CHAPTER 13: IMMIGRATION, EXPANSION, & SECTIONAL CONFLICT 1840-1848.
America's “manifest destiny” was to “become the greatest nation on earth.” “spread liberty and federated self-government to all the nations.”
The Olmecs were the first civilization in south America and were ancestors to later cultures in Mexico All pictures from Google images.
Conflict with Mexico. Stephen Austin owned land in Texas, passed down from his father He led a group of 300 Americans to Texas to start a small colony.
Manifest Destiny and the War with Mexico. I. Manifest Destiny A. Manifest Destiny 1. Belief that the US should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific.
Growth of a Nation (…2 Nations?). As a result of the American Revolution, Britain ceded it's territory east of the Mississippi.
Texas People Stephen Austin-led settlers into Texas Santa Anna-Mexican leader Sam Houston-commander of Texas Army, first President of Texas. Davey Crockett-frontiersman,
Independence of Texas. Clash of Cultures O In the early 1800’s, Texas was actually part of Mexico’s Northern Frontier O But since the Spanish controlled.
