Manifest Destiny Focus Questions Briefly discuss John Tylers

Manifest Destiny Focus Questions: Briefly discuss John Tyler’s presidency. What is Manifest Destiny and how did it shape the United States? By what means and why did Americans move west? What was the appeal of certain areas such as Texas, California, and Oregon? What impact did the Texas Revolution have in shaping American history? Describe the events leading to the Mexican-American War. What was the impact of the Mexican-American War?

The Manifest Tyler years Destiny: John L. O’Sullivan Domestic Affairs Foreign Affairs

Moving West: Trails ●Santa Fe Trail: St. Louis to Santa Fe ●Oregon Trail: Independence, Missouri to Pacific Ocean ●Mormon Trail: Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

The Appeal of the West

California: The land of milk and honey”

Texas

Independence Siege of the Alamo: February 23 -March 6, 1836

San Jacinto: April 21, 1836 Treaty of Velasco

Republic of Texas: 1836 -1845

Polk’s Presidency Election of 1844 Texas Oregon

Mexican-American War: April 25, 1846 -Feb. 2, 1848

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: February 2, 1848 ●The war’s legacy 1. Highest death rate of any American war 2. U. S. gains 500, 000 sq. miles of territory 3. Experience for future Civil War leaders 4. Created more issues that eventually led to the Civil War