Chapter 17 Notes

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Chapter 17 Notes

• Manifest Destiny Its Legacy

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Manifest Destiny

• The idea the US should reach from the Atlantic to
  the Pacific
• Our Destiny

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Tyler Too

• William Henry Harrison served on 4 weeks.
• Tyler took over.
• Was at odds with most of his own party (Whigs)

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John Tyler

• Financial reformBank of the USTyler vetoed it

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War of Words

• GB talking badly about US
• GB lender nation
• USA borrower nation cant do much
• Short lived insurrection in Canada no Canadians
  really wanted to break away
• CarolineAmerican shipGB set on firecaused
  problems

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Manipulation the Maine Map

• Dispute over Maine borderbasically spilt.
• US got moreGB got the area they wanted to build
  road.
• Caroline incident settled too.

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Lone Star of Texas

• GB wanted TX independent
• Could provided GB with cotton
• Weaken the US

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Belated TX Nuptials

• Campaign of 1844
• Polk proexpanison
• Elected
• Tyler annexed TX during his administration to get
  glory
• Joint resolution of Congress to annexlike
  treaty2/3rds vote by Senate

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Oregon Fever

• GB, Spain, Russia, USA all had claim to Oregon
  country
• Spain Russia dropped out
• GBHudson Bay
• USALewis Clark
• Many settlers moved to OregonOregon
  Trailstrengthened USAs claim

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A Mandate ?

• Oregon became issue in election of 1844
• Polk5440 or Fight
• Polk elected
• War already started with Mexico
• GB USA compromised on the 49th parallel

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Polk the Purposeful

• 4 Point program
• Lower tariffsdid by 7
• Independent treasury
• Acquisition of California
• Settlement of Oregon

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Misunderstandings with Mexico

• Dispute over boundary of TXUSA Rio Grande
  RiverMexico Nueces River
• Polk offered 25 million for CA territory
• General Zachary Taylor
• Mexican troops crossed Rio Grande attacked US
  troops16 died
• American blood shed on American soil

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• Lincoln wanted to know the exact spot
• Wondered if US had not crossed into Mexican
  territory

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Mastering of Mexico

• Polk want CA not war
• Stephen W. Kearney captured Santa Fe
• Taylor fought his way into Mexico
• Hero of Buena Vista
• General Winford Scott fought way to Mexico City

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Profit Loss

• US increased by about 1/3rd (including TX)
• Lessened US relations with Latin America
  (Colossus of the North)
• Slavery issue againCA
• WILMOT PROVISO-no slavery in any land won from
  Mexico

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Fighting Mexico

• Mexican Cession 18,325,000settled boundary
  dispute over TX too