Westward Expansion Part III
Manifest Destiny and the War with Mexico
California and the Southwest
Why did Americans take an interest in the New Mexico Territory?
What was life like for Native Americans on California’s missions and ranches?
Why did many Americans support the idea of westward expansion?
American Interest in the New Mexico Territory
New Mexico Territory
1. Ruled by ______________________________ in the early 1840s.
2. Included all of present-day ____________________________, Nevada and ________________,
most of ____________________ and New Mexico, and parts of _________________________.
What attracted Americans to parts of the New Mexico Territory?
1. Reading books about the _______________________________, like Richard Henry Dana’s
descriptions of ______________________________ life in Two Years Before the Mast.
2. ___________________—William Becknell led _____________________________ from
Franklin, Missouri, to Santa Fe in present-day _________________________________. The
route they followed became known as the _______________________________________.
Native-Americans on California’s Missions and Ranches
Missions
1. Spanish __________________________ built 21 missions along the
_______________________ coast. Each mission included a ________ and the surrounding
_____.
2. Each mission produced enough for its own _________________. Missions also
supplied____________, grain, and other foods to the ______________________ nearby.
3.
_______________________________________ herded sheep and __________________ and
raised crops for the missions. Mission life was ____________. Native America lived at the
missions and learned about the_______________________________________________ faith.
Ranches
1. To encourage economic __________________, the ____________________________
government took land from the ___________________and gave it to ______________people.
2. These people set up huge ____________________________________, where Native
Americans tended the cattle and other animals.
3. The Indian and Mexican ___________________________ who worked on the ranches were
called _______________________________. They were excellent _______________________
and ropers. Their _________________________ influenced later cowhands.
American Support for Westward Expansion
Every year, more Americans moved ________________. The United States government offered to buy
______________________________from __________________________. Some Americans wanted
control of the ports at _______________________________________ and
_______________________________. Many people believed that Americans had a ______________
and _________________ to spread their _____________________ and its ________________________
government all the way to the ___________________Ocean. This belief was called
________________________________________. Manifest means clear or
_________________________. Destiny means something that is _______________________________.
Many Americans believed that ________________________ would open new opportunities for the
United States _______________________________. Some people believed that
_______________Americans were superior to __________________ Americans and
_____________________and deserved to take the ____________from those people.
Election of 1844
Presidential candidate James Polk believed strongly in Manifest Destiny, and he favored annexing
________________ and _______________. His Presidential slogans were:
________________________________________ and ______________________________________.
After winning the election, the U.S. and ________________________ compromised by dividing
_____________at latitude 49 degrees north. Later, the Oregon Territory became the states of Oregon,
_________________________, and ___________________.
The Mexican War
What were the causes and results of the United States war with Mexico?
What new lands did the United States acquire as a result of the Mexican War?
Causes and Results of the Mexican War
The United States Acquires New Lands
In the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, Mexico had to ___________, or give up, some of its lands:
1. Mexico ______________ all of ____________________________ and
_____________________________to the United States. These lands were called the
_______________________________________.
2. In return, the United States paid Mexico _________________________________.
3. The United States agreed to respect the rights of
______________________________________________ people in the
_________________________________________.
In 1853, the United States bought the _______________________________________________:
1. The United States wanted to build a _____________________________ across an area that is
now the southern part of _________________ and ___________________________________.
2. The United States paid Mexico ____________________________for the strip of land, known
as the Gadsden Purchase.