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The Manifest Destiny Wars
 1811-Battle of Tippecanoe
 1814—Washington DC is burned (War of
1812)
 1815—The Battle of New Orleans
 1832—The Black Hawk War
 1836—The Alamo falls
Manifest Destiny:
The belief that it is America’s God-given right
to extend from the Atlantic Ocean all the way
to the Pacific Ocean
Manifest Destiny Wars
Write a brief summary regarding the following events. (What happened? Why was it
important?)
1797-U.S.S. Constitution is launched
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1811-Battle of Tippecanoe
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1814-Washington D.C. is captured and burned by the British; The Star Spangled Banner
is written
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1815-Battle of New Orleans
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1832-Massacre at Bad Axe River ends Black Hawk War
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1836-Alamo falls
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Manifest Destiny: The belief that it is America’s God-given right to extend from
the Atlantic Ocean all the way to the Pacific Ocean
Texas: Owned by Mexico & difficult to control
1820s
 Mexican gov’t encouraged Americans to settle in
Texas
 Land grants were given to empressarios (land
agents) who sold them cheap to bring settlers into
Texas.
o Settlers were to pledge to obey Mexican law
o Observe the Roman Catholic religion
o American in TX were naturalized Mexican
citizens
Stephen Austin: Successful land agent in Texas who
brought in American settlers (Anglo-not Mexican)
Americans v. Mexicans (Conflicts)
 Cultural differences (language differences
&religious differences)
 slavery (illegal in Mexico—Americans brought
slaves anyway)
 Americans wanted freedom & stability (Mex.
Couldn’t offer)
 Americans crossing the border (illegally)
Texas Revolution / Texas War for Independence
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1835-Texas wanted Independence from Mexico
Santa Anna = President of Mexico / General
Sam Houston = President of Texas
Andrew Jackson = President of US
 Alamo=Franciscan Mission in San Antonio where the
Texas rebels were defeated (Feb. 23-March 6, 1836)
o Jim Bowie (Bowie knife) & Davey Crockett (“King
of the Wild Frontier”) were both killed
 “Remember the Alamo” became the battle cry for
future rebel fights
1836 Republic of Texas was founded (The Lone Star
Republic)
-Treaty of Velasco granted TX independence
1838 Sam Houston asked US Congress to ANNEX Texas
-slavery question (free or slave?)
-North does not want to add TX
-Feared American war with Mexico
1845 Texas became the 28th state
Manifest Destiny:
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Texas: Owned by ________________ & difficult to
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1820s
 Mexican gov’t encouraged _____________ to
settle in ______
 ______________were given to empressarios
(______ ________) who sold
them_____________ to bring settlers into Texas.
o Settlers were to pledge to _________
__________ ______
o Observe the ___________ __________
______________
o American in Texas were naturalized
__________ ______
Stephen Austin: Successful ________ _________ in Texas
who brought in American settlers (______________-- not
Mexican)
Americans v. Mexicans (Conflicts)
 ___________differences (language differences
&religious differences)
 __________ (illegal in _______—Americans
brought slaves anyway)
 Americans wanted ____________ & _______
(Mex. Couldn’t offer)
 ________________________________________
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Texas Revolution / Texas War for Independence
 1835-Texas wanted ___________________ from
Mexico
 _________________________ = President of Mexico
 _________________________ = President of Texas
 _________________________ = President of US
 ____________________=Franciscan Mission in San
Antonio where the Texas rebels were defeated
(_________________________)
o __________________ (Bowie knife) &
_______________ (“King of the Wild Frontier”)
were both ______________
 “________________________” became the battle cry
for future rebel fights
1836 Republic of Texas was founded
(______________________________)
-___________________________ granted TX
independence
1838 Sam Houston asked US Congress to
_______________ Texas
-slavery question (___________________________?)
-_____________ does not want to add TX
-Feared _____________________________
1845 _____________ became the__________ state