Essay In Ramon Eduardo Ruiz’s MANIFEST DESTINY AND THE MEXICAN WAR: Explain the various American Interpretations of MD and the reasons why Americans believed.

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Essay In Ramon Eduardo Ruiz’s MANIFEST DESTINY AND THE MEXICAN WAR: Explain the various American Interpretations of MD and the reasons why Americans believed in this idea. What contradictions were evident in this Westward expansion and the War with Mexico that resulted in US of most of the continent. Include the political issues that were involved in this timeframe. Your essay must reflect this reading.

The Second Party System The Whigs The Whig/Democrat Thing…… The Democrats Martin Van Buren 1839-1843 Depression Election of 1840 Harrison/Tyler

Manifest Destiny and Expansionism Texas Oregon Election of 1844 Polk/Clay/Birney ----Texas becomes a state.

The Mexican War Election of 1844>>>>>> Polk Zachary Taylor April 24 1864---US Invasion The War in Short: Col. Stephen Kearny Capt. John C. Fremont Gen. Z. Taylor Gen. Winfield Scott Result: Treaty of Hildalgo (FEB 1848)…….. As for Oregon…..

Reaction to Territorial Gain “Slave Power Conspiracy” August 1846—Wilmot Proviso State Sovereignty

Election of 1848 Democrats >>>Lewis Cass and Gen. William Butler>>>>Polk said once was enough Whigs>>>Gen Zachary Taylor and Congressman Millard Fillmore Free-Soil Party (MVB) Voting breakdown

Compromise of 1850 California----Gold Rush 1849 Clay and Stephen A Douglass 5 Basic aspect to the Deal Not really a decision as it was an evasion 2 Problems: popular sovereignty? Fugitive Slave Act Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1852 Underground Railroad

The Election of 1852 and the Collapse of the Compromise Dems/Franklin Pierce v. Whig Winfield Scott Pierce Wins because of sectional strife FSA and its enforcement Other notes on the collapse.