Download - Manifest Destiny (CH 9 Sec 4)
QUIZ Ch 9 S 11. He invented the sewing machine2. He invented vulcanization of rubber3. Term where people bought and sold goods 4. He built the first steamboat5. He invented the telegraph6. He built he first public railway7. Term where person organizes a business for profit8. He invented the mechanic reaper9. He built the first steam locomotive10. An economy system where private business take a risk for profit11. He invented the steel plow
Chapter 9 S 4
Manifest Destiny• The belief that it is US destiny to expand
ocean to ocean
Oregon Trail• it was the only practical corridor to the entire western United States. • the only feasible/safe way for settlers to get across the mountains.
One in 10 died along the way; many walked the entire two-thousand miles barefoot. most native tribes were quite helpful to the emigrants. The real enemies of the pioneers were cholera, poor sanitation and--surprisingly--accidental gunshots.
TEXAS
• To protect border from thieves and Natives- Mexico opened to American farmers
Mexico gained Independence from Spain
Stephen Austin
• Establish a colony in Texas
• Offered cheap “land grants– Settlers must obey
Mexican law– Settlers brought
their slaves
• New Mexican president– Slavery was abolished
• Texans wants Independence
Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
William Travis
The battle of The AlamoThe heroes
Jim Bowie Davie Crockett
• Became the battle cry
• All but two died• It rallied all the
people of Texas to fight for their Independence
Remember the Alamo
Texas Independence Led by Sam HoustonCaptured Santa Ana Republic of Texas was createdBoundary was Rio Grande
James K. Polk- 11th president
Texas annexed 1845
US wants California
WAR with Mexico
• Santa Ana insisted Nueces River as US boundary
• Polk sent Zachary Taylor with troops to guard Rio Grande
• 9 US troops died on US soil
• Polk asked Congress to declare war
WAR with Mexico
• Kearny took Santa Fe• Fremont took California• Zachary took Monterey• Scott capture Mexico
City• US won the war
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo- Rio Grande as boundary$15 million for CA, NM, UT, AZ
US annexed Texas
Gadsen Purchase- for $10 million- plan for a southern transcontinental railroad
Oregon Territory- negotiated land with Britain
Gold Rush
• Sutter’s Mill• California, Sacramento• Gold was found
1849 migration
• Thousands migrated to California in hopes of finding wealth