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Manifest Destiny
Our manifest destiny is o oversread the contine...
Our manifest destiny is o oversread the continent allotted by the Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions."
John O' Sullivan
* Transportation Revolution
* Population for the New Territory.
* Build and Economic Basis for
Expansion
* Transportation Revolution
* Population for the N...
* Native American people
* Mexico Claims on Texas and the lands west of
the Rocky Mountains
* Great Britains claim on the Oregon Territory.
POLK IS THE EXPANDING MAN!
But Expansion Reopens old Wounds.
Subtopic 2
Timeline
2017
Map
Chart
* 6 months
* Independence, MO
* disease and exposure caused the
most deaths
* only 500 deaths from NA attacks
* CA, WY, ID, MT
Topic 3
Election of 1844
LIBERTY PARTY ran James G. Birney who recieved support from Northern Whigs who did not want TX annexed because of the issue of slavery.
POLK's Presidency
CALIFORNIA became his focus.
POLK's Presidency
* promoted a rebellion in CA like the one that helped annex TX.
* ordered navy to seize San Francisco Bay and Coastal towns.
* dispatched Cpt. John Fremont to "eplore" Mexican territory
* sent and envoy to Mexico to get the Rio Grande declareed the
boundary for Texas. and buy CA and NM for $30 million (NO DEAL)
* ordered Zach Taylor to take an army of 2000 to occuoy fo the Byesces River to the Rio Grande.
* Ulysses S Grant stated that they were sent to prompt a war.
&* Congress declared war because the Mexican military engaged us in thier territory.
* US gave into the British and divided OR at the 49th parallel