Manifest Destiny US History Mc Intyre Map of

Manifest Destiny US History Mc. Intyre Map of United States Circa 1830

What is Manifest Destiny? 2 American Progress Color Lithograph by George A. Crofutt and John Gast

What is “Manifest Destiny” • Belief that the US should expand its territory from coast to coast 3

US Territorial Expansion When? • 1776 From Where? • Great Britain A - 13 Original Colonies Why? • US declared independence from Great Britain 4 A

US Territorial Expansion When? • 1783 From Where? • Great Britain B - Western Lands Why? • Part of results of Treaty of Paris (ended Revolutionary War) 5 A B

US Territorial Expansion When? • 1803 From Where? • France C - Louisiana Purchase Why? • Napoleon needed $ • Jefferson wanted to buy New Orleans 6 • He got all of this instead! C A B

US Territorial Expansion When? • 1819 From Where? • Spain D - Florida Why? • Andrew Jackson invaded • Spain then sold it to us for $5 million 7 C A B D

Thinking Question (don’t write this down!! Just think!) Why weren’t Americans happy with the size of their country at this point in their history? 8

Mr. Manifest Destiny James K. Polk • Elected President in 1844 • Added more territory to te US (by any means) than any other President • Died 103 days after his single term ended 9

US Territorial Expansion When? E - Texas • 1845 From Where? • Republic of Texas (Independent Country) Why? • Texas independent from Mexico in 1836 • Northerners feared it would become a slave state 10 • Fears finally overcome in 1944 Presidential C E A B D

US Territorial Expansion When? F - Oregon Territory • 1846 From Where? • Great Britain Why? • Claimed by four countries (G. Britain, Russia, Spain, & US) • Americans demanded “ 54° 40’ or fight!” 11 • Britain compromised 49° & US accepted F C E A B D

US Territorial Expansion When? G - Mexican Cession • 1848 From Where? • Mexico Why? • Polk offers to buy G from Mexico & they refuse • War! F C G A B • US wins 12 • In Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, US offers $15 million for G E D

Discussion Question (Don’t write!! Just think!) Why does the U. S. keep offering countries money for territories we gain through war (Ex. Florida and Mexico)? 13