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PresentationExpress Manifest Destiny (1800–1850) Witness History: Westward Ho! Migrating to the West Texas and the Mexican-American War Effects of Territorial Expansion Click a subsection to advance to that particular section. Advance through the slide show using your mouse or the space bar. Migrating to the West Settling the Spanish Borderlands Main Idea: In the Southwest in the early 1800s, conflict between Spanish settlers and Native Americans was frequent and destructive. However, New Mexico and California eventually gained stability, resulting in high populations and economic growth. Americans Look Westward Main Idea: By 1821, American expansionists soon began to covet New Mexico, Texas, and California. Thinly settled but rich in resources, the three provinces had great appeal for American pioneers. The Journey Westward Main Idea: Following John C. Frémont’s vivid and romantic reports from his western expedition, the overland trails drew thousands of settlers west to California and Oregon. Witness History: A Pioneer Woman Heads West Note Taking: Reading Skill: Identify Main Ideas Color Transparencies: Traveling West Geography Interactive: North American in 1820 Continued… Migrating to the West (continued…) Focus on Geography: Trails to the West Chart: Westward Migration, 1840s Color Transparencies: Brigham Young and the Mormons Progress Monitoring Transparency NOTE TAKING Reading Skill: Identify Main Ideas TRANSPARENCY Traveling West FOCUS ON GEOGRAPHY Trails to the West CHART Westward Migration, 1840s TRANSPARENCY Brigham Young and the Mormons PM TRANSPARENCY Progress Monitoring Transparency Texas and the Mexican-American War Texas Wins Independence Main Idea: Tensions grew between American settlers and the Mexican government. Following a rebellion against Mexican rule, Texans declared their independence and adopted a republican constitution. Americans Debate Expansion Main Idea: Sam Houston asked that the United States annex Texas, but many in Congress were opposed because of the impact this would have in the slavery debate. The Mexican-American War Main Idea: Texas claimed the land south and west of the Nueces River as far as the Rio Grande as its own. Outraged, the Mexicans refused to recognize the annexation. The war that followed resulted in an American victory. Witness History: A Child at the Alamo Note Taking: Reading Skill: Recognize Sequence Color Transparencies: Texas War for Independence Continued… Effects of Territorial Expansion (continued…) Decision Point: Should the United States Annex Texas? Geography Interactive: The Mexican-American War Progress Monitoring Transparency NOTE TAKING Reading Skill: Recognize Sequence TRANSPARENCY Texas War for Independence DECISION POINT Should the United States Annex Texas? PM TRANSPARENCY Progress Monitoring Transparency Effects of Territorial Expansion America Achieves Manifest Destiny Main Idea: The United States finally achieved Manifest Destiny after its victory in the MexicanAmerican War. Yet, the long-term effects of the war served to highlight growing differences between North and South and set the stage for future conflict. The California Gold Rush Main Idea: To most Americans, the new lands in the West seemed too distant for rapid settlement. But in early 1848, sawmill workers found flecks of gold in the American River east of Sacramento, California, starting a mass migration to the region. Effects of the Gold Rush Main Idea: The rapid settlement of California had unforeseen consequences on both the territory and the nation. The most immediate effects were felt by the people who already lived there. Among these effects were discrimination and violence towards Indians and Mexicans. Witness History: Seeking a Mountain of Gold Note Taking: Reading Skill: Understand Effects Continued… Effects of Territorial Expansion (continued…) Geography Interactive: Growth of the United States to 1853 History Interactive: San Francisco: Growth of a City Color Transparencies: Mining for Gold Chart: Growth of San Francisco Progress Monitoring Transparency NOTE TAKING Reading Skill: Understand Effects TRANSPARENCY Mining for Gold CHART Growth of San Francisco PM TRANSPARENCY Progress Monitoring Transparency