MANIFEST DESTINYChapter 14

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON9th President

First President to die in office

John Tyler: Vice President

Virginia planter and slave-owner

Jeffersonian Democrat

strict construction

opposed economic nationalism

broke with Jackson over nullification

added to Whig ticket to obtain votes in South with no expectation of political power

JOHN TYLER

Following death of Harrison a Constitutional crisis over succession

Tyler immediately moved into White House

Took oath of office

assumed Presidential powers

Tyler opposed Whig platform

most of Harrison’s cabinet resigned

Dubbed “His Accidency”

Kicked out of Whig Party

JAMES K. POLK

President from 1844-1849

Threatened war with Britain over territory in Canada

Mexican War

Secured passage of Walker tariff (low rate pleased South)

Polk’s treasury system lasted till 1913

NATIONALISM

NATIONALISM AND WESTWARD EXPANSION: DOMINANT ISSUES IN THE 1840’S.

Boundaries with Canada: finally settled

Mexican War and Westward Expansion California

Originally settled by Spanish in 1769 to thwart invasion threat by Russians who established trading post off the coast of Oregon

Catholic Missionaries and Missions

Franciscans

Mission building served as Church, fortress and barracks for Spanish soldiers

Native Americans forced labor

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WESTWARD MIGRATION

God ordained the West to be a part of the United States Portrayed as an empty land even though populated by Native

Americans and Latinos

Oregon fever Promise of cheap, empty, fertile land

Overland trails

Physical hardships

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WESTWARD MIGRATION

Texas Republic

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Southern Migration to Texas Grow cotton and rice in Texas

Took slaves with them

Avoid Bankruptcy

Mexican government Opposed slavery

Forbade further migration in 1836

American immigrants Declared Texas Independence in 1836

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WESTWARD MIGRATION

Remember the Alamo Texas Independence became a popular cause after the Alamo

Battle of San Jacinto: Mexican government recognized Texas Independence

Texans clamored for annexation

Northern Abolitionists opposed adding another slave state to union

Texas was independent for almost a decade

WESTWARD MIGRATION

Mexican War Joint resolution of Congress in 1845 annexed Texas to United

States

James K. Polk sought to acquire California, New Mexico and Texas through negotiations

Stand off along Rio Grande

American Army insulted Mexican soldiers

Mexican Army crossed Rio Grande and U.S declared war

WESTWARD MIGRATION

Results of Mexican War 1848: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Mexico ceded California, New Mexico to U.S. and gave up claims to all land North of Rio Grande

Vast new territory incited fierce debate over slavery in the new territories

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