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Manifest Destiny US History Mr. Smith Map of United States Circa 1830 Manifest Destiny US History Mr. Smith Map of United States Circa 1830

What is Manifest Destiny? 2 American Progress Color Lithograph by George A. Crofutt and What is Manifest Destiny? 2 American Progress Color Lithograph by George A. Crofutt and John Gast

What is “Manifest Destiny” • Belief that the US should expand its territory from What is “Manifest Destiny” • Belief that the US should expand its territory from coast to coast 3

US Territorial Expansion When? • 1776 From Where? • Great Britain A - 13 US Territorial Expansion When? • 1776 From Where? • Great Britain A - 13 Original Colonies Why? • US declared independence from Great Britain 4 A

US Territorial Expansion When? • 1783 From Where? • Great Britain B - Western US Territorial Expansion When? • 1783 From Where? • Great Britain B - Western Lands Why? • Part of results of Treaty of Paris (ended Revolutionary War) 5 A B

US Territorial Expansion When? • 1803 From Where? • France C - Louisiana Purchase US Territorial Expansion When? • 1803 From Where? • France C - Louisiana Purchase Why? • Napoleon needed $ • Jefferson wanted to buy New Orleans 6 • He got all of this instead! C A B

US Territorial Expansion When? • 1819 From Where? • Spain D - Florida Why? US Territorial Expansion When? • 1819 From Where? • Spain D - Florida Why? • Andrew Jackson invaded • Spain then sold it to us for $5 million 7 C A B D

Thinking Question (don’t write this down!! Just think!) Why weren’t Americans happy with the Thinking Question (don’t write this down!! Just think!) Why weren’t Americans happy with the size of their country at this point in their history? 8

Mr. Manifest Destiny James K. Polk • Elected President in 1844 • Added more Mr. Manifest Destiny James K. Polk • Elected President in 1844 • Added more territory to te US (by any means) than any other President • Died 103 days after his single term ended 9

US Territorial Expansion When? E - Texas • 1845 From Where? • Republic of US Territorial Expansion When? E - Texas • 1845 From Where? • Republic of Texas (Independent Country) Why? • Texas independent from Mexico in 1836 • Northerners feared it would become a slave state 10 • Fears finally overcome in 1944 Presidential C E A B D

US Territorial Expansion When? F - Oregon Territory • 1846 From Where? • Great US Territorial Expansion When? F - Oregon Territory • 1846 From Where? • Great Britain Why? • Claimed by four countries (G. Britain, Russia, Spain, & US) • Americans demanded “ 54° 40’ or fight!” 11 • Britain compromised 49° & US accepted F C E A B D

US Territorial Expansion When? G - Mexican Cession • 1848 From Where? • Mexico US Territorial Expansion When? G - Mexican Cession • 1848 From Where? • Mexico Why? • Polk offers to buy G from Mexico & they refuse • War! F C G A B • US wins 12 • In Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, US offers $15 million for G E D

Discussion Question (Don’t write!! Just think!) Why does the U. S. keep offering countries Discussion Question (Don’t write!! Just think!) Why does the U. S. keep offering countries money for territories we gain through war (Ex. Florida and Mexico)? 13