Chapter 12: Manifest Destiny

1. Texas Independence

2. Texas Independence occurred in 1836 when Texan forces defeated Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. The conflict between Texas and Mexico lasted from late 1835 to May 1836.

3. The oregon trail map

4. Manifest Destiny

5. California Gold Rush

6. The discovery of gold nuggets in the Sacramento Valley in early 1848 sparked the Gold Rush, arguably one of the most significant events to shape American history during the first half of the 19th century. As news spread of the discovery, thousands of prospective gold miners traveled by sea or over land to San Francisco and the surrounding area; by the end of 1849, the non-native population of the California territory was some 100,000 (compared with the pre-1848 figure of less than 1,000). A total of $2 billion worth of precious metal was extracted from the area during the Gold Rush, which peaked in 1852.

7. The Oregon Trail

8. The Oregon Trail

9. The Oregon Trail is a 2,200-mile (3,500 km) historic east-west large wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon.

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11. The Mexican American War

12. Manifest Destiny is a term for the attitude prevalent during the 19th century period of American expansion that the United States not only could, but was destined to, stretch from coast to coast. This attitude helped fuel western settlement, Native American removal and war with Mexico.

13. The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) marked the first U.S. armed conflict fought on foreign soil. President James K. Polk, who believed the United States had a “manifest destiny” to spread across the continent to the Pacific Ocean. Mexico had lost about one-third of its territory, including nearly all of present-day California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.

14. a video about manifest destiny

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17. Sam Houston

18. Sam Houston is an important character because he helped us in the Fight against the mexicans

19. Houston had come up to Texas in 1832. Raised among the karaoke people, he became a soldier, fighting with Andrew Jackson against the creek people. A politician as well, Houston have served in Congress and as governor of Tennessee.Samuel Houston was born on March 2, 1793, near Lexington, Virginia. From 1813 to 1814, he fought in the Creek War and was wounded at Horseshoe Bend. He was elected to Congress in 1823 and 1825. In 1827, he became Tennessee governor. He was made the first president of the Republic of Texas in 1836 and was re-elected in 1841. From 1849 to 1859, he was a Texas state senator. He died on July 26, 1863, in Huntsville, Texas. The government of the new republic named Sam Houston as commander-in-chief of the Texas forces.

20. The government of the new republic named Sam Houston as commander-in-chief of the Texas forces.

21. manifest destiny

22. this political cartoon shows how the angel is hovering over from place to place in the UNITED STATES in the 19th century

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