Manifest Destiny and the Mexican American War

Manifest Destiny and the Mexican American War

1. Polk and the Oregon Question

   • 54 40 or Fight
     • US vs Brit
     • 1845-1846
   • Polk Claimed it in his inaugural adress
     • OK with 49th parallel
       • 1845
         • James Buchanan
           • Secretary of State
           • Offered 49th parallel
             • Brits refused
               • Withdrew
                 • Brits asked for re offer
                   • He said no
     • Fought in a way Brits would understand
   • Terminated Joint Oregon Occupation
   • 49th parallel happened
     • Seemed like a southern focus
       • North was mad

2. War with Mexico

   • US tried to take extra land
     • WAR
   • John C. Fremont
     • Exploring Expedition
       • Got California
   • John Slidell
     • Emissary
   • General Zachary Taylor
     • Invaded Mexico
       • Mexico Stopped them
     • Took
       • Matamoros
       • Monterrey
         • Polk was mad
   • General Winfield Scott
     • 1845
       • Destroyed Mexican Army
         • Took
           • Veracruz
           • Mexico City
   • Colonel Stephen Kearney
     • Took New Mexico

3. The Doctrine of Manifest Destiny

   • Foreign Govs against Annexation
     • Against Manifest Destiny
   • Manifest Destiny
     • God wants American Expansion
     • US needs ALL of North America
     • Free Developments
       • Extending the area of freedom
     • Population growth
       • More territory needed
   • 1845

4. The Triumph of Polk and Annexation

   • 1844 campaign
     • Texas was main issue
     • Tyler withdrew
     • James K. Polk
       • Tennesee
       • Expansion
       • Not as crazy as Tyler
       • Won election
     • Van Buren + Clay Thompson
       • Against Annexation
         • Changed mind
           • Lost northern voters
     • James G. Birney
       • Took votes from clay

5. Tyler and Texas

   • Prez William Henry Harrison
     • Died
       • John Tyler
         • President
           • Manifest Destiny
           • John C. Calhoun
             • Texas Annexation
             • Duff Green
               • Fake info about Brits
           • Abel Upshur
             • Annex Treaty
             • Died
               • Replaced by Calhoun
         • States' Rights
         • Pro Slavery
         • Virginian

6. Settlement of the Mexican American War

   • Powerful South
     • North was sad
   • Gadsden Purchase
     • 1853
     • Arizona
     • New Mexico
   • 500,000 miles of territory
     • New Mexico
     • Utah
     • Nevada
     • Arizona
     • Colorado
     • Wyoming
     • California
       • Orient Trade
         • Ports
           • San Francisco
           • San Diego
   • Nicholas P. Trist
     • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
       • Mexican Residents
         • US Citizens
       • US took Americans' Claims against Mexico
       • Rio Grande Border
       • US bought New Mexico and CA
         • $15 Mil