Manifest Destiny: 1800-1850
Manifest Destiny: the belief that ______was destined to stretch across ______. It suggested that ______was not only good but bound to happen. Popular among many for different reasons.
- Southern ______(slave) & Northern ______(anti-slave) saw opportunities to expand their ______in Congress.
Became a governmental policy under James K. ______(___th president). First mentioned by writer John L. O’Sullivan in an ______newspaper editorial:
- “The American claim is by the right to our manifest destiny to ______and ______the whole of the continent which ______has given us for the development of the great experiment of ______and . . . self-______entrusted to us.”
In ______, a revolution overturned Spanish rule in ______. As a result, the U.S. recognized Mexico as a ______. American expansionists (those who favored U.S territorial growth) looked at ______, New ______, and ______as targets for American expansion. The reasons were many:
- few ______lived there / - the region was rich in ______- the Mexican government and economy were still ______from their ______/ - Americans believed that Mexicans did not deserve to keep territory that the Americans needed.
Several obstacles lay in the way of expansion: ______, Indian Tribes, and ______.
Interchangeable Parts (_____), the Cotton Gin (______) & McCormick Reaper (_____), Steamboats (______) & railroads (______), and the Telegraph (______) speed up the pace of expansion
Different kinds of people move westward than had done during the 1600’s and 1700’s: Land ______overran the tribes; “The Law” (Gov’t, Police) followed the criminals; religious ______(people who are extremely religious). People came west for different reasons:
- Sharing of ______(______Smith) with pioneers to make their journey safer
- Trade with Other ______– Mexican independence (1821) encouraged trade. Merchants from Missouri opened trade across the ______with Santa Fe, capital of New Mexico. They were welcomed by Mexico. Trade moved alongwhat become knownas the ______Fe ______.
- Opportunities to OwnLand - In 1836 missionaries Marcus and Narcissa ______followed what would be the ______to the WillametteValley in Oregon territory
- Religious Reasons - ______move west with the help of Brigham Young (______). By 1860 over ______Mormons were in the West.
- Land Speculation - Some Americans wanted to take away rich lands from ______. In their eyes, the ______(1803) legitimized expansion. Speculators also saw Natives as savages and not worthy of the land.
The Results were amassive migration westward:
Ohio: 50,000-______/ Illinois: 12,000-______/ ______: 22,000-127,000By 1837, the number of states doubled to ____ (______, Ohio, Illinois, ______, Alabama, Tennessee, ______, ______)
As a result, several important future events are determined directly by “Manifest Destiny”
- 1. Indian Wars and ______(1830’s)
- 2. The Alamo (______)
- 3. Mexican War (______)
- 4. ______Rush (______)
- 5. Reliance on slavery spins nation into ______War (______)
“______” by John Gast, ______