IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, YOU NEED TO:

1)  DO THE DQ FOR THE DAY. WRITE THE DAILY QUOTE AND ANSWER THE QUESTION FOR THE DAY. WRITE THE SONGS

2) COPY THE NOTES INTO YOUR NOTEBOOK

4)Create the Manifest Destiny Puzzle Map

5)DO THE MANIFEST DESTINY CROSSWORD

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ON THE BOARD:1. DQ2

2. MANIFEST DESTINY NOTES3. MANIFEST DESTINY PUZZLE MAP4. MANIFEST DESTINY CROSSWORD5. TEST CORRECTIONS

What is the definition of Manifest Destiny?What is the definition of Manifest Destiny?

Daily Quote &Question (DQ2)

“…you may all go to hell and I will go to Texas.”-Davy Crockett

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SONG FOR THE DAY: 1. All My Ex’s Live in Texas

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Manifest DestinyA. TEXAS

B. POLK

C. WAR WITH MEXICO

D. OREGON

E. UTAH

F. CALIFORNIA

G. TAYLOR

The belief that the U.S. had a divine mission to extend its

power and settlement across North America.AMERICA BELIEVED IT HAD A

GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO TAKE THE WEST (CANADA AND

MEXICO ALSO).

Manifest Destiny

A.TEXAS

-independence from Mexico in 1836

-becomes a Republic

-seeks admission as state under President Sam Houston (talks to GB)

The Battle of the Alamo (1836)

Statehood: 1845

Stephen Austin colonized TX

B) POLK

-POLK WINS 1844 AGAINST HENRY CLAY

-54’40 OR FIGHT!

-WHEN TX ANNEXATION MEANS WAR, DECIDES TO WORK OUT TREATY WITH GREAT BRITIAN

C. WAR WITH MEXICO

--1845 TX admitted as state, Mexico breaks relations

-Zachary Taylor sent to provoke Mexico in April 1846, war declared May 13

-Texas Rangers help: “los tejanos diablos”

MANY OF CIVIL WAR GENERALS SERVE

WILMOT PROVISO DEFEATED(WOULD HAVE PROHIBITED SLAVERY IN ANY

TERRITORY GAINED BY WAR)

Grant

Lee

Longstreet

Picket

Meade

jackson

Kearney takes New Mexico and South California

Bear Flag Revolt led by Freemont overthrows Mexico in California

General Winfield Scott takes Mexico City

War Ends with Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo we get Arizona, New Mexico,

California, Nevada, Utah (1848)

Freemont

Scott

Stephen Kearney

Agree Rio

Grande is Texas border

D) OREGON

-OCCUPIED JOINTLY WITH ENGLAND (and some natives)

-1840S travel by Oregon Trail (6 months)

-CALLED FOR IN 1844 ELECTION

-OREGON TREATY COMPROMISES AT 49o (Polk president)

E) UTAH

-Settled by Mormons

(religion founded by Joseph Smith)

-Led to Utah by Brigham Young (1848) at that time it was part of Mexico

-Not made a state until 1896 (issue is polygamy more than 1 spouse)

Smith was killed in 1844

F. CALIFORNIA

-Gold discovered at Sutter’s Mill, California

-Populations swells (14,000 to 100,000)

-49ers (GOLD RUSH)

-admitted as a state 1850

G.TAYLOR

ZACHARY TAYLOR WINS ELECTION AS MILITARY HERO IN 1848

“OLD ROUGH AND READY”

DIES AFTER JULY 4, 1850

FREE SOIL PARTY FORMS TO PROTEST TAYLOR THE SLAVE HOLDER RUNNING/ THE WHIGS SPLIT WITH ANTI-SLAVERY

FORCES JOINING THIS NEW PARTY

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VP MILLARD FILLMORE TAKES OVER…

H. OTHER THINGS TO KNOW

OSTEND MANIFESTO

WALKER EXPEDITION

CLAYTON-BULWER TREATY

GADSDEN PURCHASE

PRESIDENT PIERCE ATTEMPTS TO BUY CUBA SECRET MEETINGS IN OSTEND, BELGIUM

TRIED TO TAKE BAJA CALIFORNIA. TOOK OVER NICARAGUA (1855). HE IS EXECUTED IN 1860.

TREATY THAT US & GB WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO TAKE EXCLUSIVE CONTROL OF FUTURE

CANAL IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

PIERCE ADDS STRIP OF LAND IN SOUTHWEST FOR A RAILROAD. FORMS PART OF NEW MEXICO &

ARIZONA

Label the Oregon Country (and date)—color it greenLabel the Mexican Cession (and date)—color it orangeLabel the Louisiana Purchase (and date)—color it yellowLabel Texas Annexation (and date)—color it brownLabel the United States in 1783Label the areas ceded by Spain in 1819Label the areas annexed by the U.S. in 1810 and 1812