Manifest Destiny

Manifest DestinyChapter 9Americans Head WestIn 1800 less than 400,000 settlers lived west of the Appalachian Mountains.By the beginning of the Civil War, more Americans lived west of the Appalachians than lived along the Atlantic coast.Americans moved west for religious reasons and to own their own farms.American Westward Expansion1783: Treaty of Paris - America stretches from Atlantic Coast to Mississippi River1803: Louisiana Purchase- Extends American western boundary to the Rockies 1819: Adams-Onis Treaty- America acquires Florida from Spain

Americans Head WestA magazine editor (John Louis OSullivan) declared the movement west was Manifest Destiny the idea that God had given the continent to Americans and wanted them to settle western lands.The first settlers west of the Appalachians were squatters, because they settled on lands they did not own.Manifest DestinyExpressed conviction that the development of a superior system of government and lifestyle dictated a God-given right of Americans to spread their civilization to the four corners of the continent.Territorial expansion was a mandate of Manifest Destiny.

Manifest DestinyManifest Destiny:belief that the United States had a mission to expand its borders from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean

Americans Head WestFarming in the Midwest was made easier by new farming technology.In 1819 Jethro Wood patented a plow with an iron blade.In 1837 John Deere designed a plow with sharp-edged steel blades that cut cleanly through the tough Midwestern sod.In 1834 Cyrus McCormick patented the mechanical reaper.Settling the Pacific CoastNative Americans and other nations had already claimed parts of Oregon and CaliforniaThe United States and Great Britain both wanted to own Oregon.Mexico controlled California, but its distance from Mexico City made it difficult to govern.In 1839 a German immigrant, John Sutter, built a trading post and cattle ranch on 50,000 acres in Sacramento Valley.Gold would later be found near his mill around 1849.GOLD! At Sutters Mill, 1848

John A. Sutter

10California Gold Rush, 1849

49ers11Settling the Pacific CoastBy the 1840s, mountain men had carved out several east-west passages, such as the Oregon Trail.These trails were very important to the settlement of the west.Wagon trains used mountain men as guides at first, but over time relied on guidebooks written by earlier emigrants.Trails Westward

13The Mormon MigrationIn 1844 a mob murdered the Mormon leader Joseph Smith.Brigham Young, the new leader of the Mormons, decided to take his people west in search of religious freedomSeveral thousand Mormons emigrated on the Mormon Trail.In 1847 the Mormons stopped at the Great Salt Lake to build their new settlementChecking for UnderstandingIdea popular in the United States during the 1800s that the country must expand its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean.

Manifest DestinyReview What two inventions made it easier to farm the frontier?The steel-blade plow and the mechanical reaper.Opening Texas to AmericansTexas was under Mexican control after Mexico achieved independence from Spain in 1821.Because the Spanish-speaking people of the area refused to move to the northern part of the region where Native American groups lived, Mexico invited Americans and others to settle there.Texas IndependenceAmericans invited by Mexico to move to Texas if they:- Became Mexican citizens- Became Roman Catholics- Did not bring slaves- Americans come but dont follow rules

Opening Texas to AmericansAt first, the Americans agreed to Mexican citizenship, as required for settlement.The Americans did not adopt Mexican customs, however, nor did they think of Mexico as their country.In 1830 Mexico closed its borders to immigration by AmericansOpening Texas to AmericansThe government also banned the import of enslaved labor and discouraged trade with the United States.These new laws angered settlers.Texas Goes to WarAmerican settlers in Texas asked Mexico to reopen Texas to American immigrants and to decrease the taxes on imports.A convention held in 1833 asked Mexico to create a new Mexican state. (Texas)They wrote a constitution for the new state but the Mexican government denied it.Texas Goes to WarStephen Austin persuaded Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna to agree to lift the immigration ban and other demands.Austin had written a letter suggesting that Texas should organize its own state government.Mexican officials intercepted the letter and he was arrested. Texas Goes to WarIn April 1834, Santa Anna denounced the Mexican constitution and made himself dictator.When Austin was released from prison in 1835, he urged Texans to organize an army, since he foresaw war with Mexico.Eventually, Sam Houston, a former governor of Tennessee and an experienced military leader, took command of the Texas army.Texas Goes to WarWhen Santa Anna and his forces came to San Antonio in 1836, over 180 Texan rebels were at the Alamo, an abandoned mission inside the town.The small force, commanded by William B. Travis and joined by 32 settlers, held off Santa Annas army for 13 days.On March 6, 1836, Santa Annas army defeated the Texans at the Alamo.

Davey Crocketts Last Stand

25The Battle of the Alamo

General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna Recaptures the Alamo26Remember the Alamo!

27Texas Goes to WarDuring this time, the new Texas government declared independence from Mexico.At the Battle of San Jacinto, Sam Houston and his Texas troops launched a surprise attack on the Mexican army.They captured Santa Anna, who was forced to sign a treaty recognizing independence for the Republic of Texas.End Result - 1835: Texas becomes an independent country!

Major BattlesAlamo:-188 Texans v. 2000 Mexicans- Every Texan killed and burnedSan Jacinto:- Texans defeat Mexican Army and capture Santa AnaTexas becomes an independent country!

- 1845: United States annexes TexasTexas Goes to WarIn 1836, Sam Houston was elected president of the Republic of Texas.The citizens of Texas voted for annexation to become part of the United States.Many northern members of Congress were against admitting Texas as a slave state.TEXAS WAR OF INDEPENDENCETexas War of IndependenceAmericans began moving into Texas in the 1820s and brought their slaves with them. War fought by Texans against Mexico because they believed their rights had been violated.Won by Texans in 1836 and requests to enter the U.S.

Texas and Oregon Enter the UnionIn 1844, Congress voted against annexation of Texas.Many northern Congressmen felt that it was a pro-slavery plot.James K. Polk, a candidate in the 1844 presidential election promised to annex Texas and Oregon and to buy California from Mexico. He won.President Tyler annexed Texas before Polk took office and Mexico broke diplomatic relations with the US.Mexico and the U.S. government disputed the southern border of Texas.Texas becomes a stateTexas signed alliance with Britain & France1845: John Tyler annexes Texas

President Jackson and Van Buren refused to recognize Texas statehood because of slavery.Texas became its own country from 1836 to 1845.Texas entered as a U.S. state in 1845.

TEXAS WAR OF INDEPENDENCETexas War of Independence

Texas and Oregon Enter the UnionIn public, Polk said the U.S. had a right to Oregon. Those people who supported this stand on Oregon used the slogan Fifty-four Forty or Fight.In private, Polk agreed to split the territory with Great Britain.In June 1846, the two countries agreed that the U.S. would acquire most of Oregon south of 49 north latitude.

Election of 1844James Polk: Promises to expand America- 54 40 or FightOregon Country- Boundary dispute with England- 1846Compromise: Boundary set: 49

Oregon disputeTreaty with Great Britain in 1846President Polk campaign slogan was 54,40 or fightCompromised with British and divided the Oregon Country at the 49th parallel

Oregon TerritoryThe War with Mexico Polk sent a representative to negotiate the purchase of California from Mexico. Mexico refused to meet with him.Polk sent troops across the Nueces River, led by Zachary Taylor.Mexico saw this as an invasion of their country and sent troops to attack.Polk declared war on Mexico.The War with MexicoTaylor defeated the Mexican forces under Santa AnnaIn California, John C. Fremont had little trouble overcoming the Mexican presence there.On June 14, 1846, the settlers declared California independent from Mexico and named the region the Bear Flag Republic.A few weeks later, the U.S. Navy took possession of California for the United States.In 1847 the U.S. defeated Mexico and took over Mexico City.Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, 1848

Mexico gave up claims to Texas above the Rio Grande RiverMexico gave the U. S. California, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona (Mexican Cession) U. S. gave Mexico $18,000,000The Treaty was basically forced on Mexico!41

Treaty of Guadalupe HidalgoMexico ceded the Mexican Cession to U.S.Rio Grande River boundary between U.S. and MexicoU.S. paid Mexico $15 million Picture/PolkJames K. Polk, Democrat President from 1845 to 1849Responsible for adding more land then any other PresidentAnnexed TexasOregon TerritoryMexican Cession MANIFEST DESTINY

43Reviewing ThemesThe idea of Manifest Destiny was realized as a result of the war with Mexico. What new problems did this increase in land cause for the United States?

The increase caused the expansion of slavery into the new land.Overland Immigration to the WestBetween 1840 and 1860, more than250,000 people made the trekwestward.

45The Doomed Donner Party

April, 1846 April, 1847

46The Donner Party A group of about 83 people headed west to California to what they thought would be the Promised LandThey traveled along a new route and because of many accidents and problems along the way, ended up getting snowbound in the mountains.When food ran out and people were starving, the remaining members turned to cannibalism for survival.When the ordeal was over, 45 had lived and 38 had died.

The Doomed Donner Party

James Reed & Wife Margaret Patrick John Breen Breen BreenOf the 83 members of the Donner Party, only 45 survived to get to California!CANNIBALISM ! ! 48The Oregon Trail Albert Bierstadt, 1869

49Territorial Growth to 1853

50Gadsdens Purchase- 1853 Bought from Mexico for 10 Million Wanted to build Southern Transcontinental Railroad

Alaska- Sewards Icebox 1867Purchased from Russia for 7 Million Heavily Criticized Purchased for Defensive and Strategic reasons Keep out of British hands Gold and Oil Sewards Day

Secretary of StateWilliam Seward

Land Acquired between 1783-1867

Land Acquired between 1783-1867Louisiana PurchaseFlorida Texas Oregon Mexican Cession Gadsden Purchase Alaska