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Objectives:

• Students will be able to identify, label and locate the land acquired by the United States during Manifest Destiny.

• Students will use this program to gain a deeper understanding of the conflicts within this United States domestic policy.

• Evaluate Manifest Destiny and determine if this policy was justified.

Oregon Country

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California

Texas

Utah

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• Causes:– Americans accept

Manifest Destiny.– As East becomes

more crowded, Americans want more land.

– The West contains furs, lumber, and precious metals.

• Effects:– The U.S. wars with

Mexico.

– Natives are pushed off their land. (again)

– The U.S. extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific!

• Present day: Oregon, Washington, Idaho

• Settled for trading purposes by mountain men.– ) Oregon Trail:  A trail

leading westward which led the pioneers to a place

to settle.

– Oregon Trail Virtual Tour

– http://www.historyglobe.com/ot/otmap1.htm

• Present day: TexasSettled by:•Tejanos- Mexicans who claimed Texas as their home.•Old Three Hundred – first American settlers in Texas.•Received 960 Acres

•Tensions begin to rise between the Mexicans and Americans to populate Texas…

• President: James K. Polk.

• Wanted California and New Mexico territories… no matter what!– This would guarantee a

clear U.S. passage to the Pacific.

– Fulfill Manifest Destiny!

• Remember the Alamo!

• Texans barricade an old missionary, the Alamo, as Santa Anna and the Mexican army attempt to enter..

• The unarmed Americans were able to hold off the Mexican army for 12 days!– Eventually Santa Anna and his army break through and

defeat the Americans.

– Although this is a Mexican victory, this buys Americans much needed time!

– The Alamo becomes a symbol of American heroism!• A Moral Victory!

– Texas is annexed by the United States – Dec 29, 1845.

• Gadsden Purchase –

-This land in the Southwest region of North American will make the transcontinental railroad possible.

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•Eyed for its access to the Pacific Ocean•Fulfillment of Manifest Destiny!So… how are we gonna get it?Polk offers Mexico $ to buy territory.Mexico refuses.Polk’s Plan:Polk decided to use force to fulfill our destiny!Instigates Mexico into a war!

Mexico Cession:U.S. gets California and New Mexico.Mexico gets $15 million dollars!

How the West was Won…

• Tim and Moby style…

•Gold in California is going to double the world’s supply of gold!•Hundreds of thousands rush to California in search of quickriches! • The rush of Americans to the West cause the development of Boomtowns.

Boomtowns become Ghostowns!

Please look at: 1. Gold Rush History2. Ghost Town Maps3. Ghost Town Links

• Mormons- religious group that believed in polygamy and communal property.

• Mormons populated Utah. •Used it as a religious safe haven.

Directions: Choose the answer that correctly answersthe question. Try not to go back to the notes. See what you have learned!

A. A quote from “Night at the Museum.”

B. America’s belief that it was our destiny to possess the entireNorth American continent.

C. The term that means John and I were destined to havethe cutest kids EVER!

A. Thomas Jefferson

B. George Washington

C. James Earl Jones

D. James K. Polk

A. Mexico

B. France

C. England

D. Spain

A. Battle of San Juan

B. Battle of Bunker Hill

C. Battle of the Alamo

D. Battle of Ghent

A. It had great weather.

B. They were in search of quick riches. Gold!

C. The 49ers play there.

D. It would provide access to the Atlantic Ocean for trade.

A. Trading with Asia.

B. Devlopement of the steamboat.

C. High balance credit cards

D. The development of a transcontinental railroad.

A. Ghost Towns

B. 49 ers C. Boom Towns

D. Utah

A. Christians

B. Jehovah’s Witness

C. Buddhists

D. Mormons

A. It didn’t

B. They lost more land.C. Established a very fair trading partnership

D. They were able to maintain tribal lands

A. Utah

B. New Mexico

C. Oregon

D. California

• Were you able to fight it….

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