oklahoma land rush manifest destiny – that america was destined to expand from sea to sea
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Oklahoma Land Rush
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Manifest Destiny – that America was destined to expand from sea to sea
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THE STORY OF TEXAS
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1821 - MEX wins independence from SPN
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1820s - AMER farmers move to E. TEX (then MEX) to grow cotton
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MEX welcomes AMER farmers for Indian protection
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Expecting peace… MEX grants AMERs land
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1830s - Growing apart, ~ 1,000 AMER per month enter
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A MIXED BLESSING
AMERs BRING SLAVES
CATHOLICISM
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Independence in the air…
- 20,000 AMERs (1K slaves) outnumber MEXs
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Meanwhile, Mexico’s leader…
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Santa Anna cracks down on
movements – including AMERs
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The Alamo
MEX attack old fort –– killing all 187 TEXs, incl. Crockett & Bowie
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1836 - TEX declares independence from MEX (amid Alamo battle)
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“Remember the Alamo”
Sam Houston wins @ San Jacinto
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Treaty…
-Santa Anna recognizes TEX independence
- MEX Cong. rejects treaty, but war is over
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A republic?
A U.S. state?
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No decision for almost 10 years, until…
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James K. Polk
Tennessee Democrat
Slaveholder
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WHAT AMERICA TOOK
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GAME ON - TAKING MEXICO
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MEXICO
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MEXICO
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THE INCIDENT
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TEX claimed border @ Rio Grande River
NUECES RIVER
MEX claimed border at Nueces River -- 100 miles north
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• Polk orders Gen. Zach Taylor to Rio
• MEX sees violation
• Shots kill 11 AMER soldiers
• Polk says ‘American blood has been shed on ____________ soil’
• Sends declaration of war to Congress
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Lincoln’s famousSPOT RESOLUTIONS
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Henry David Thoreau
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The Mexican War (1846 – 1848)
War lasted about 18 months
Impressive U.S. leadership – all West Point grads and future Civil War generals for both N & S
Tremendous public protest to war
Mexico: 50,000 deaths
U.S.: 13,000 deaths (11,000 from diseases)
U.S. Wins: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
- MEX cedes (gives up) New MEX, CALIF
- U.S. pays $15 million (guilt money) for “Mexican cession”
- Rio Grande border established
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A TRAINING GROUND
vs.
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Winfield Scott
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ELIZABETH CADY STANTON
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