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Annexation
&
Manifest
Destiny
Annexation- one area joining another.
Why do you
think
Texas would
want to be
Annexed by
the U.S?
Reasons TX wanted to be annexed
Protection of U.S. army
Reasons Texas wanted to be annexed
Become part of
the U.S. postal
system.
Reasons Texas wanted to be annexed
Become
part of the
U.S.
money
system.
Reasons Texas wanted to be annexed
Manifest Destiny; the idea that
Americans by right must own
the whole continent from the
Atlantic to the Pacific
What reasons
would the
U.S. not
want to
annex
Texas?
Reasons U.S. didn’t want to annex TX
Fear of war
with Mexico.
Mexico didn’t
recognize
Texas as an
independent
country.
Reasons U.S. didn’t want to annex TX
Texas would be a slave state.
(Upsetting the balance & potentially
giving greater support in Congress, to
slave states).
When
would
Texas
be
Annexed
???
Election of 1844
Polk
wanted
to annex
TX
Henry Clay
didn't
want to
annex TX
Polk Won!
Texas was annexed- it
joined the U.S.
TX becomes the
state.
th
28
The Admission Act:
set the terms for TX annexation
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TX: 28th state
TX would keep
all its public
land.
The U.S.
wouldn’t pay
any of Texas’
debt.
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that it was
the U.S.’s right to
control all the land
from the Atlantic to
the Pacific Ocean.
Manifest Destiny
Does this
map agree
with or
disagree
with the
idea of
Manifest
Destiny?
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Do you think people in the U.S. used
Manifest Destiny as cover, or excuse,
for a greedy desire to take more
land, even if it belonged to someone
else? Explain
1. What was the effect of westward expansion on
the American Indians?
A. Many American Indians joined the U.S.
army.
B. American Indian cities were built across
the state.
C. The government tried to move them onto
reservations.
D. The U.S. forced them to move into Mexico.
2.
Westward expansion resulted in Texas
Indians experiencingA. An increase in population.
B. A loss of land along the frontier.
C. A decline in religious activities.
D. An improved standard of living.
“ The final act in this great
drama is now performed.
The Republic of Texas is
no more.”
- Anson Jones
3.In the quote above, the President of the
Republic of Texas is referring to theA. end of slavery in the South.
B. Declaration of Independence from Mexico.
C. Secession of Texas from the United States.
D. Annexation of Texas to the United States.
The End
Texas History is the Greatest