Warm Up
Prepare for Notes
Announcements / Reminders
Manifest Destiny
1830’s – 1850’s
Expansion Time
• Mid 1800’s is an era of growth and
westward Expansion
• Texas
• Oregon Country
• California
Era of Manifest Destiny
• “…the fulfillment of our manifest destiny to
overspread the continent allotted by
Providence for the free development of our
yearly multiplying millions”
~ John O’Sullivan
What is Manifest Destiny?
• the virtue of the American people and their
institutions;
• the mission to spread these institutions,
thereby redeeming and remaking the world
in the image of the U.S.; and
• the destiny under God to accomplish this
work
Critical Thinking
• Question: If it is America’s destiny to
spread westward, at this time in history
what would some people believe was also
destined to spread?
• Afterthought: Is manifest destiny still alive
today?
Warm Up
• Prepare for notes!
Getting West
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Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Old Spanish Trail
Mormon Trail
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Territory
• Land between Pacific and
Rocky Mts.
• Oregon, Washington,
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming
• Large area ideal for trapping,
farming
• Jointly owned under the
Adams-Onis Treaty
Whose Territory is it?
• Claimed by Russia, Great Britain, United
States and Spain
• US and UK primary claimants
• Adams Onis Treaty
Oregon becomes an Election Issue
• Election of 1844
• James K. Polk – Dem
• Henry Clay – Whig
• “Fifty Four Forty or Fight”
• www.270towin.com
James K. Polk
• Polk youngest elected President at time
• First dark horse candidate
James K. Polk Movie Time
• Polk was a dark horse, so write down 8
facts you learned about Polk.
Spreading South
• Texas
• Part of Mexico
• Stephen Austin establish colony
• 1823
Rebellion in Texas
• 1835 – Mexico passes new Constitution
• Outlaws slavery
• Angers Texans
• Gen. Santa Anna moves to crush rebels
Remember the Alamo…
12 Years Later
• United States annexes Texas
• Leads to War with Mexico
The Mexican-American War
• War for territorial expansion
• 1846-1848
• Manifest Destiny
Main Events in Mr. Polk’s War
• US invades Mexico
• Gen. Zachary Taylor
• Republic of California
• US Captures Mexico
City
• Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo
Outcomes
• Huge territorial gains
• 13,000 US Dead, 2000 to fighting
• Confirmed idea of Manifest Destiny
• Trained many of our soldiers for the Civil
War
Guided Reading Activity
• Complete by Wednesday
Time Line Activity
• Put the Following
Time Periods in
Order in a timeline
• Use your text to
assign dates to
these periods
• (Out of Order)
• Civil War
• Age of Jackson
• Era of Good
Feelings
• Manifest Destiny
• Sectional Crisis
• Prepare for Notes
• Put the Following
Time Periods in
Order in a timeline
• Use your text to
assign dates to
these periods
Warm Up
• (Out of Order)
• Civil War
• Age of Jackson
• Era of Good
Feelings
• Manifest Destiny
• Sectional Crisis
Manifest Destiny
• Period of territorial
expansion
• What territories
were being
expanded into?
The California Republic
• Originally settled by
the Spanish
• Became part of
Mexico until MexAmer War
• Bear Flag Republic
Established 1846
CA Joins the Union
• August 1848 annexed by USA
• Joins as a Free State in 1850
“Thers Gold in them thar hills”
• 1848 Gold Discovered
• American River in N.
California
The Gold Rush
• Word gets out about
gold
• People rushed to the
CA to get rich
Traveling to CA
• Some traveled cross
country on wagons
• Others traveled to
Panama, crossed there and
on
• Some went all the way
around S. America
Boomtowns
• San Francisco went
from a population of
1,000 in 1848 to
20,000 by 1850
• Lawlessness ruled in
many of the towns
Getting the Gold from the Ground
• Many miners had no
experience
• Panned for gold
• Just started digging
• CA gold rush doubled
world supply of gold
• Gold rush ended in
1858 with New
Mexico Gold Rush
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Period Silent Movie Activity
• You will create a
silent movie “skit”
on the gold rush
• You may create 2
props with your
own paper
• Include:
• How you found out
about the gold rush
• How you traveled
to CA
• How you looked for
gold
• Did you get rich?
Group Activity
• I will form you into
groups of 4
Silent Movie Activity
• You and your team
will create a silent
movie “skit” on the
gold rush
• Each team may
create up to 4 props
with their own
paper
• Include:
• How you found out
about the gold rush
• How you traveled
to CA
• How you looked for
gold
• Did you get rich?