Manifest Destiny & Mexican War

Doc 1 - Manifest Destiny

Lady Liberty is leading people west with a light following her (enlightenment) as development follows as well.

Beliefs:

  • Rising Pride/Nationalism

  • Idealistic Vision

  • “Justification for expansion”

  • “True Americans” WASP

Driving Forces:

  • Nationalism

  • Population increase

  • Rapid economic development

  • reform ideals

Contextualization:

  • Compromise of 1870

  • Industrial Revolution

  • Beginning of Slavery

Doc 2 - Map of Texas/Mexico Border

Shows the borders of the states and Mexico 1836, markd the Alamo March, San Jacino, and Goliad March as well - Texas Mexico war.

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  • Stephen Austin - Founder of American Colony, “Father of Texas”, lead the second and ultimatly successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families to the Tejas region of Mexico from the US

  • Alamo - orginally the name for a mission in 1718, it became the name for a military outpost, central in the Battle of Alamo (1836) during the Texas Revolution

  • San Jacinto - Where the Texan Army found victory over the Mexican Troops who were led bby Santa Anna, General Sam Houston led his troops (1,000) - was credited indpendence for the Republic of Texan which later joined the United States

  • Santa Anna - Mexican General leading forces in the Texas Revolution and Mexican-American War - lost territory and lives in these battles/wars, sold Texas

  • Mexico - warring with Texas, ultimatly gave up land there was government unrest

  • Annexation - incorporation of some territory to another geo-policial entity: Texas declared the 28th state on 12/29/1845

Doc 3 - Oregon

Looks at a map of the Northen US, where it is Oregon to part of Canada

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  • Britian - wanted to avoid conflict/participate in trade

  • Fur Trading - meeting the high demands in Europe, driving force of the Westward Expansion

  • Pioneers - traveled westward seeking opportunities, land, and liberty (religious freedom)

  • 49th Parallel - where the US Canada border was drawn, estabished in the Oregon Treaty

  • 54,40 or Fight - slogan of US expanionists who wanted to claim up till 54, 40 north latitude - used as spirit for manifest destiny

  • Oregon Trail - allowed for people to move west, illness, accidents, and the harsh landscape were all challenges people would face

Doc 4 - Mexican War Map

  • Election of 1844 -

  • Nueces River

  • Rio Grande River

  • California

  • Polk

  • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

  • Wilmot Proviso