Annexation Manifest Destiny Annexation one area joining another

Annexation & Manifest Destiny Annexation- one area joining another.

Why do you think Texas would want to be Annexed by the U. S?

Reasons TX wanted to be annexed Protection of U. S. army

Reasons Texas wanted to be annexed Become part of the U. S. postal system.

Reasons Texas wanted to be annexed Become part of the U. S. money system.

Reasons Texas wanted to be annexed Manifest Destiny; the idea that Americans by right must own the whole continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific

What reasons would the U. S. not want to annex Texas?

Reasons U. S. didn’t want to annex TX Fear of war with Mexico didn’t recognize Texas as an independent country.

Reasons U. S. didn’t want to annex TX Texas would be a slave state. (Upsetting the balance & potentially giving greater support in Congress, to slave states).

When would Texas be Annexed ? ? ?

Election of 1844 Polk wanted to annex TX Henry Clay didn't want to annex TX

Polk Won! Texas was annexed- it joined the U. S.

TX becomes the state. th 28

The Admission Act: set the terms for TX annexation TX: 28 th state n TX would keep all its public land. n The U. S. wouldn’t pay any of Texas’ debt. n

What is Manifest Destiny? The belief that it was the U. S. ’s right to control all the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

Manifest Destiny Does this map agree with or disagree with the idea of Manifest Destiny?

n Do you think people in the U. S. used Manifest Destiny as cover, or excuse, for a greedy desire to take more land, even if it belonged to someone else? Explain

1. What was the effect of westward expansion on the American Indians? A. Many American Indians joined the U. S. army. B. American Indian cities were built across the state. C. The government tried to move them onto reservations. D. The U. S. forced them to move into Mexico.

2. Westward expansion resulted in Texas Indians experiencing. A. An increase in population. B. A loss of land along the frontier. C. A decline in religious activities. D. An improved standard of living.

“ The final act in this great drama is now performed. The Republic of Texas is no more. ” - Anson Jones 3. In the quote above, the President of the Republic of Texas is referring to the. A. end of slavery in the South. B. Declaration of Independence from Mexico. C. Secession of Texas from the United States. D. Annexation of Texas to the United States.

The End Texas History is the Greatest