U' S' Expansion into the Far West

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U. S. Expansion into the Far West
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US. Acquired Louisiana Territory in 1807.

• Leased lead lands for 10 royalty
• Indian strife
• Henry Dodge 1827
• Winnebago Tribe

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History of Texas

• Settle by Spain in 17th Century
• Mexican Independence from Spain in 1822
• Santa Anna becomes dictator of Mexico 1835
• Texians (Mexican Anglos) revolt 1836
• Battle of the Alamo San Jacinto 1836
• Republic of Texas 1836-45
• Annexed by US 12/29/1845

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Manifest Destiny

• John OSullivan, 7/1845
• Editorial supporting annexation of Texas, in the
  July-August 1845 edition of the United States
  Magazine and Democratic Review
• Expansion of American Rule across the continent
  to the Pacific

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Overview

• Most of the battles of the Mexican war took place
  in Mexico, Texas, and California.
• The U.S. Congress declared war on Mexico on May
  13, 1846.
• Five days before, Colonel Zachary Taylor had led
  a force from the Nueces River to the Rio Grande,
  where they defeated Mexican troops at the Battle
  of Palo Alto.

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Mexican WarStatus in 1846
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Taylor to Rio Grande 4/46Battle of Palo Alto
5/8/46
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Taylor takes Monterrey 9/24/46
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Kearney Leaves Leavenworth to Santa Fe then to
San Diego
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Scott sails to Tampico 1846Taylor defeats Santa
Anna 2/23/47
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Scott takes Vera Cruz 3/29/47
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Stockton joins Kearny in San Diego
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Doniphan takes Chihuahua 6/47
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Scott take Mexico City 9/14/47Santa Anna Flees
to Jamaica
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 2/2/48
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