Manifest Destiny American Territorial Expansion 1803-1853

Manifest DestinyAmerican Territorial Expansion1803-1853Mr. JohnsonU.S. HistoryYour ChartTerritory (Year)How AddedNationalismSectionalismManifest DestinyAmerican Territorial Expansion1803-1853Manifest Destiny

Louisiana Purchase1803Louisiana Purchase (1803)

How AddedThomas JeffersonPurchased from FranceChallenged Jeffersons strict interpretationLewis & Clark Expedition

NationalismNew land for farming Jeffersons agrarian empire of libertyFree use of the Mississippi River & New Orleans port

SectionalismHenry Clays Missouri Compromise36-30 line above free, below slaveMissouri slave stateMaine free stateJefferson: Firebell in the night

Missouri Compromise

Henry ClayYour ChartTerritory (Year)How AddedNationalismSectionalismLouisiana Purchase (1803)Thomas JeffersonPurchased from FranceChallenged Jeffersons strict interpreta-tionLewis & Clark ExpeditionNew land for farming Jeffersons agrarian empire of libertyFree use of the Mississippi River/New Orleans

Henry Clays Missouri Compromise36-30 line above free, below slaveMissouri slave stateMaine free stateFirebell in the nightFlorida1819Florida (1819)

How AddedPurchased from SpainAdams-Onis TreatySecretary of State John Q. Adams

John Quincy AdamsNationalismNew land for farmingDistanced Spanish threat from U.S. homelandJames Monroes Era of Good Feelings

James MonroeSectionalismNew slave stateFugitive slaves Black SeminolesSeminole Wars

Your ChartTerritory (Year)How AddedNationalismSectionalismFlorida (1819)Purchased from SpainAdams-Onis TreatySec. of State John Q. AdamsNew land for farmingDistanced Spainish threat from U.S. homelandJames Monroes Era of Good FeelingsNew slave stateFugitive slaves Black SeminolesSeminole WarsTexas1845Texas (1845)

How AddedStephen Austins Missourians colonized TexasTexas War for Independence (1836-1837)Lone Star Republic of Texas

Stephen AustinNationalismRemember the AlamoJames K. Polk: Manifest Destiny president

SectionalismAnnexation?North vs. SouthPolk supports annexationAnnexed as a slave state

James K. PolkYour ChartTerritory (Year)How AddedNationalismSectionalismTexas (1845)Stephen Austins Missourians colonize TexasTexas War for Inde-pendence (1836-1838)Lone Star Republic of TexasRemember the AlamoJames K. Polk: Manifest Destiny presidentAnnexation?North vs. SouthPolk supports annexationAnnexed as a slave stateMexican Cession1848Mexican Cession (1848)

How AddedMexican War (1846-1848)US winsTreaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo (1848)Mexico surrenders 2/5 of its landNationalismFrom sea to shining seaManifest Destiny accomplished1849 California gold rush: 49ersClipper ships & trade with Asia

SectionalismHenry David Thoreau: Civil DisobedienceSlave or free?Wilmot ProvisoLand should be free from slaveryHenry Clays Compromise of 1850California free stateNew Mexico/Arizona popular sovereigntyWashington, D.C. slave trade abolishedFugitive Slave Act of 1850

Henry David ThoreauYour ChartTerritory (Year)How AddedNationalismSectionalismMexican Cession (1848)Mexican War (1846-1848)US winsTreaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo (1848)Mexico surrenders 2/5 of its landFrom sea to shining seaManifest Destiny accomplished1849 California gold rush: 49ersClipper ships & trade with AsiaHenry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience Wilmot Proviso Land should be free from slaveryHenry Clays Compromise of 1850California free stateNew Mexico/Arizona popular sovereigntyWashington, D.C. slave trade abolishedFugitive Slave Act of 1850Gadsden Purchase1853Gadsden Purchase (1853)

How AddedPurchased from Mexico

James GadsdenNationalismConstruction of the Southern Pacific railroad line

Your ChartTerritory (Year)How AddedNationalismSectionalismGadsden Purchase (1853)Purchased from MexicoConstruction of Southern Pacific railroad lineOregon Country1845Oregon Country (1845)

How AddedBorder dispute with British Canada49th parallel?54 40 or Fight!Border settled peacefully at 49

NationalismFrom sea to shining seaManifest Destiny accomplishedOregon gold rush

SectionalismFree state

Your ChartTerritory (Year)How AddedNationalismSectionalismOregon Country (1845)Border dispute with British Canada49th parallel54 40 or Fight!Border settled peacefully at 49From sea to shining seaManifest Destiny accomplishedOregon gold rushFree stateWhose Destiny?Native Americans, African Americans & MexicansTrail of Tears

Mexican Lands

Expansion of Slavery

Civil War