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Page 1: MANIFEST DESTINY Notes. What are reasons why population is growing in urban areas and shrinking in rural areas? Population Growth in Urban Centers Towns

MANIFEST DESTINYNotes

Page 2: MANIFEST DESTINY Notes. What are reasons why population is growing in urban areas and shrinking in rural areas? Population Growth in Urban Centers Towns

What are reasons why population is growing in urban areas and shrinking in rural areas?

Population Growth in Urban Centers

Towns developed on railroad lines and canal

People are moving west Example: Boomtowns in California

People move to cities in search of new economic opportunities

Women migrating to cities to work in factories

Page 3: MANIFEST DESTINY Notes. What are reasons why population is growing in urban areas and shrinking in rural areas? Population Growth in Urban Centers Towns

Oregon Country:

Economic Social Political

Fur Trade Bring Christianity to Native Americans

Split the territory with Great Britain at the 49th parallel

Page 4: MANIFEST DESTINY Notes. What are reasons why population is growing in urban areas and shrinking in rural areas? Population Growth in Urban Centers Towns

Oregon Country Texas Annexation:

Economic Social Political

Texas could pay off war debt with money from annexation

Many Americans lived in Texas

Polk won election of 1844 by supporting annexation of Texas

Page 5: MANIFEST DESTINY Notes. What are reasons why population is growing in urban areas and shrinking in rural areas? Population Growth in Urban Centers Towns

Mexican Cession/Gadsden Purchase:

Economic Social Political

U.S. paid $15 million for this Cession and $10 million for Gadsden after the Mexican War

Gain California and Utah, which led to Gold Rush and Mormon Migration

Ended the disputes between Mexico and the U.S.

Page 6: MANIFEST DESTINY Notes. What are reasons why population is growing in urban areas and shrinking in rural areas? Population Growth in Urban Centers Towns

California Gold Rush:

Economic Social Political

Agriculture, shipping, and trade expanded as miners needed more food and other goods

Many groups, such as 49ers, rushed to California creating boomtowns

California applied for statehood as a free state

Page 7: MANIFEST DESTINY Notes. What are reasons why population is growing in urban areas and shrinking in rural areas? Population Growth in Urban Centers Towns

Utah Mormon Migration:

Economic Social Political

Expanded markets and towns in Utah

Mormons moved out of New York because of persecution to Salt Lake City

Utah would eventually apply for statehood