardships in southeastern China
Suffered discrimination and violence in California
Worked in the mines, and many also opened their own businesses
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94. IV. Immigrants to California
Immigrants also arrived from Europe, Mexico, and South America.
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V. Growth in the West
The California Gold Rush led to a population boom.
As the gold rush faded, California society became more stable.
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V. Growth in the West
Many new arrivals treated Californios and American Indians badly.
California had the population necessary to apply for statehood in 1850.
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