Chapter 9: Manifest Destiny

The Market Revolution

Market Revolution Shift from self-sufficiency to specialization

People buying and selling goods for profit rather than making them for own use

Effect/Significance: Capitalism Economic system in which private citizens &

businesses control the means of production

Causes of Capitalism and the Market Revolution

American System Development of Transportation systems since 1800s Protective Tariff aiding American businesses

Industrial Revolution Development of Factories make more goods faster Growth of Railroads & Canals transport more goods faster

Entrepreneurs Increase in wealthy Americans willing to invest

New Inventions Morse Code, Mechanical Reaper, Sewing Machine, vulcanized rubber,

Trade & Migration: 1850

Effects of Capitalism Created New Markets

Midwest, Europe The possibility of Asia

Improved Communication Railroads, Telegraph

Northeast center of America commerce

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Invention/Improvement Benefits

Vulcanized Rubber

Sewing Machine

Telegraph

Steamboat

Canals

Railroads

Steel Plow

Manifest Destiny

“Manifest Destiny” Obvious Destiny

Expansion to Pacific Ocean into Mexican Territory

Causes Religious Persecution

Panic of 1837 Many Americans had lost money from economic crisis

Abundance of Land Cheap & Fertile New markets for farming, ranching, mining

New Markets Trade with China & Japan Set up harbors in the Pacific

Effects Black Hawk War

Native American Rebellion against US in Illinois & Wisconsin

Creation of “Middle Ground” Neither Native Americans nor Americans dominated

Treaty of Fort Laramie, 1851 Relieved tensions between settlers and Native

Americans Gave various Native American nations control of

Central Plains N.A. would not attack settlers & allowed

construction of forts/roads US sets up boundaries and set up an annual

payment plan

Effects of Manifest Destiny

“Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!”

Democrat James’ K Polk 1844 platform

Rallying cry for Americans to “annex” Oregon territory

Effects of Manifest Destiny

Development of Oregon Trail Development of Santa Fe Trail

Texas Independence Mexico gains

independence (1821) Improve economy

by easing trade restrictions

Invite Americans

Offer land grants Obey Mexican Law

& Observe Roman Catholicism

Stephen F. Austin – empresario

Texas fights for Independence

Causes Increasing White Population from America (land

grants) – “Gone to Texas”

Unstable Politics in Mexico

Austin pushes for self-governance

Santa Anna revokes local powers in Texas

Effects of Texas Fight for Independence

Effects Remember the Alamo!

Sam Houston @ San Jacinto

Texas Independence- 1836

Texas Joins Union in 1845

Unit 3 – Day 10Study for TestMexican War

Current President James K. Polk 1845-1849 Democrat North Carolina “Fifty-Four Forty of Fight!”

Polk Urges War Causes for War

Mexican Gov’t instability

Polk’s goal for Manifest Destiny

Slidell’s Rejection