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Manifest Destiny

Explore the fascinating era of Manifest Destiny and westward expansion in the United States from 1810 to 1853. Discover the trails, the pioneers, and the political, economic, and social roots of Manifest Destiny that shaped America's destiny.

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Manifest Destiny

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  1. Manifest Destiny 1810 - 1853 The Lure Of The West

  2. Trails West • Mountain Men: Lived, trapped fur, & hunted near the Rocky Mountains • Jedediah Smith & Jim Beckwourth • Explored west of Mississippi • Discovered “passes” through Rocky Mts. • Thousands later followed their trails

  3. The Lure of the West • Land = $$ & opportunity • Land speculators bought huge areas of land • Divide & sold to settlers who dreamed of owning their own farms.

  4. The Santa Fe and Oregon Trails • The Santa Fe Trail • Missouri to Santa Fe • The Oregon Trail • Missouri to Utah OR to either California (on the California trail) or to the Oregon Country. • By the 1840s thousands of people were migrating.

  5. The Mormons were founded in upstate New York in the 1830s by Joseph Smith. They migrated to Utah after being forced out of NY, Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois because of their beliefs. In 1847 Brigham Young led them to the Great Salt Lake. They became farmers and used irrigation to establish their community. By 1877 there were 125,000 Mormons in Utah. The Mormons in Utah

  6. Manifest Destiny • 1844: James K. Polk • In favor U.S. expansion • Manifest Destiny • Took every opportunity to expand the size of the U.S. James K. Polk

  7. People believed that it was in the U.S.’s fate to expand from the Atlantic to Pacific Oceans. Explain the picture. How does the picture relate to the idea of Manifest Destiny? Manifest Destiny Explain this picture.

  8. Expanding Democracy: Americans believed that God wanted them to spread democracy and be an example to the world. Pioneering Spirit: Americans admired the rugged individuals that traveled to Texas, Oregon, California, and the Southwest. Is Manifest Destiny a political policy or a social concept? Explain your answer. The Political, Economic, and Social Roots of “Manifest Destiny” Future Prosperity: Americans believed that the west was the key to economic prosperity and the success of farmers in Texas and discovery of gold in California encouraged this belief. Security: Controlling the entire continent would lessen threats from England, Spain, and Russia. Romanticizing the West: Americans created paintings, prints, and literature that showed the west as an ideal of nature.

  9. In the 1820s large numbers of Americans migrated to Spanish Texas. In the 1830s Mexico became alarmed at the number of Americans in Texas and tried to stop more from arriving. In 1835-36 the Texans revolted against the Mexican government and established the Republic of Texas. James K. Polk promised to annex Texas in his election campaign for President in 1844. In 1845 Texas entered the U.S. as a slave state. The Annexation of Texas

  10. Began over the dispute over the southern border of Texas. Polk used this incident to declare war on Mexico. Americans in California revolted at this time. Within two years the U.S. captured Mexico City. Mexico gave up California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and parts of Colorado, and New Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The U.S. paid Mexico $15 million for the Mexican Cession. U.S.-Mexican War 1846-1848 US Claimed Border Mexico Claimed Border

  11. Impact of the Mexican War Mexican War Weakened political parties in the U.S. Increase the size of the U.S. Escalated the disagreement of slavery in the new territories

  12. The Mexican Cession • Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo • Mexico ceded (gave up) present day California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Wyoming, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. • U.S. paid $15 mil cash

  13. Purchased from Mexico for $10 million. Bought because this area was seen as the most practical route for the new railroad that was expanding across the U.S. Gadsden Purchase 1853 How does the payment for the Gadsden Purchase compare to the purchase of the Mexican Cession?

  14. In 1848 gold was discovered in the Sierra Nevada in California. In 1949 and 1850 many people from all over the US rushed to find gold. The gold rush lasted only a few years but the population of California greatly increased. California became a new destination for settlers. The California Gold Rush Describe the men in the photos.

  15. Effects of the Gold Rush Gold Rush California became a state from increase population Spanish heritage becomes an important part of California culture Native Americans die by the thousands from disease San Francisco became a business center

  16. America Expands Westward

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