Westward Expansion Manifest Destiny John OSullivan Journalist and

Westward Expansion Manifest Destiny

John O’Sullivan • Journalist and was the founder and editor of the United States Magazine and Democratic Review • Coins the term "manifest destiny" to encourage the spirit of expansionism

John O’Sullivan Questions 1. What did O’Sullivan mean by Manifest Destiny? 2. What role did race play in O’Sullivan’s understanding of Manifest Destiny

Gast’s American Progress

Questions to Consider • Why do you think this image was made? What’s happening in the image? • When do you think it was made? • Who do you think was the audience for this image? • What tools were used to create this? • What can you learn from examining this image? • What’s missing from this image? • If someone made this today, what would be different? What would be the same?

Expansion What are some events that led to U. S. expansion?

EXPANSION-did we know? • • • Land Ordinance 1785 N/W Ordinance 1787 Louisiana Purchase Lewis/Clark Expedition War of 1812 Monroe Doctrine Adams Onis Treaty Trail of Tears Missouri Compromise

Other Factors? • INFRASTRUCTURE ie roads, canals, etc – Cumberland/National Road – Erie Canal • INNOVATIONS ie steamboat, railroad

The Kidder Massacre

General George Armstrong Custer surveys the aftermath of the Kidder Massacre J. P. Davis’ The Kidder Massacre

Fort Dodge

A hunter scalped by party of Cheyenne raiders

Battle of Little Bighorn, “Custer’s Last Stand”

Fort Ridgely, site of 1862 Sioux massacre

Fleeing from Sioux attack on Fort Ridgely, Minnesota

Surrender and Arrest of Chief Joseph Fort Yates, the Arrest and Murder of Sitting Bull Massacre at Wounded Knee Massacre at Sand Creek, surrender and Killing of Black Kettle