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WESTWARD EXPANSION
Foreign Relations
Rush Bagot Treaty 1817
What was it what did it do?1817 Treaty with England- Established border between
US and Canada at the Great Lakes
What else did it do?Limited the number of ships on the Great lakes
Convention of 1818
What was it?
A new treaty with England that set the boundary between Louisiana Territory and Canada at the 49th parallel.
Adams-Onis Treaty 1819
What did it say and do
Spain sold Florida to the United States for 5 million dollars
Trans Continental Treaty 1819
Part of the Adam’s-Onis Treaty and established the border between U.S. and Spain at the 42nd Parallel
Mexico becomes a free and independent country. 1821
What are we seeing happen to Spain?
Losing its territory
By 1824 Spain has lost most of its territory
The Monroe Doctrine
What is it?A doctrine written by John Quincy Adams
What did it do?established the policy of the United States against European
intervention in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere
What is the overall theme that we see that is going on in the United States
During the time period?
Building our nation’s borders and establishing Foreign Policy.
Manifest Destiny What is it?
• The driving force (one component) behind America’s expansion to the west (specifically the Pacific Coast)
• Was not an official government policy• Promoted heavily in newspapers, posters, and other propaganda• John O’Sullivan first uses the term in a newspaper in 1845
• “manifest destiny to overspread the continent”• Regarding the annexation of Texas• Says America was “chosen” to lead the continent out of
wilderness• Americans were “chosen” to establish civilization
Manifest Destiny
What it meant to the country• Through physical expansion to the west, the United
States would be set on a course to become a political and social superpower
• Manifest Destiny adds fuel to the fire of expansion• Advertising potential for great wealth in minerals in the West• Promoting programs to help the downtrodden acquire and
keep land in the West (if they paid their way)
LURE OF OREGONDENSE FORESTS
FARTHER INLAND HOSTED BEAVER AND OTHER FUR BEARING ANIMALS.
THIS DREW MOUNTAIN MEN, WHO USED THEIR SURVIVAL SKILLS TO ENDURE A HARSH LIFE OF TRAPPING.
DANGERS FOR MOUNTAIN MEN
WILD ANIMAL ATTACKSSCARCE GAME IN THE WINTERATTACKS FROM INDIANS
WHEN THEY TRAPPED WITHOUT PERMISSION
4 COUNTRIES W/ CLAIMS ON OREGON
U.S.BRITAIN
RUSSIASPAIN
AN AGREEMENT:
U.S. AND BRITAIN DECIDED TO SHARE OREGON.(49th Parallel) RUSSIA AND SPAIN DROPPED THEIR CLAIMS.
THE FUR TRADEIN JULY, MOUNTAIN
MEN CAME OUT OF THE FORESTS TO RENDEZVOUS WITH TRADERS AND HAVE A HOLIDAY.
MISSIONARIES MARCUS &
NARCISSA WHITMAN WORKED W/CAYUSE INDIANS
MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO WALLA WALLA WASHINGTON
MISSIONARIESCAYUSE
KILLED THEM AND 12 OTHER SETTLERS WHO BROUGHT MEASLES TO THEIR TRIBE.
OREGON FEVER-1843
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OREGON FEVEROREGON TRAIL BEGAN IN
INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI
OREGON FEVER
Wagon trains left each spring.
OREGON FEVERTHEY COVERED
2000 MILES IN 5 MONTHS, IN SNOWSTORMS, BLISTERING HEAT, FLOODED RIVERS, AND SICKNESS.
OREGON FEVER
MOST WAGON TRAINS HAD GOOD TRADE RELATIONS WITH INDIANS
LURE OF OREGONGEOGRAPHY ALONG
PACIFIC ATTRACTIVE TO FARMERS:
WILLAMETTE VALLEY FERTILE SOIL MILD TEMPERATURES PLENTIFUL RAINFALL
ASIDE FROM OREGON WHAT OTHER TERRITORY MIGHT THE U.S WANT?
TEXAS
WHY MIGHT WE WANT TEXAS??LAND SPREADING WESTFERTILE SOIL ALREADY IN THE TERRITORY
Spain Owned “Mexico” allowed Americans to settle in Texas.
Most of the residents in Texas’ 3000 were Tejanos(Mexicans that claimed Texas as their home)
Also Texans who raises Long Horn Cattle Three tribes of native Americans also lived in the
area. What were the three tribes. Page 481Comanches Apaches Kiowas
Spain Wanted to promote the growth of Texas Where did people that moved into Texas move
from? UNITED STATES
Individuals called Empresarios were given large lots of land to invite settlers in
Many Settlers moved to Texas from the Southern States of the United States.
One of the First Empresarios to move into the area was Moses Austin
Before Moses set up a colony Mexico Declared its independence
Stephen Austin took over the land after Moses died
Santa Anna became the Dictator of Mexico in 1833
Texans and Tejanos decided it was time to do something.
What do they decide to do? Pg. 483
They seized control of San Antonio Texas from the Mexican larger Mexican Force
Santa Anna sent out his troops to shut down the idea of Texas becoming independent and the loss at San Antonio
Texans hold up in a mission called the AlamoVery little ammunition to fightHeld Santa Anna’s Army at bay for 13 days
The Result
After the 13 days Sana Anna’s Army killed everyone in the Alamo including William Travis, Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett
Texans declared independence March 2, 1836.
The new republic’s army was led by Sam Houston, with help from the U.S., African Americans, and Tejanos.
Siege at the Alamo150 Texans
faced 6,000 well-trained Mexican troops.
William Travis was in command at the Alamo, with no reinforcements coming.
REMEMBER THE ALAMO!The battle cry
led outnumbered Texans to capture Santa Anna a month later at San Jacinto.
The Lone Star Republic had its problems.Mexico refused
to accept the treaty signed by Santa Anna.
Texas was nearly bankrupt.
Commanches threatened communities.
