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Manifest Destiny
An idea popular in the U.S. during the 1800s that the country must expand its boundaries to the Pacific.
American Progress by John Gast
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Northwest Ordinance Passed in 1787, it
established requirements for a territory to become a state. These included:• Population of 60,000+• Guarantee freedom of
religion & trial by jury• No slavery
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Oregon Territory Modern day Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, & part of Montana, & about half of what is now the Canadian providence of British Columbia.• Claimed by Great Britain,
Spain, Russia, & the U.S. 1818 – John Adams works
out a joint occupation agreement with G.B.
1819- Spain gives up its claim in the Adams-Onis treaty
1824 – Russia gives up its claim
1846 – Great Britain & U.S. divide the territory at 49°N latitude
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Settling Oregon Thousands of
settlers left for Oregon in the early 1840s as a result of the Panic of 1837.
The Oregon Trail began in Missouri & was the primary route for early settlers.
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Mountain Men American fur traders
who spent most of their time in the Rocky Mountains.• After the beaver
began to die out many of these made a living settling on farms in Oregon or becoming guides leading settlers west.
Seth Kinman – Mountain Man
Jim Bridger – Mountain Man
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Independence for Texas March 2, 1836 - Texas
declared independence from Mexico
Declares desire to become a state but Northern states resisted fearing its entry as a slave state would upset the balance of power in Congress.
John Tyler becomes president in 1846 & Texas becomes a state on December 29, 1845 thanks to his support.
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War with Mexico Large American population in
Mexican controlled New Mexico & California along with a growing belief in Manifest Destiny resulted in increased tensions between the U.S. & Mexico.
April 1846 – War begins over the disputed border between Texas & Mexico.
January 1848 - Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the war. It stated• Mexico gave up all claims to
Texas & agreed to the Rio Grande as the border.
• Mexico gave up California & New Mexico (called Mexican Session) for $15 million.
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Gadsden Purchase• 1853 - U.S. pays
Mexico $10 million for a strip of land along the southern edge of present-day Arizona & New Mexico.
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California 1848 - California Gold
Rush begins with the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill. It doubled the world’s supply of gold.• California’s population went
from 20,000 in 1848 to 220,000 in 1850.
• March 1850 - California applies for statehood and was admitted six months later after the North & South worked out a compromise to avoid upsetting the balance of power.
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Utah A religious refuge.
• 1846 - Settled by Mormons seeking religious freedom.
• Religious beliefs caused friction between the Mormons & the government. As a result Utah didn’t become a state until 1896.
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Copy the chart “Causes & Effects of Westward movement” on page 377 of your text into your notes.
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