manifest destiny mr. martin bach hudson high school accelerated united states history

ManifManifest Destinyest Destiny

Mr. Martin BachMr. Martin Bach

Hudson High SchoolHudson High School

Accelerated United States HistoryAccelerated United States History

The Re-Emergence of the Two The Re-Emergence of the Two Party SystemParty System

• DemocratsDemocrats• The people (or The people (or

states) as a vehicle states) as a vehicle of economic of economic expansionexpansion

• Anti-Corporations Anti-Corporations (agrarian-focused)(agrarian-focused)

• State banks (or State banks (or none at all)none at all)

• Hard currencyHard currency

• WhigsWhigs• Government as a Government as a

vehicle of economic vehicle of economic expansionexpansion

• Pro-CorporationsPro-Corporations• National bankNational bank• Paper currencyPaper currency• Social reforms Social reforms

(largely (largely evangelically evangelically motivated)motivated)

Democrats WhigsDemocrats Whigs

Martin Van Martin Van BurenBuren

William Henry William Henry HarrisonHarrison

The Log Cabin CampaignThe Log Cabin Campaign

The Hard Cider CampaignThe Hard Cider Campaign

““His Accidency”His Accidency”

Manifest DestinyManifest Destiny

““American Progress” by John Gast, 1872American Progress” by John Gast, 1872

What were the Causes of What were the Causes of Manifest Destiny?Manifest Destiny?

The Republic of TexasThe Republic of Texas

Disputes with EnglandDisputes with EnglandAroostook War of Aroostook War of

1839183954’40 or Fight!54’40 or Fight!