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Manifest
MexicanDestiny Map American War
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Louisiana
Territory
Texas
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Lewis & Clark
Florida
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Oregon Country
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Cause of the
MexicanAmerican War
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Result of the
MexicanAmerican War
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The Alamo
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1846- U.S. declares war. New Mexico
was captured by the U.S. without a fight.
Americans in California revolted, seizing
control of it. As one U.S. force battled
Santa Anna's army in the North, another
landed at Veracruz and captured Mexico
City.
Land purchased from France in 1803 by Texas gained independence from Mexico
Thomas Jefferson. Doubled the size of after Mexican General Santa Anna was
the U.S. Expanded the U.S. west to the captured by the Texans. Texas was its
own country in 1836 (the Lone Star
Rocky Mountains. Jefferson faced a
Republic). The issue of slavery
problem because the Constitution didn't
prevented Texas (a slave territory) from
mention the rules for purchasing new
territory.
being a U.S. state until 1845.
Andrew Jackson successfully invaded
Florida. President Monroe told Spain to
govern Florida properly or leave. Spain
left. The U.S. got Florida in exchange for
paying $5 million to settlers in Florida and
agreeing to Spain's claim over Texas.
Merriwether Lewis and William Clark were
sent by President Jefferson to explore
the Louisiana Territory from 1804-1806.
They were helped by Sacagawea. They
made it to Oregon (the Pacific Ocean) and
back, creating maps of the American west
as they went.
Tensions rose between the U.S. and Britain and the U.S. initially agreed to joint
occupation (sharing) of the Oregon
Mexico when the U.S. annexed Texas
(made Texas a U.S. state). The war with Country. After threating war with Britain
(using the slogan "Fifty-four forty or
Mexico started as a border dispute along
the Rio Grande River, territory that both fight!"), the U.S. agreed to divide it roughly
in half (at the 49th parallel) in 1846.
Texas and Mexico claimed.
Mexico lost the war and signed the Treaty
180 Texans died at the Battle of the
Alamo, including famous Americans Davy of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, giving up
Crockett and Jim Bowie. Those Texans territory known as the Mexican Cession
who survived the battle were executed by (which now includes California, Nevada,
Mexican General Santa Anna.
Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico). The
"Remember the Alamo" became a battle
U.S. had finally achieved its dream of
cry for the Texas army afterward.
manifest destiny.