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Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny. Belief that it was inevitable and ordained by God that the U.S. would expand to the Pacific Ocean. Oregon Who Went? Looking for good cheap land New Start because of economic problems How they got there Wagons Walked. Utah Who went? Mormons - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Belief that it was inevitable and ordained by God that the U.S. would expand to the Pacific Ocean
Oregon Who Went?
o Looking for good cheap land
o New Start because of economic problems
How they got thereo Wagonso Walked
Utah Who went?
o Mormons• Escape Religious
Persecution
How they got thereo Wagonso Handcartso Walked
Texaso Mexican Independence 1821o Encouraged Americans to settle
• $.12 acre• Wanted flow of manufactured goods• Help protect area from Indian attacks
o Stephen F. Austin• Given land grant to establish colony• “No drunkards, gamblers, profane swearers or idlers would
be allowed.”
Causeso Mexican politics unstableo Cultural differences• Catholic vs. Protestant• Spanish vs. English• Slavery Abolished 1821 vs. Southern
Slave Owners
Santa Anao Imprisoned Austin for inciting Revolutiono Suspended local government in Texaso 1835 Austin returned
• War was only option
o Mexican troops sent to enforce Mexican law The Alamo- Feb. 23, 1836
o Spanish Mission used as Forto Believed Controlling Fort would stop Mexicanso Texans trapped and slaughtered
Sam Houstono Commander of Texan troops
• Surprise attack on Mexican troops• Killed 630 Mexicans in 18 minutes• “Remember the Alamo”• Captured Santa Ana• Made him sign Treaty of Velasco
• Independence for Texas
Republic of Texas- 1836o Houston elected President
James K. Polk- 11th Presidento 1845 annexed Texaso Believed War could add CA and NM
Border Warso Texans
• Border was the Rio Grandeo Mexicans
• Border was Nuecos River 150m. NE of Rio Grandeo Polk tried secret negotiations to buy CA and fix
border dispute• Mexicans wouldn’t even talk• J.C. Fremont led military exploration into CA• Mexicans entered disputed territory• Polk asked for War, Congress Approved
New Mexico 1846o Mexican troops joined U.S. troopso No shots fired
California 1846o Settlers seized Sonomao Declared Independenceo Joined by NM troopso Mexican troops gave in quickly
Mexico 1847o Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott
• One year of fighting• Mexicans conceded defeat
Provisionso Rio Grande border o $15 million for CA and NMo 1853 Gadsen Purchase
• $10 million for southern RR route• Current Borders of US created
Sutters Mill Jan. 24, 1848o Gold foundo By 1849 population over 100,000
• From U.S. and Worldo San Francisco became supply center for world markets