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Title: Manifest Destiny


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Manifest Destiny
Map of United States Circa 1830
2
What is Manifest Destiny?
American Progress Color Lithograph by George A.
Crofutt and John Gast
3
What is Manifest Destiny
  • Belief that the US should expand its territory
    from coast to coast

4
US Territorial Expansion
When?
A - 13 Original Colonies
  • 1776

From Where?
  • Great Britain

Why?
  • US declared independence from Great Britain

5
US Territorial Expansion
When?
B - Western Lands
  • 1783

From Where?
  • Great Britain

Why?
  • Part of results of Treaty of Paris (ended
    Revolutionary War)

A
B
6
US Territorial Expansion
When?
C - Louisiana Purchase
  • 1803

From Where?
  • France

Why?
  • Napoleon needed
  • Jefferson wanted to buy New Orleans
  • He got all of this instead!

A
C
B
7
US Territorial Expansion
When?
D - Florida
  • 1819

From Where?
  • Spain

Why?
  • Andrew Jackson invaded
  • Spain then sold it to us for 5 million

A
C
B
D
8
Thinking Question
  • (dont write this down!! Just think!)
  • Why werent Americans happy with the size of
    their country at this point in their history?

9
Mr. Manifest Destiny
  • James K. Polk
  • Elected President in 1844
  • Added more territory to te US (by any means) than
    any other President
  • Died 103 days after his single term ended

10
US Territorial Expansion
When?
E - Texas
  • 1845

From Where?
  • Republic of Texas (Independent Country)

Why?
  • Texas independent from Mexico in 1836
  • Pressure not to annex Texas at first because it
    was a slave state
  • Polk winning the election of 1844 cleared the
    way for annexation

A
C
B
E
D
11
US Territorial Expansion
When?
F - Oregon Territory
  • 1846

From Where?
  • Great Britain

Why?
  • Claimed by four countries (G. Britain, Russia,
    Spain, US)
  • Americans demanded 54 40 or fight!
  • Britain compromised 49 US accepted

F
A
C
B
E
D
12
US Territorial Expansion
When?
G - Mexican Cession
  • 1848

From Where?
  • Mexico

Why?
  • Polk offers to buy G from Mexico they refuse
  • War!
  • US wins
  • In Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, US offers 15
    million for G

F
A
C
B
G
E
D
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Discussion Question
  • (Dont write!! Just think!)
  • Why does the U.S. keep offering countries money
    for territories we gain through war (Ex. Florida
    and Mexico)?
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