Chapter 12 Manifest Destiny

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Chapter 12 Section 1 The Oregon Country was claimed by the U.S., Britain, Spain, and Russia. It was the land between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. The U.S. wanted control of Oregon so that it could gain access to the Pacific Ocean. U.S. and Britain were the only two that would fight for Oregon. Spain and Russia were not willing to fight for it.

Chapter 12 Section 1 Fur traders were the first to travel to Oregon. They went trapping beaver because it was in great demand in the U.S. They would trade their fur with fur traders or the American Fur Company. It was the most powerful fur company in America. Mountain men were the people that would go searching for beavers. The South Pass was the break through the Rocky Mountains. It became the main route taken to Oregon.

Chapter 12 Section 1 Many were suffering back home and the sound of new opportunities in the west made several want to move. Many Americans began traveling to Oregon Many people followed the Oregon Trail and went through the South Pass. Manifest Destiny means we need to expand our boundaries all the way to the Pacific. The border for Oregon was seat at the 49N latitude. This was the boundary between American and British portions.

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Chapter 12 Section 2 In 1803, the US bought the Louisiana Territory from France. Americans felt the land in present day Texas was part of the purchase. Santa Anna led the fight at the Alamo and William B. Travis led the Texans in the Battle of the Alamo.

March 2, 1836, American settlers and Tejanos declared independence from Mexico. The Republic of Texas was established.

In September of 1836, Sam Houston was elected president of Texas. On December 29, 1845, Texas became a state of the US. The President was James Polk. End Section 2

Chapter 12 Section 3 The US offered Mexico 30 million for California and New Mexico. We also said we would pay off their debt. Mexico refused the offer. Polk wanted to go to war, but he wanted Mexico to take the first shot.

The border of Texas was the Rio Grande. Mexico believed it was the Nueces River. President Polk had a 3 part plan for the war with Mexico: 1.Make the border of Texas secure. 2. Seize New Mexico and California. 3. Seize Mexico City (Capital of Mexico).

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: Mexico gave up all claims to Texas, agreed to Rio Grande as the border, and sold the US California and New Mexico for 15 million.

The US paid 10 million for the Gadsden Purchase which made the US the size it is today. End Section 3

Chapter 12 Section 4 Those who went to California in 1849 in search of gold were called forty-niners. Mormons were from the Utah area. They went to Utah to fulfill their vision of the godly life.