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1. Review Assignment-30pts
Ch. 7 Assessment p. 276 Q #1-21
Ch. 11 Assessment p. 404 Q #1-22
Ch. 12 Assessment p. 436 Q #1-22
Handwritten
1. C – Overlanders : ex - (Donner Party)
ODD or EVEN Numbers by Class Period
Handwritten / Due on Thursday

2. Unit 2 Testing
Unit 2 Test & Unit Review Due
Read Chapters – 7 / 11 / 12 / 14.1&.2
Mult. Choice- 85
T & F - 10
Map Exam - 20
Essay (2 of 5) - 20
135 points

3. REACHING FOR EMPIRE
WESTWARD EXPANSION
America’s Empire Period
Ch 7 / Ch 14.1&2
#9

4. The Monroe Doctrine – 1823
Western Hemisphere
• U.S. would not tolerate any more European Colonies
• Foreign Military Expeditions : Threat to U.S.A
• No European Country should interfere with Am.
Interests
However:
• U.S. had the right to act as a “Police Force” for
emerging nations
** This Became the Cornerstone of **
American Foreign Policy

5. By the 1840’s – The notion of
“Manifest Destiny” was growing
• British –(Wash./Oregon)
&
Mexico- Southwest
(Calf./Texas)
• There was a desire to
make these regions
part of the U.S.

6. Manifest Destiny
• The U.S. was a superior
nation with the right to:
a. Invade
b. Conquer
c. Occupy
N.A. continent & beyond
Many Examples
-1864 - French installed:
Ferdinand Maximilian on
the Mexican Throne/U.S.
Ordered the French out
The French Complied in 1867
“Columbia”
telegraph wire
in one hand &
a school book
in the other

7. Trails Westward
Overlanders

8. WestwardtheCourseofEmpire
READING ON CANVAS

9. America Gains New Land
after the Louisiana Purchase
5 Examples
1. 49th Parallel – Treaty w/
British– est. northern
border – 1846
Trouble further south in Tx
- Declared themselves free
from Mexico in 1836

10. The Battle of the Alamo
GeneralSanta Anna Recaptures the Alamo

11. DaveyCrockett’s Last Stand

12. RemembertheAlamo!

13. The Republic of Texas 1836-1845

14. 2. Texas Annexed in 1845
– helped spark
Mexican-Am. War
(1846-1848)
• U.S. Invaded Mexico and
defeated their armies
• Result: All of New
Mexico(Calf.) purchased
for $15 mill.
(Fought & Bought)

15. TheOregonTrail – A. Bierstadt

16. The Doomed Donner Party
April, 1846 –April, 1847

17. The Doomed Donner Party
James Reed & Wife
Margaret Patrick John
Breen Breen Breen
 Of the 87 members of the
DonnerParty, only 45
survived to get to California!

18. Overland Immigration to the West
From 1840-
1860
over 250,000 people
made the trek
westward
Year

19. GOLD! At Sutter’s Mill, 1848
-California: State by 1850
John A. Sutter

20. The Pony Express
Between April, 1860 and Nov., 1861.
Delivered news and mail between St.
Louis, MO and San Francisco,CA.
Took 10 days.
Replaced by thecompletion ofthe
trans-continentaltelegraph line.

21. The Pony Express

22. Gadsden Purchase of 1853
- western railroad?

24. 3. Alaska – From Russia
$7.2 million
“Seward’s Folly”- 1867
Gold & Oil-2013/$50B

25. 4. Midway Islands – ½ way to China
(protect growing trade)-‘67
5. Hawaiian Islands – 1893
Am. Sugar planters staged
rebellion
• U.S. marines moved in to
protect the growers
• Naval Base was constructed
earlier to protect
• Queen Liliuokalani resisted
but was defeated
• U.S. took control of the
Islands & Annexed

26. Reasons for American
Expansionism
1. Manifest Destiny
2. Desire to Increase Am. Glory & Prestige around
the World
3. Am. Felt a Moral Obligation to Expand
A. Spread Democracy
B. Spread Christian Values
4. Our Desire to open New Economic Markets in Asia
- China/Japan/Korea

27. Naval bases needed to protect these interests
The Peak of American Expansionism – 1898

28. The Spanish-American War Ch 14.2
“The Splendid Little War” #10
• Fought in Cuba & the
Philippines:
both Colonies of Spain
- Cubans were fighting for
their Independence
• The Spark: Feb. 1898
– The Battleship Maine –
exploded and sunk
• In Havana Harbor killing
260 soldiers

29. Who Done It?
“REMEMBER THE MAINE”
• Am. Press called for War with Spain
• Investigation reported it was a Spanish Mine
• Congress Declared War in April of 1898
• -Adm. Dewey sunk Spanish Fleet in Manila
• -San Juan Hill & Santiago / Cuba
taken by the “Rough Riders” -- Teddy Roosevelt

30. Spain was Defeated in 6 Weeks
• The War was quick with few Deaths
• 400 Battle Deaths – 5,400 Died of Malaria &
Sleeping Sickness
• Cuba Independent – U.S. as a strong Ally
• U.S. Ceded Philippines/Puerto Rico/Guam for $20 m.
• Roosevelt: “U.S. was now a Great World Power”
*** America had an Empire ***

31. Spanish-American War Challenge
Spanish-American War Reading/Worksheet
• 30 points – reading comprehension & ability to follow directions
• Work with a team of one partner
• No Talking or Discussing with other groups
• The team with the fewest mistakes will receive an
automatic score of 30 (will become zero wrong)
- all other scores : curved off of 1st place
• Fastest to finish will be the tie-breaker
• Extra Credit is given to the Top 5 Teams
+10 / +8 / +6 / +4 / +2