I) Manifest Destiny Triumphs
To understand how the U.S. expanded
geographically under Manifest Destiny
A) By the 1840’s, Manifest
Destiny had pushed us West
A) By the 1840’s, Manifest
Destiny had pushed us West
• 1) The new president, James K. Polk
(Democrat), was elected because he
supported Manifest Destiny
A) By the 1840’s, Manifest
Destiny had pushed us West
• 1) The new president, James K. Polk, was
elected because he supported Manifest
Destiny
• 2) Polk immediately annexed Texas when
he was elected, and Texas became a state in
1845
B) Oregon
B) Oregon
• 1) Polk then turned his attention to Oregon
with the slogan “Fifty-four Forty or Fight!”
B) Oregon
• 1) Polk then turned his attention to Oregon
with the slogan “Fifty-four Forty or Fight!”
a. England and the US shared Oregon
and the US offered to split it at the 49th
parallel, England refused
B) Oregon
• 1) Polk then turned his attention to Oregon
with the slogan “Fifty-four Forty or Fight!”
a. England and the US shared Oregon
and the US offered to split it at the 49th
parallel, England refused
b. US then wanted the 54-40 line
B) Oregon
• 1) Polk then turned his attention to Oregon
with the slogan “Fifty-four Forty or Fight!”
a. England and the US shared Oregon
and the US offered to split it at the 49th
parallel, England refused
b. US then wanted the 54-40 line
c. They eventually settled on the 49th
II) War With Mexico
A) Mexico angry over Texas annexation
A) Mexico angry over Texas annexation
• 1. Also angry over the US setting the border
at the Rio Grande River
Mexico said the
border was at the
Nueces River
A) Mexico angry over Texas annexation
• 1. Also angry over the US setting the border
at the Rio Grande River
• 2. Mexican troops shoot at and kill 16
soldiers near the Rio Grande River
A) Mexico angry over Texas annexation
• 1. Also angry over the US setting the border
at the Rio Grande River
• 2. Mexican troops shoot at and kill 16
soldiers near the Rio Grande River
a. claimed that the men were in Mexico
A) Mexico angry over Texas annexation
• 1. Also angry over the US setting the border
at the Rio Grande River
• 2. Mexican troops shoot at and kill 16
soldiers near the Rio Grande River
a. claimed that the men were in Mexico
b. Pres. Polk asks Congress to declare war, and
they do
A) Mexico angry over Texas annexation
• 1. Also angry over the US setting the border
at the Rio Grande River
• 2. Mexican troops shoot at and kill 16
soldiers near the Rio Grande River
a. claimed that the men were in Mexico
b. Pres. Polk asks Congress to declare war, and
they do
c. some claim that the troops were in fact in
Mexico, and this was done on purpose
B) The fighting begins
B) The fighting begins
• 1. Gen. Zachary Taylor is given that task of
securing the Rio Grande River
B) The fighting begins
• 1. Gen. Zachary Taylor is given that task of
securing the Rio Grande River
a. Even though outnumbered, Taylor defeats
Santa Anna and his men driving them from the
river
B) The fighting begins
•
1. Gen. Zachary Taylor is given that task
of securing the Rio Grande River
a. Even though outnumbered, Taylor defeats
Santa Anna and his men driving them from
the river
2. Polk then turned attention on New Mexico
and California
C) New Mexico
C) New Mexico
• 1. The people of New Mexico were not very
loyal to Mexico or the United States
C) New Mexico
• 1. The people of New Mexico were not very
loyal to Mexico or the United States
• 2. So when Gen. Stephen Watts Kearny
came to Santa Fe he captured it with out
firing a shot
D) California
D) California
• 1. Fremont was living in California when
war broke out, and encouraged them to
declare independence
D) California
• 1. Fremont was living in California when
war broke out, and encouraged them to
declare independence
• 2. He wanted them to become the Bear Flag
Republic
D) California
• 1. Fremont was living in California when
war broke out, and encouraged them to
declare independence
• 2. He wanted them to become the Bear Flag
Republic
• 3. The US Navy arrives and aided by
freedom fighters, they capture most of the
major cities of California
D) California
• 1. Fremont was living in California when
war broke out, and encouraged them to
declare independence
• 2. He wanted them to become the Bear Flag
Republic
• 3. The US Navy arrives and aided by
freedom fighters, they capture most of the
major cities of California
• 4. Most Californians did not resist and gave
up easily
E) Final Push
• 1. Gen. Winfield Scott would make the final
push to force Mexico to surrender in 1847
E) Final Push
• 1. Gen. Winfield Scott would make the final
push to force Mexico to surrender in 1847
• 2. The war ends with the signing of the
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848
E) Final Push
• 1. Gen. Winfield Scott would make the final
push to force Mexico to surrender in 1847
• 2. The war ends with the signing of the
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848
a. US paid for 500,000 sq. miles of land ($15
million)
F) The end of Manifest Destiny
• 1. In 1853, James Gadsen negotiated a
purchase of land from Mexico for $10
million, thus ending Manifest Destiny
G) California Gold Rush
• 1. Gold first discovered on land owned by
John Sutter
G) California Gold Rush
• 1. Gold first discovered on land owned by
John Sutter
• 2. Word spread quickly and the rush was on
G) California Gold Rush
• 1. Gold first discovered on land owned by
John Sutter
• 2. Word spread quickly and the rush was on
• 3. By 1849, over 80,000 people would
move to California
G) California Gold Rush
• 1. Gold first discovered on land owned by
John Sutter
• 2. Word spread quickly and the rush was on
• 3. By 1849, over 80,000 people would
move to California
• 4. In 1850, California becomes the 31st state