1. Manifest Destiny
Expansion West

2. “American Progress”

3. the events that will happen in the future.
Manifest
clear or obvious
Destiny
the events that will happen in the future.

4. Manifest Destiny
The belief that it was God’s plan for the U.S. to expand across North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
Mexico

5. Americans Move West Oregon Trail Midwest Farming
Mormons & Brigham Young
Midwest Farming
John Deere
Cyrus McCormick

6. The U.S. in 1820

7. Texas Independence

8. Mexico had gained its independence from Spain by 1821

9. Texas
Very few Mexican settlers migrated to Texas because of violent clashes with Native Americans there
Mission system: Missionaries tried to convert Native Americans to Catholicism

10. Mexico invited US settlers to Texas by offering fertile land for cheap
US settlers promised to obey Mexican laws
US starts to eye Texas
Adams offers $1 million
Jackson ups it to $5 million
Mexico says NO WAY

11. By the 1830s, most people in Texas were American and spoke English
Population in Texas
By the 1830s, most people in Texas were American and spoke English
Many were southern farmers with slaves

12. Texas Population in 1836
3,500 Tejanos (Mexicans living in Texas) 12,000 Native Americans 45,000 English-speakers 5,000 Slaves

13. Texas
Mexico had abolished slavery and wanted Texas residents to free their slaves
Americans living in Texas refused and ignored Mexican law
Thousands of Americans continued to move into the territory for the fertile land

14. Texas
In 1830 Mexico sealed the Texas border and began to tax US goods heavily
Mexico’s capitol was far away and it lacked the troops to protect the border
Americans continued to flood into Texas
Texas

15. The Texas Revolution
Stephen Austin went to Mexico to ask President Santa Anna for more self-governance in Texas
Santa Anna imprisoned Austin for rebelling
Series of rebellions broke out
Santa Anna sent troops to put down the rebellions and force Texans to obey Mexican laws

16. “Remember the Alamo!” The Alamo was an abandoned mission
Mexican troops killed all 187 Texan defenders
Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett

17. Texas Gains Independence
After capturing the Mexican President Santa Anna and forcing him to sign a treaty, Texas gained its independence from Mexico

18. Free Slave Texas Republic Asked to join U.S.
U.S. ignored Texas because it would have been added as a slave state and at that time, Congress was split evenly between slave states and free states
Free
Slave

19. Election of 1844 Election based on westward expansion
James K. Polk wanted to annex Texas and won

20. Texas is Annexed 1845- Texas became 28th state of the U.S.
The Mexican government was furious when the U.S. annexed Texas

21. Polk sent U.S. troops into territory disputed with Mexico
He knew this could lead Mexico to attack the U.S.
Mexico attacked
Polk told Congress that Mexico attacked U.S. soldiers on U.S. soil
Congress declared war on Mexico

22. The War with Mexico
The U.S. attacked on two fronts and overwhelmed Mexico
First, U.S. forces occupied California
Second, American troops invaded Mexico from Texas and occupied much of northern Mexico
U.S. troops eventually captured the capitol of Mexico, Mexico City, in August 1846
As the war was coming to a quick end, President Polk sent representatives to Mexico to end the war.

23. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Ended the War with Mexico
Set the border at Rio Grande River
Mexico ceded the territories of California and New Mexico
US paid Mexico $15 million

25. Effects of the War
US controlled all of land from East coast to west coast (Manifest Destiny come true!)
Gold Rush in California