1. Manifest Destiny

2. Introduction American history is split into three episodes:
New Republic 1788 (start of US under Constitution) to Civil War 1860 (start of Civil War)
Civil War and Reconstruction 1860 to World War II 1945
Postwar 1945 to today
The first episode of presidencies is dominated by two parts
New Republic
Manifest Destiny and Slavery
New Republic Presidents (6):
Focus on building and establish the role of government
Most policy is foreign and defense based
Manifest Destiny and Slavery (9):
Looked to protect state rights against national government expansion
Added states and lands of the continental US
Focused on domestic policy, especially slavery

3. Presidents of the New Republic
George Washington
No associated party
Wins in 1788
Wins in 1796
John Adams
Federalist
Wins
Thomas Jefferson
Democrat-Republican
Wins in 1800 – wins by vote in House of Representatives
Wins in 1804
James Madison
Democrat-Republican
Wins in 1808
Wins in 1812
James Monroe
Wins in 1816
Wins in 1820
John Quincey Adams
Wins 99 (Jackson)-84 (JQA)-41-37
Vote decided by House of Representatives

4. Presidents of Manifest Destiny
Andrew Jackson
Democrat
Wins in 1828
Wins in 1832
Martin van Buren
Wins in 1836
William Henry Harrison
1840
Whig
Wins in 1840
Dies in office in 1841, replaced by John Tyler
James K. Polk
Democrat
Wins in 1844
Zachary Taylor
Whig
Wins in 1848
Dies in office in 1850, replaced by Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
Wins
James Buchanan
Wins in 1856

5. Instructions Each of the next slides has a series of questions
Write the questions in your notes
Use the yellow US history textbook to find the answers
Chapter 2 Section 5
Instructions on my website to use the online text
When possible, find the videos and watch them

6. Looking Westward
By 1830, what two other tracts of land were added to the original territories?
What was unique about Oregon?
Define Manifest Destiny.
What two groups would suffer at the expense of Manifest Destiny?
Why did southern slaveholders want to add more states?
What two major trails did settlers take to go west?

7. The Journey Westward How many people went west between 1840-60?
What was the #1 occupation of the expansionists?
What were some of the dangers of the journey west?
What type of reward awaited the emigrants?
Why is the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie important?
Safari Montage – Manifest Destiny playlist:
In the Midst of Savage Darkness: Missionaries Go West
Westward I Go Free: The Hazards of Traveling West
The Barren Rock: The Journey of the Mormons

8. Texas Wins Independence
What three things did Americans have to agree to in order to receive a land grant from the Mexican government settle in Texas?
Who are Tejanos?
What three issues strained relations between the American settlers in Texas and Mexican government?
What did Anglo-Texans and Tejanos desire, especially after control of the Mexican government went to Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna?
What happened in 1835?
What did Anglo-Texans and Tejanos do in 1836?
What was the famous battle in the fight for Texas’ independence?

9. Texas Wins independence
Who led the Texan forces to victory at San Jacinto in 1836?
What did Santa Anna do after his loss at San Jacinto?
What was the Mexican government’s reaction to Santa Anna’s action?
Who became the president of the Republic of Texas?
Safari Montage – Manifest Destiny:
Tejas: Stephen Austin, Sam Houston, and the Alamo
We Go to Conquer: Independence for Texas

10. The Mexican-American War
What two expansionist ideals did new president, James K. Polk, have?
What happened in 1846?
When did Texas officially become a part of the United States?
What was the dispute between the US and Mexico that led to war?
What three military advantages did the US have over Mexico?
Was this a back-and-forth war or one-sided war? Explain.
Safari Montage – Manifest Destiny:
What a Country: The Mexican-American War and American Expansion

11. The Aftermath of War What officially ended the Mexican-American War?
How much land was added by winning the war (miles)?
Define Gadsden Purchase.
Define California Gold Rush.
What effect did the Gold Rush have on California’s population?
How many laborers migrated from China to California?
What did many Indians do in response to the Gold Rush?
What did the courts fail to do?
What was unique about the constitution California created in 1849?

12. Conclusion
Beginning with Thomas Jefferson, Americans aimed to move west
The idea of Manifest Destiny became popular and controversial however, the rewards of the West bring thousands away from the Atlantic coast
Texas and the Mexican-American War add the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Nevada, and Colorado
Sparked debates about what areas should have slavery and which shouldn’t
In addition, what do we do about slaves that get into a non-slave area?
Slavery debate leads directly to the Civil War