Manifest Destiny

Manifest Destiny “Obvious and undeniable fate”- Rule land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean “Manifest Destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for, the development of the great experiment of liberty and federated self-government entrusted us.”- John L O’Sullivan

Annexation of Texas Texas won their independence from Mexico and voted to be annexed, “to join” the United States Mexico broke off relations with the U.S. and uncertainty of the southern border of Texas caused conflict between the U.S. and Mexico Mexican War was fought over the lost of Texas and Southern boundary of Texas New Southern boundary would be the Rio Grande River

Gadsden Purchase Mexican government sold 30,000square miles of land to the United States, which makes up New Mexico and Arizona This land became useful to build the Southern transcontinental railroad Provided closer land toward the Pacific Ocean

Gold Rush Gold was found in California which started a flood of people from the East to move out West California’s population in 1848 was 14,000 and then after the Gold Rush the population in 1852 was 200,000 people This migration of people helped set the western part of the United States Cities along the Pacific Ocean began to emerge and new economic opportunities arose