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The Spirit The Spirit of Manifest of Manifest
DestinyDestiny
Manifest DestinyManifest DestinyThe Republic of TexasThe Mexican-American WarThe Gold Rush
Manifest DestinyManifest DestinyCompromise of 1850Oregon TreatiesThe Gadsden Purchase
The Republic of The Republic of TexasTexas
1825-Mexico passes National Colonization Law
1834-Texans demand independence from Mexico
1836 – Battle of the Alamo
Sam Sam HoustonHouston
The Republic of The Republic of Texas -2Texas -2
Sam Houston elected president of the Republic of Texas
December 29, 1845-Texas becomes an American state
The Mexican-The Mexican-American WarAmerican War
1846-Polk orders American forces under Zachary Taylor to march into Mexico and wait for a fight
Zachary Zachary Taylor Taylor
Senator Abraham Senator Abraham Lincoln (Whig) IllinoisLincoln (Whig) Illinois
The Mexican-The Mexican-American War-2American War-2
1847-New Congressman from Illinois, Abraham Lincoln, calls for “Spot Resolutions”. New Englanders hate the war and protest it.
The Mexican-The Mexican-American WarAmerican War
1847-Buena Vista 1847-American forces enter
Mexico City 1848-Treaty of Guadeloupe-
HidalgoGadsden Purchase
John C. John C. FremontFremont
The Gold RushThe Gold Rush1845-John Fremont, in California, was
told to explore. but conquered Sacramento and declared the free “Republic of California”. America immediately annexed the republic and sent American troops to Los Angeles
The Gold Rush-2The Gold Rush-21849-Gold found at Sutter’s
Fort, CA. Gold Rush begins
Oregon TreatiesOregon Treaties1846-“Fifty-Four Forty or
Fight” turns into “OK, 49th “ as Oregon becomes American
1841-Creole incident 1842 - Webster-Ashburton
Treaty
Compromise of Compromise of 18501850
1846-Wilmot Proviso (We shouldn’t allow slavery in the new territories won from Mexico)
Compromise Compromise of of
18501850
Provisions:–admit California as a free state
–Reorganize the new territory from Mexico with no restriction on slavery
Compromise Compromise of of
1850-21850-2Provisions:
–Uphold slavery in DC
–Adopt a stronger Fugitive slave law
Compromise Compromise of of
1850-31850-3Provisions:
–Deny Congress the authority to interfere with interstate slave trading