Jump Start
 You
have 5 minutes to study your Jackson notes
for a short 7 question Quiz.
 All
of my copies of the notes are posted on the
white board for reference.
 Please
DO NOT take them down.
Manifest Destiny
The belief that America should
spread from coast to coast!
Answer questions #1 - #7 to the right using
this painting.
3
1. Who is the
woman in white?
2. What two objects
is she holding?
3. What are the
pioneers doing?
4. What types of
transportation
can be seen?
5. What are the
Native
Americans and
animals doing?
6. What direction
are they
traveling?
7. What is your
opinion of
Manifest Destiny
as it is depicted
in this painting?
American Progress
by George A. Crofutt and John Gast
Manifest Destiny Review Station
 You
will be rotating through 4 stations today.
 At each station, there is an excerpt summarizing a
land acquisition(adding to the US) we have already
discussed.
 The
13 Colonies
 Northwest Territory/Treaty of Paris
 Louisiana Purchase
 Florida
 We
will be studying the other 4 tomorrow.
Jumpstart – 3/20/17
 Get
out your Manifest Destiny Maps and Chart
from yesterday.
 Color and label the following four sections
Colonies – Red
 Northwest Territory – Green
 Louisiana Purchase – Yellow
 Florida Cession – Purple
 13
 YOU
HAVE 6 MINUTES ONLY!!!
Manifest Destiny Review Stations
 For
each area of land, you need to read for the
following and record it on your chart:
 Year
that land became part of the U.S.
 Country from whom we gained/won/bought the land
from
 Summary of how we gained this area of land:
 The
_____ became part of the U.S. in _____. We gained this
area of land from _____ when/after/because…
Your summary must be detailed and a
complete sentences.
Manifest Destiny Review Stations
 Rotation
Schedule:
Group
1-A: you will be at Massey
Group 1-B: you will begin at Boren
Group 1-C: you will begin at Hoffman
Group 1-D: you will begin at Thornton
Manifest Destiny Review Stations
 Rotation
Schedule:
Group
5-A: you will be at Thompson
Group 6-B: you will begin at Schneider
Group 7-C: you will begin at Sharp/Gipson
Group 8-D: you will begin at Canaan
You
will have 2 minutes at your rotation to
complete the chart.
Manifest Destiny:
Belief that the US should expand its territory
from coast to coast
10
Reasons for Manifest Destiny:
Economic


Belief that people could become more wealthy
(Gold Rush, plantation system, natural resources)
Land speculators bought huge tracts of land and
sold it for a profit
Reasons for Manifest Destiny: Social
 Racism-
lack of concern for Natives, desire to
expand slavery
 Escape from religious persecution (Mormons)
 Famine and economic struggles in Europe
 Irish
 Belief
potato famine (1845-1850)
that all people should own plot of land to
keep the country free (“American Dream”)
Reasons for Manifest Destiny:
Political
 Fear
of foreign powers invading
 Spanish,
French, English, and Mexican
to spread Democracy and the “American”
way of life
 Desire to spread the institution of slavery west
 Desire
 More
slave states = Southern support in Congress
US Territorial Expansion
Name? Date?
C
B
A
D
A- 13 Colonies;
1776
B- Northwest
Territory; 1783
C- Louisiana
Purchase; 1803
D- Florida
Cession; 1819
E, S, or P?
 Each
one of the following speakers represents
someone living during the mid 1800’s. Read each
speakers quote, and decide their motivation for
moving West.
 Are
they relocating for ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, or
POLTICAL reasons?
“I am a farmer in Missouri. The
land is wearing out from years of
growing crops, and I need new
farmland in order to provide for
my family.”
E, S or P?
“I am a Texan living in the
Republic of Texas. I am worried
about our republic’s economy
and safety. We need to become
part of the United States.”
E, S or P?
“I am a congressman from the
North. I want to expand the great
democracy of America all the
way across the continent.”
E, S or P?
“I am a missionary. I want to
share my religion with the Native
Americans in the West.”
E, S or P?
“I am a Mormon facing
persecution for my religious
beliefs. I need to find a place to
live where I can practice my
religion freely.”
E, S or P?
“I am a fur trader living west of
the Mississippi River. I need a
better way to transport my furs to
trading posts.”
E, S or P?
Jumpstart – 3/21/17
 Get
out your Manifest Destiny Maps and
Chart from yesterday AND your picture
notes.
 Pick up the following:
the following colored pencils – Pink, Orange,
Brown, and Black
 1.
“Mr. Manifest Destiny”

President James K. Polk
11th President
 Added more territory to the US
than any other President

 3/2/1836:
Victory
@ San Jacinto
 Santa Anna sign
Treaties of
Velasco
 Mexico rejects the
treaty and never
recognizes Texas
as independent
Texas Independence
U.S. Annexation of Texas
 The
North opposes for
fear slavery will spread
 Official
annexation on
12/29/1845
 Mexico
sees annexation
as a declaration of
WAR!
Factors Leading to Mexican-American
War
 Mexican
anger over Texas annexation
 Dispute over Texas/Mexican border
 Nueces
River vs. Rio Grande
 Instability
of Mexican government
 President Polk’s drive to expand the U.S.
 Believed
he must create a coast-to-coast nation
 Southerners hoped to expand slavery into Texas
 After
the war ended,
Mexico recognized TX as
part of U.S.
 Gave up the Mexican
Cession
 U.S.
got ½ of Mexico
 U.S. paid $15 million
 Created Rio Grande as
southern border
 The Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo ended the war
Mexican
American War &
Mexican Cession
Oregon (1846): 54° 40’ or Fight!
 Polk
had originally
wanted all of Oregon
 He settled for half and
compromised with
Britain
 Extended
the boundary
already dividing the U.S.
and Canada
 U.S.
wanted to extend
Trans-Continental
Railroad
 Mexico
sold it to us for
$10 million
 “from
sea”
sea to shining
Gadsden
Purchase (1853)
US Territorial Expansion
When?
• 1776
From Where?
• Great Britain
Summary
• The 13 colonies became
part of the US in 1776.
We gained this land from
Great Britain after the
adoption of the
Declaration of
Independence.
A - 13 Original Colonies
A
US Territorial Expansion
When?
• 1783
B - Western Lands
From Where?
• Great Britain
Summary
• The Northwest Territory
became part of the US in
1783. We gained this land
from Great Britain after the
American Revolution with
the signing the Treaty of
Paris 1783.
B
A
When?
• 1803
US Territorial Expansion
From Where?
• France
C - Louisiana Purchase
Summary
• The Louisiana
Purchase became part of
the US in 1803. We
gained this land from
France after we bought it
for $15 million.
C
B
A
US Territorial Expansion
When?
• 1819
D – Florida Cession
From Where?
• Spain
Summary
• The Florida Cession
became part of the US
in 1819. We gained this
land from Spain after
the US paid $5 million
in the Adams-Onis
Treaty.
C
A
B
D
Jumpstart – 3/21/17
 I’m
going to need your help today! I’ll explain
once the bell rings!
 Please pick up a sheet from the pick up tray.
 Get out your Manifest Destiny Maps and Chart.
 We will be going over what you should’ve finished
last night! 
 Make sure you have a highlighter!
US Territorial Expansion
When?
E – Texas Annexation
•1845
From Where?
•Republic of Texas
A
Summary
•Texas became part of
the US in 1845. We
gained this area of land
from the Republic of
Texas after they agreed
to be annexed into the
U.S..
C
E
B
D
When?
•1846
From Where?
•Great Britain
Summary
•The Oregon Territory
became part of the US
in 1846. We gained
this area of land from
Great Britain
(England) when Great
Britain compromised
and a treaty was
signed.
US Territorial Expansion
F - Oregon Territory
F
C
A
B
E
D
When?
•1848
From Where?
•Mexico
US Territorial Expansion
G - Mexican Cession
F
Summary
•The Mexican Cession
became part of the US
in 1848. We gained this
area of land from
Mexico after the U.S.
won the MexicanAmerican War and
bought it for $15 million
in the Treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo.
C
G
E
B
A
D
When?
•1853
US Territorial Expansion
H- Gadsden Purchase
From Where?
•Mexico
Summary
• The Gadsden
Purchase became
part of the US in
1853. We gained this
area of land from
Mexico because the
US wanted it to build
a railroad and Mexico
sold it to the US for
$10 million.
F
C
B
G
H
38
E
A
D
Trail
Mormon
Trail
Oregon
Trail
Santa Fe
Trail
Route
Nauvoo,
Illinois 
Utah
Travelers
Mormons
Push/Pull
Factors
PUSH –
Religious
persecution in
the East
Independence, Settlers and
Missouri 
prospectors
Oregon and
California
PULL –
Independence, Traders,
Missouri 
merchants,
Santa Fe, New settlers
Mexico
PULL –
Cheap
farmland and
gold in the
West
Business
opportunities
in the West
Description
Following death of church founder Joseph
Smith, Brigham Young took 148 members to
Utah’s Great Basin area.
70,000 more Mormons migrated to Utah over
the next 20years.
Good farmland and gold brought over 500,000
people from all over the world
Immigrants risked everything in search of a
better life.
A commercial transportation route across
the Great Plains since Spanish control.
U.S. got the Santa Fe Trail as part of the
Mexican Cession at the end of the
Mexican-American War.

California Gold Rush
and the 49-ers!

James Marshall was building
a sawmill when he spotted
gold
People from all over the
world raced to California in
1849


Thousands of men hoped to
get rich quick then go home


Nick-named the Forty-Niners
Majority did not
By 1852, all of the gold was
gone but California now had
a population of over 250,000

Could now become the first
state in the West