Manifest Destiny
Westward Expansion in Seven
stops
By: Natalie Sava
Fort
Mandan
• Fort Mandan was the place
where Lewis and Clark met
Sacagawea. This had a big
impact on manifest destiny
because Sacagawea allowed
Lewis and Clark to
successfully make it to the
Pacific Ocean and map
some of the west. Without
their monumental journey
other settlers would not have
been able to settle in the
west.
San Jacinto River
In this place the last battle for Texan
Independence took place. With the
achievement of Texas Independence
people were able to settle in Texas and
later have it become part of the United
States and fulfill its manifest destiny.
This place is where a
battle in the Mexican
War took place. Santa
Anna’s army was
defeated by the
American army. That
day the Americans
won Mexico City.
This ended the
Mexican war and
gave the United States
California and New
Mexico. This is
connected to manifest
destiny because then
Americans were able
to settle in both of
those places and
expand the US.
Sutter’s Mill
• Sutter’s Mill, a mill in
California, was the place where
John Sutter found gold. He was
digging a ditch for his mill
when he discovered it. After the
gold was uncovered it sparked
the Gold Rush to California
pulling people to the west very
quickly. This is connected to
manifest destiny because when
people came to California in
search of gold they stayed there
and started a new life.
Eventually with such a
population boom, California
actually became a state.
Independence, Missouri
• Independence, Missouri was the city where the
Oregon trail started. Many families that were going to
settle in Oregon came here and started the 2,000 mile
journey to Oregon. From here caravans of wagons or
wagon trains started their journey west. They
traveled together to stay safe and not get lost.
Through the Oregon Trail people expanded the United
States as they moved west.
Dakota Territory, Missouri River
• This place is important to Manifest Destiny because of its
significance to the Dakota Indian tribe and also to Americans.
The Dakota’s were ordered out of this land, their ancestors land
for many years, by the Traverse des Sioux Treaty and sent to
South Dakota. This way people from the US could settle here.
This expanded our country further to the west. Without this
place our country would not have pushed the Natives off their
land and settled here.
Salt Lake City,
Utah
The dotted line shows the
Mormon trail to Salt Lake City.
• Right next to the Great Salt Lake
in Utah is this city. In the time of
Westward expansion this was the
promised land for Mormons. They
were seeking religious freedom so
they decided the west was the
best place for their people to go.
This showed other Americans that
there were new freedoms in the
west and lots of opportunities.
This made other people looking
for similar freedoms to expand to
the west.
The End
Eventually through Manifest Destiny
this whole country was settled and
populated by the United States