What is this painting Susan M Pojer

What is this painting?

Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley H. S. Chappaqua, NY

Antebellum America: 1810 -1860 1. Huge changes are happening. • Country is Growing/People are moving • Industrial Revolution is starting • Changing Ideas (Slavery & Gov. Power)

“Manifest Destiny” § First coined by newspaper editor, John O’Sullivan in 1845. § “[It is]. . our manifest destiny to spread over and to possess the whole of the continent which God has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty …It is right such as that of the tree to the space of air and the earth suitable for the full expansion of its principle and destiny of growth. " § A myth of the West as a land of romance and adventure emerged.

“American Progress” by John Gast, 1872 t is ha est nif y? tin es D a M §W §Who is in the painting?

“American Progress” by John Gast, 1872

“American Progress” by John Gast, 1872 t is ha est nif y? tin es D a M §W §Who is in the painting?

Manifest Destiny Nation needed more land for its growing population a) Fear of losing out or falling behind. 2. Bring growth and freedom and democracy to new places a) Nearly religious purpose 3. It was a moral right. a) Destroying peoples and taking their lands was OK 1.

“American Progress” by John Gast, 1872 t is ha est nif y? tin es D a M §W §Who is in the painting?

Manifest Destiny in 1840 s America ÜOnce the idea had been given the name 'Manifest Destiny' it became widely used, appearing in newspapers, debates, paintings and advertisements. It became the leading light for westward expansion 11

• 1841 The Homestead Act • For a small fee, an American could buy 160 acres of Great Plains land from the Government. • To keep it, all you had to do was build a house and live on it for 5 years. 12

Overland Immigration to the West § Between 1840 and 1860, more than 250, 000 people made the trek westward.

So, How has our nation grown? 14

US Territorial Expansion When? • 1776 From Where? • Great Britain A - 13 Original Colonies Why? • US declared independenc e from Great Britain 15 A

US Territorial Expansion When? • 1783 From Where? • Great Britain B - Western Lands Why? • Part of results of Treaty of Paris (ended Revolutiona ry War) 16 B A

US Territorial Expansion When? • 1803 From Where? • France C - Louisiana Purchase Why? • Napoleon needed $ • Jefferson wanted to buy New Orleans • He got all of this instead! 17 C A B

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

Thinking Question Ü(don’t write this down!! Just think!) ÜWhy weren’t Americans happy with the size of their country at this point in their history? 19

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

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

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