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AN AGE OF EXPANSIONISMChapter 13
Borderlands of the 1830s
• Americans begin settling in– Oregon territory (joint U.S., English claim)– New Mexico territory (owned by Mexico) – California (owned by Mexico)
• “Manifest Destiny” becomes a slogan of those believing the U.S. divinely ordained to encompass Mexico and Canada (John O’ Sullivan 1845)
Question to ponder!!!
Who has more claim to a piece of land-an absentee owner or a person who takes care of
it?
The Texas Revolution
• 1820s: Americans encouraged to move into Texas but they never fully accepted Mexican rules (slavery and Catholicism)
• 1835: Armed rebellion breaks and Texans declare independence
• 1836 Mexican forces defeated and forced to sign a treaty recognizing Texas
• Jackson refuses to annex Texas
Questions to think about!!!
• Have any of you moved to a new community, switched schools, or experienced a major
change in your lives? • How could it be positive or negative?
Trails of Trade and Settlement1830’s-1840’s
• Several trade routes are created to get into western territories – Santa Fe Trail closed to U.S. because Texas– Oregon Trail for settlers to the Oregon country– Mormon trail (Mormons settle in Utah b/c of religious persecution)
• Oregon settlers demand an end to joint U.S.-British occupation
The Liberty Party Swings the Election of 1844
James K. Polk-Democratic(18-1849)
Domestic Policy • Polk runs on expansionist
platform• Texas annexed by joint
resolution shortly before Polk inaugurated
• Wilmont Proviso • Manifest Destiny ultimately
limited by racism and slavery question
Foreign Policy• “54’ 40” or fight”
– 1846 Polk tells British that joint occupation no longer acceptable
– England prepares for war but decides to compromise with division of Oregon along 49o parallel
• 1846 Mexican-American War• 1848 U.S. wins war/Treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo – Rio Grande becomes southern
border– New Mexico, California ceded
to U.S.– U.S. pays Mexico $15 million
Internal Expansionism and Migration• “Young Americans” link
territorial growth to other material achievements– Technological innovation—e.g.
telegraph– Transportation improvements– Growth of trade– Mass immigration
• Discovery of California gold (1849) inspires transcontinental projects
• Railroads begin displacing canals
• Mass production, the division of labor makes production more efficient– Factory system emerges– Farms become mechanized
Immigration to the United States, 1820–1860
End Questions
• What problems might come about from poor European immigrants coming into the United States?
• What problems might come about from the Industrialization of the United States?