Manifest Destiny

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Manifest Destiny

• An animated story!

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• AIM How did Americans fulfill their desire for
  Manifest Destiny?
• Do Now
• -What is destiny?
• -Who is in control of your destiny?
• Homework
• Question Sheet
• Day 1 Vocabulary
• DBQ Due Wednesday Extra help today

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• All of you have been placed on the east side of
  the room. There is little room to get in and out
  and it is very uncomfortable.
• What can we fix this situation?

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Manifest Destiny

• People in the United States during the mid-1800s
  believed that they had the right to expand just
  as you did in this classroom. This was called
  Manifest Destiny American belief that is was
  their right to expand from sea to shining sea.
• People moved west because they wanted more land,
  east coast was crowded, looking for resources and
  economic opportunity, spread democracy and
  religion

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Louisiana Purchase (1803)

• _______________________ purchased this land from
  the French.
• It __________________ the size of the United
  States
• Today this land is known as ______________________
  __________ because _______________________________
  __________________________________________________
  _______________

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Florida (1819)

• __________________ owned Florida.
• Following an invasion, _______________ sold
  ___________________ to the United States
• The United States has gained more territory!

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Annexation of Texas (1845)

• -After winning independence from Mexico,
  _______________ voted to be _______________, or
  attached, to the United States.
• -Americans were divided over the issue because of
  _______________________
• -How would the territory be divided between
  ___________________ states and ________________
  states? This could disrupt the balance of power
  in Congress.

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Annexation of Texas (1845)

• -It was also feared that annexation could lead to
  war with _________________
• -In 1845 though, the annexation of Texas was
  ___________ and it became the 28th state
• -The United States has gained more territory!

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Oregon (1846 signed Treaty with Great Britain)

• After Lewis and Clark completed their expedition
  in 1806, a growing number of Americans started
  moving to the territory.
• Many __________________________ lived in this
  territory, but the new settlers ignored them.
• ________________________ began to move to Oregon
  to convert _______________________ to
  ____________________________.
• Oregon Trail
• Starting in 1843, organized wagon trains began to
  form bringing settlers to _____________________.
• This trail extended from Missouri to
  _______________________. This trail developed
  along many rivers because ________________________
  __________________________________________________
  ____________________________
• This trip was very hard.

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Oregon (1846 signed Treaty with Great Britain)

• Great Britain had claimed rights to the territory
  for quite some time, but in 1846
  ______________________ and Great Britain signed a
  _______________ to divide the Oregon Territory
  along the 49th parallel
• The United States has gained more territory

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Mexican-American War (1846)

• Americans had dreams of acquiring _______________
  in order to stretch all the way to the
  ___________________. The United States sent an
  ambassador to Mexico to offer to buy New Mexico
  and California, but the Mexican government wanted
  to part of it. President Polk was determined to
  have his way so he sent troops to the disputed
  southern part of Texas. Mexican troops fought
  back and ___________________ declared war with
  Mexico in 1846.
• __________________ wound up winning the war and
  with that came a treaty

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Mexican-American War (1846)

• The Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo (1848)
• Mexican Cession Under this treaty, the United
  States gained the following
• Mexico gave up its claim to _________ and
  recognized the border between the two nation as
  the Rio Grande
• Mexico gave __________________ and
  ____________________ to the U.S.
• The United States has gained more territory!

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• Why do you think we settled for a treaty with
  Britain for Oregon, but fought Mexico for their
  land?

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Gold Rush (1848-1849)

• ______________________ was discovered in
  California
• People looking for ___________ rushed west
• These people became known as the _____________
  because the rush happened in 1849
• These destroyed _____________________ societies
  because so many people move West

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Gadsden Purchase (1853)

• Five years after the _____________________________
  , the Mexican government sold what is now
  ________________________ and ______________ to
  the United States
• The United States gains more territory!

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• What is the common theme here?

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• Fill in your map!

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Answer the following questions

• 1. How did Manifest Destiny impact the
  development of the United States?
• 2. How did Americans fulfill their desire for
  Manifest Destiny?