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A. Manifest Destiny
1. Manifest Destiny
a. The term was created
by John O’Sullivan
b. It meant – that is was
America’s God given
right to settle the land
all the way to the
Pacific
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2. The Election of 1844
James K. Polk
Democrat
Henry Clay
Whig
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a. Clay opposed the
annexation of Texas
b. Polk promised to annex
Texas and Oregon
c. Polk won
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1. American shared it with
Great Britain
2. They disagreed on where
to draw the border –
Americans wanted
54°40’
3. They settled on the 49th
parallel
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b. Texas
1. In 1845 Congress
annexed Texas
2. Mexico was angry
– they considered it
a stolen province
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1. Conflict Breaks Out
a. Mexico and Texas
disagreed on the border
b. Polk sent General
Taylor into the disputed
region and a diplomat
to Mexico City
c. The Mexicans ordered
Taylor to leave, when he
refused – they attacked
THE WAR BEGINS!
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2. The Bear Flag Revolt
a.
A group of Americans in California seized the town of Sonoma in
June 1846
b.
In July the US Navy invaded California and claimed it for the US.
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3. War’s End
a. Fearing Taylor’s
popularity Polk fired
him and replaced him
with Winfield Scott
b. September 1847 Scott
captured Mexico City
c. Santa Anna Fled the
country
Winfield Scott
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1. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
a. Officially ended the war
b. Mexico had to give up
land, known as the
Mexican Cession totaling
500,000 square miles
1.
Included present day CA,
NV, UT and parts of AZ,
NM, CO, WY
2.
It increased the size of
the US by 25%
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3.The United States agreed to
pay Mexico $15 million
4.The US also agreed to pay
$3 million in claims held by
US citizens against Mexico
5.The treaty provided
protection for Mexicans living
within the Mexican Cession
2. The Gadsden Purchase
a. The US paid Mexico $10 million
b. In exchange the US got the Southern parts of Arizona
and New Mexico
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