1. Manifest Destiny
3.1 Notes

2. Manifest Destiny

3. Western movement was predestined by God
Obvious or inevitable
Reasons for moving West
Abundance of land
Merchants and manufacturers followed settlers west
Looking for new start
Trails West – took months
Santa Fe Trail (MO to Santa Fe – 780 miles)
Oregon Trail (MO to Oregon City)

5. Settling Texas Texas area under Spanish control – 300 yrs
Texan land grants given to Anglo settlers
Stephen F. Austin
Wanted to start a colony in Texas
“no drunkard, no gambler, no profane swearer, no idler” allowed
Gave land grants
20,000 Americans in TX by 1830

6. Texas Revolution Anglos and Tejanos cooperated Austin imprisoned after
Cultural differences
Austin imprisoned after
petitioning for greater
self-government in TX
“inciting revolution”
Mex. Pres. Santa Anna
suspended local powers in TX
Rebellions broke out
Austin believed only option was war
Santa Anna marched toward San Antonio

7. “Remember the Alamo” Anglo troops moved to Alamo Feb. 23, 1836 – Alamo
Mission and fort
Prevent Mex. troops from
moving North
Feb. 23, 1836 – Alamo
attacked
Texans declared independence
March 2nd
Ended March 3
All 187 men in Alamo died
Sam Houston led surprise
attack at San Jacincto River
630 Mexicans killed in 18 minutes

10. Texas a State? Hoped U.S. would annex TX U.S. opinion divided
Slave state or free state?
Slavery already present in TX

11. Mexican-American War Dec. 29, 1845 – TX enters union
James K. Polk wanted war
with Mexico
Bring in TX, NM, and CA
Hoped to secretly negotiate
border dispute but rejected
Texans claim disputes at border
Rio Grande (US) or Nueces River (Mex)
Ordered troops in disputed area

12. America Wins the War Sonoma seized by US settlers in CA
Bear flag raised and independence claimed
Republic of California
Zachary Taylor led troops in Mexico
One victory after another
Conceded after year of
fighting
Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo
Rio Grande as border
Ceded NM and CA territory
$15 million for everything