 Chapter 13
Westward Expansion
How did westward expansion
change the geography of the
nation and demonstrate the
determination of its people?
Page 442-443
 Timeline: 1820-1860
 Map of westward expansion
 Write one question
13.1
THE WEST
Why it Matters
 Settlers been moving West since the founding
of America.
 Mixing of the different cultures, Native
Americans and Mexicans affected the
development of the West and entire nation.
What was “The West”
 Frontier is the land that forms the farthest
extent of a nation’s settled regions.
 By 1820, many Americans began to look beyond
the Mississippi River and further.
The Great Plains
 Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains
 Many believed the land was not suitable for
agriculture because of the grassy plains
 The Great Plains were just a simple route to
the Far West.
The Northwest
 Fertile land
The Southwest
 Mexican settlements known as the Spanish
Borderland were part of new Spain.
Mexican Settlements
 Spain did not allow trade with other countries
in settlements in North America
 Many Americans wanted to trade with the
Spanish colonies
 Many Spanish and Native Americans intermarried which resulted a new distinct group
Native Americans
 Spanish missionaries tried to convert Native
Americans to Catholic
 Many missions forced the Native Americans
to work in the missions
 Disese and overwork killed thousands
 Indians introduced foods as beans, squas and
potatoes and their clothing
Mexico Wins Independence
 1821 Mexico wins independence from Spain
 Mexico allowed trade with foreign countries such a
Manifest Destiny
John O’Sullivan
 Desire to move West and to extend from coast to
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coast; Atlantic to Pacific
The belief that the United States was destined or
meant, to extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific
From sea to shining
It is God’s will
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1E4sPmGB6s
Based on the above painting, what conclusion can be reached
about the concept of Manifest Destiny?
What conclusion can be made about the how white settlers dealt
with Native Americans in the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries?
Based on the above painting, what conclusion can be reached about the
concept of Manifest Destiny?
What conclusion can be made about the how white settlers dealt with
Native Americans in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?