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Chapter 18: Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

Chapter 18: Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy. Early Presidents: 1789-1849 George Washington (Fed) 1789-1797 John Adams (Fed) 1797-1801 Thomas Jefferson (D-R) 1801-1809 James Madison (D-R) 1809-1817 James Monroe (D-R) 1817-1825 John Q. Adams (D-R) 1825-1829 Andrew Jackson (D) 1829-1837

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Chapter 18: Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

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  1. Chapter 18: Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

  2. Early Presidents: 1789-1849 George Washington (Fed) 1789-1797 John Adams (Fed) 1797-1801 Thomas Jefferson (D-R) 1801-1809 James Madison (D-R) 1809-1817 James Monroe (D-R) 1817-1825 John Q. Adams (D-R) 1825-1829 Andrew Jackson (D) 1829-1837 Martin Van Buren (D) 1837-1841 William H. Harrison/ John Tyler (W) 1841-1845 James K. Polk 1845-1849 (D)

  3. ".... the right of our manifest destiny to over spread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and federaltive development of self government entrusted to us. It is right such as that of the tree to the space of air and the earth suitable for the full expansion of its principle and destiny of growth." - John L. O'Sullivan (1845)

  4. John Winthrop, “City Upon A Hill”, 1630

  5. William Henry Harrison (1841) • 1st Whig President • “Old Tippecanoe” • Shortest Term in US History

  6. John Tyler, Whig (in name only) • Harrison’s VP, (1841-1845) • Vetoed Bank Plan • Vetoed Tariff • Cabinet resigned (except Webster) • Whigs attempt to impeach • Aroostook War settled with • Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1842) • Attempts to Annex Texas (finished under Polk)

  7. Aroostook War, 1839 • Van Buren admin • Preceded by Caroline Incident • Bloodless • Lumberjack War • Settled by • Webster-Ashburton Treaty Aroostook War led

  8. Forts of the Hudson’s Bay Company, 1845

  9. Fort Vancouver, 1813- Hudson’s Bay Company

  10. Robert Gray, American discovers the Columbia River in 1792

  11. Jason Lee, early missionary Pioneer to Willamette Valley Established in 1831 By 1845, 5000 Americans lived in Oregon Territory

  12. Early Catholic Priests Fathers Blanchet (L), DeSmet (R), DeMers (C)

  13. Waiilatpu Mission, founded by Marcus Whitman in 1836

  14. Tiloukaikt and Tomahas, Cayuse chiefs

  15. Whitman Massacre (artist depiction), 1847

  16. State of Washington’s two Statues in the US Capitol: Marcus Whitman and Mother Joseph

  17. Loser (again)

  18. James K Polk, Democrat • 1845-1849 (one term) • Underestimated • Visionary of “Manifest Destiny” • Texas annexed • Oregon Border established (1846) “54-40 Or Fight” • Walker Tariff (reduced rates) • Independent Treasury Bill • Wilmot Proviso Introduced (not passed) • Mexican-American War (46-48) • Treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo (Cali, Nev, Ariz, NM to USA) • California Gold Rush begins

  19. Western Acquisitions During Polk’s Presidency

  20. John Slidell, US Minister to Mexico, 1845

  21. Causes of the MexAm War • Unpaid Debts by Mexicans • Rejection of Slidell’s Offer • Attack of US Troops on the Border (see GW Bush WMD)

  22. US House of Representatives, 1845

  23. MexAm War Heroes: Winfield Scott “Old Fuss and Feathers”/ Zachary Taylor “Old Rough ‘n Ready”

  24. “Spotty” Lincoln Whig Congressman from Illinois Lost bid for re-election because of his opposition to the Mex-Am War

  25. Henry David Thoreau Walden “Essay on Civil Disobedience”

  26. Nicholas Trist Negotiated the Treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo (1848)

  27. Guadaloupe Hidalgo 1848 Gadsden Purchase, 1853

  28. Effects of the MexAm War • 13,000 American lives lost (Blood for Land) • Treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo increased US by 1/3 • Manifest Destiny reinforced • Gave experience for Civil War soldiers • Tarnished Latin American Relations • Increased Slavery Tension • (ie- Wilmot Proviso)

  29. Bear Flag was first raised in 1846 by John C. Fremont in Sonoma, CA In 1847, Stephen Kearney’s US troops replace it Stars & Stripes

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