1. Westward expansion…

2. Thinking outside the box
Manifest Destiny: The idea that God gave Americans the continent and wanted them to settle western lands
America has its sight set on New Mexico, Texas and California
Poorly managed by Spain due to nomadic Indians

3. The Missouri Compromise(1820)
Missouri petitioned for statehood as a slave state
Issue over slavery
Solution:
Missouri would be admitted as a slave state
Maine would be created as a free state
No slavery above 36’30 line or remainder of Louisiana Territory
10 slave, 10 free states

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7. Previous land acquisitions
Original 13 Colonies- 1st settlement from Great Britain
Territory acquired from the signing of the Treaty of Paris
Louisiana Purchase- Huge deal from Napoleon Bonaparte = Doubles the United States
Red River Basin, acquired in 1818 by treaty from Great Britain
East Florida acquired from The Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819 with Spain
Acquired from the Webster-Ashburton Treaty

8. Remaining Lands
The remainder of the PowerPoint will discuss how we acquired this land.
-Treaties with Britain
-Mexican Cession
-Texas Annexation
-Gadsden Purchase

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Texas Annexation
-Texas belonged to Mexico and they opened the land up and invited the Americans under certain conditions…
- Become Mexican citizens
- Live under Mexican laws
-Convert to Catholicism
Led by Stephen Austin
* NO SLAVERY!
Ironically the Americans who moved on these lands were southern farmers… and they wanted to bring SLAVES. But remember….Mexico outlawed slavery over 100 years ago!
This became the driving force for the Texas Territory

10. The Alamo- The Fight to the Death
Santa Anna takes over in Mexico, favored a strong government
Texans rebel and form their own republic/nation (Lone Star Republic)
Santa Anna retaliates at The Alamo and orders the Texans to be slaughtered…thought this would destroy their morale but only boosted it…”Remember the Alamo”

11. Battle of San Jacinto-Revenge
Surprise attack
Over in 20 minutes
Hundreds killed
Santa Anna and 700 others captured
Signed a treaty recognizing Texan independence
Borders are south of Rio Grande (not accepted by Mexico)
United States Victory!!!!! Texas becomes an independent Territory
“Lone Star Republic

12. Now What?!
Texas applied for state hood and was turned down for 10 years
The Problem centered around adding Texas as a slave state or a free state.
* President Jackson secretly wanted to annex (add) Texas but he knew that would cause problems, so he did nothing.
Eventually Indiana sought admission into the Union.
Indiana entered as a FREE STATE
Texas admitted as a SLAVE STATE
This allowed a continual balance in the Union.

13. 8 Oregon Country - New boy in town…James K. Polk
A firm believer in Manifest Destiny (expansion)
Election of 1844
Polk vs. Clay
Polk reasoned with the northern that if he became president and they accepted the Texas annexation he’d do something for them OREGON (free state)
“54’40’ or fight”: Polk wanted this line to be the border between Canada and US
Settled for 49’40’
HALF kept his bargain: He had to compromise on the territory.

15. 9 Gadsden Purchase US acquires all of Arizona and New Mexico
Purchased ($10 Million) to get a railroad across the entire continent (“Transcontinental”)
"coast-to-coast".

16. …..Not quite done with Mexico!10
…..Not quite done with Mexico!
Greed
James K. Polk - President
Had his eyes on the Mexican/ California a territory for further Expansion.
Sends Zachary Taylor with troops to Rio Grande (Border of Texas & Mexico)
Expected a Mexican army to show up…and they did.
President James K. Polk sent a expedition onto the Mexican territory trying to instigate a War between the US and Mexico.
- The Mexican Troops shot the American “Trespassers”
Polk took that to Congress and said “Blood was spilled on American soil!” THIS MEANS WAR…

17. His side of the story
“ We have tried every effort at reconciliation… But now, after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil.”
- James K. Polk, war message to Congress, May 11, 1846

18. Mexican American War War ended with the “Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo”
Mexico gives up the rest of their land (California, New Mexico, Arizona)
“Mexican Cession”
- ($15 Million as an agreement for all the land)

19. This completed the Southern Western Hemisphere

20. The Indian Removal Act(1830)
President Andrew Jackson hero of the Battle of New Orleans
The Indian Removal Act(1830)
Use Federal Funds to remove Indians from their land
Indian Territory (Oklahoma and Nebraska)
Trail of Tears
Cherokee forced to move
800 mile journey to Indian Ter.
¼ of people buried on trail
4,000 Cherokee Indians died on this journey

21. The Trail of Tears….
As you watch the video clip answer the following question.
- Was this truly Manifest Destiny?

22. Issues with Native Americans
Sequoyah-
Also known as George Guess
Organized the Cherokee alphabet
Worchester v. Georgia (1832)
Cherokee wanted fair treatment
Samuel Worchester (NA teacher) helped with court case
Cherokee won recognition as a political community
Forced to move anyways

23. Oregon Trail 1836 - Started in Independence, Missouri
Started in Independence, Missouri
Ended in Portland, Oregon
set up schools in the Oregon Territory

24. Oregon Trail