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A short power point about west ward expansion.
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Jeremy Garcia
What is Manifest Destiny U.S. has destiny that we must make
“to expand to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican territory” (The Americans)
Thomas Jefferson The man behind the mission
Create an “empire of liberty”
Louisiana Purchase
Doubled nations size
Why Move West? Land
Wealth
Freedom
Settlers and Native Americans The “middle ground”
Assimilation
To become a part of
Maintaining traditions
Trading partners and Guides
Native Americans Territorial disputes
Black Hawk War (1830)
Wisconsin territory
Evolution Through Expansion Louisiana Purchase (1803)
Territorial Disputes Oregon Territory
Rich soil
Many nations claims
Russia, Great Britain, France, and Spain
Trails West Oregon
Sante Fe
Mormon
California
Page 263
Moving West Santa Fe Trail (merchant trail)
Not easy-dangerous
Kiowa, Comanche, and bandits
Required cooperation
Moving West Oregon Trail (settler trail)
Destination- Oregon
Dangerous
Caravanned for protection
Help each other out
Diseases like fever, diarrhea, and cholera
Native attacks
Mormon Movement West What is a Mormon
Joseph Smith
Persecution
Brigham Young Encouraged people to move west
Utah Territory
Things to Remember What is manifest destiny?
Who started Westward expansion?
Louisiana purchase
Mormon movement
Works Cited Kennedy, Reess, “Manifest Destiny” Septmeber 22,
2010 via Google, attribution-noncommerical- noDervis
Martin, Phillip, “Manifest Destiny” September 22, 2010 <http://www.wartgames.com/themes/clipart.html>
Danzer, Lor Der Alva, The Americans, McDougal Littell, 2005
Hljavery, “Brinham Young” September 17, 2005 via Flickr, creative commons
Golbez, “States and Territories of the United States of America April 30 1803 to March 27 1804” September 22, 2010 via wikipedia, creative commons
Beyond my Ken, “Missouri Compromise” September 22, 2010, via Wikipedia, Creative commons