Chapter 12
Manifest Destiny
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Chapter 12 Section 1
• The Oregon Country was claimed by the U.S.,
Britain, Spain, and Russia. It was the land
between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky
Mountains.
• The U.S. wanted control of Oregon so that it
could gain access to the Pacific Ocean.
• U.S. and Britain were the only two that would
fight for Oregon. Spain and Russia were not
willing to fight for it.
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• Fur traders were the first to travel to Oregon.
They went trapping beaver because it was in
great demand in the U.S. They would trade their
fur with fur traders or the American Fur
Company. It was the most powerful fur company
in America.
• Mountain men were the people that would go
searching for beavers.
• The South Pass was the break through the Rocky
Mountains. It became the main route taken to
Oregon.
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• Many were suffering back home and the sound of
new opportunities in the west made several want
to move. Many Americans began traveling to
Oregon
• Many people followed the Oregon Trail and went
through the South Pass.
• Manifest Destiny means we need to expand our
boundaries all the way to the Pacific.
• The border for Oregon was seat at the 49N
latitude. This was the boundary between
American and British portions.
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Chapter 12 Section 2
• In 1803, the US bought the Louisiana Territory
from France. Americans felt the land in
present day Texas was part of the purchase.
• Santa Anna led the fight at the Alamo and
William B. Travis led the Texans in the Battle of
the Alamo.
• March 2, 1836, American settlers and
Tejanos declared independence from
Mexico.
• The Republic of Texas was
established.
In September of 1836, Sam Houston
was elected president of Texas.
• On December 29, 1845, Texas
became a state of the US. The
President was James Polk.
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• The US offered Mexico 30 million for
California and New Mexico. We also said we
would pay off their debt. Mexico refused the
offer.
• Polk wanted to go to war, but he wanted
Mexico to take the first shot.
• The border of Texas was the Rio Grande.
Mexico believed it was the Nueces River.
• President Polk had a 3 part plan for the war
with Mexico: 1.Make the border of Texas
secure. 2. Seize New Mexico and California. 3.
Seize Mexico City (Capital of Mexico).
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: Mexico
gave up all claims to Texas, agreed to Rio
Grande as the border, and sold the US
California and New Mexico for 15 million.
• The US paid 10 million for the
Gadsden Purchase which made the
US the size it is today.
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Chapter 12 Section 4
Those who went to California in 1849 in search
of gold were called forty-niners.
Mormons were from the Utah area. They went
to Utah to fulfill their vision of the godly life.