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Manifest Destiny Susan Pojer
Trends in Antebellum America:  1810-1860 REFLECTION These people must die out.  There is no help for them.  God has given earth to those who will subdue and cultivate.  Horace Greeley **Reflect on the above statement that describes the feelings of Manifest Destiny.  How did these feelings affect the US in the future?
“ Manifest Destiny” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ American Progress” by John Gast, 1872
The Pony Express ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Aroostook “War,” 1839
Maine Boundary Settlement, 1842
Texas Independence (1836-1845)
Texas Declaration of Independence
Key Figures in Texas Independence,  1836 Sam Houston (1793-1863) Steven Austin (1793-1836)
The Republic of Texas
Remember the Alamo!
Davey Crockett’s Last Stand
The Battle of the Alamo General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna Recaptures the Alamo
Overland Immigration to the West ,[object Object]
The Oregon Trail  – Albert Bierstadt, 1869
Trails Westward
The Doomed Donner Party April, 1846 – April, 1847
The Doomed Donner Party James Reed & Wife Margaret  Patrick  John   Breen  Breen  Breen ,[object Object],CANNIBALISM ! !
The Oregon Dispute:  54’ 40º or Fight! ,[object Object],[object Object]
The Bear Flag Republic John C. Frémont The Revolt    June 14, 1845
The Mexican War (1846-1848)
The Slidell Mission:  Nov., 1845 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],John Slidell
Wilmot Proviso, 1846 Provided, territory from that, as an   express and fundamental condition to  the acquisition of any the Republic of  Mexico by the United States, by virtue  of any treaty which may be negotiated  between them, and to the use by the  Executive of the moneys herein   appropriated,  neither slavery nor   involuntary servitude shall ever exist  in any part of said territory , except for  crime, whereof the party shall first be  duly convicted. Congr. David Wilmot (D-PA)
The Mexican War  (1846-1848)
General Zachary Taylor at Palo Alto “ Old Rough and Ready”
The Bombardment of Vera Cruz
General Scott Enters Mexico City “ Old Fuss and Feathers”
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, 1848 Nicholas Trist, American Negotiator
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, 1848 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Treaty was basically forced on Mexico!
Results of the Mexican War? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Unresolved Issues & New Opportunities
Free Soil Party Free Soil!   Free Speech!   Free Labor!   Free Men! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],WHY?
The 1848 Presidential Election Results √
The Mexican Cession
GOLD!  At Sutter’s Mill, 1848 John A. Sutter
California Gold Rush, 1849 49er’s
Two Views of San Francisco, Early 1850s ,[object Object]
Territorial Growth to 1853
Westward the Course of Empire Emmanuel Leutze, 1860
Expansionist Young America in the 1850s America’s Attempted Raids into Latin America

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