Manifest Destiny and its Legacy 1841-1848

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Chapter 17

• Manifest Destiny and its Legacy 1841-1848

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The Lone Star Republic

• Province in rebellion?
• Threats to US
• Great Britain wanted an independent Texas
• Slavery issue

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Texas Annexation

• Presidential election 1844
• Texas or Disunion
• James K. Polk vs. Henry Clay
• Polk victory popular mandate
• Joint resolution by Tyler 1845
• Texas 28th state
• Mexican reaction

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Oregon Fever

• Boundary disputes
• Spain
• Great Britain
• US
• Occupation of the Willamette River Valley? 49
• Oregon Fever

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Manifest Destiny

• 1844 Clay vs. James K. Polk (the dark horse)
• Manifest Destiny? empire building
• Democrat slogans vs. Whig slogans
• Polk victory (Liberty party spoiler)? mandate
  for Texas?

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Polks Accomplishments

• 1. Walker Tariff of 1846
• 2. Restore an independent treasury
• 3. Reoccupation of Oregon (compromised boundary
  line)? northern anger
• 4. Acquisition of California

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Problems with Mexico

• California coveted (Manifest Destiny!)
• Money owed to US
• Texas annexation
• Boundary disputes between Mexico and Texas-
  Nueces vs. Rio Grande
• John Slidell

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The Mexican-American War

• General Zachary Taylor
• April 25, 1846 American blood shed on American
  soil
• Double crossing Santa Anna
• General Stephen W. Kearny
• Captain John C. Fremont- California Bear Flag
  Republic

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The Mexican-American War

• Zachary Taylor- Old Rough and Ready, Hero of
  Buena Vista
• General Winfield Scott? Mexico City 1847
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo negotiated by
  Nicholas P. Trist
• Problems back home with Mexican Whigs

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Pros and Cons of War

• 13,000 Americans died
• Mexican Cession
• War experience to future leaders- American
  military power
• US bad image to Mexico and Latin America
• Slavery issues enflamed
• Wilmot Proviso

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