chapter 18: manifest destiny and its legacy
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Chapter 18: Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy. Early Presidents: 1789-1849 George Washington (Fed) 1789-1797 John Adams (Fed) 1797-1801 Thomas Jefferson (D-R) 1801-1809 James Madison (D-R) 1809-1817 James Monroe (D-R) 1817-1825 John Q. Adams (D-R) 1825-1829 Andrew Jackson (D) 1829-1837 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Chapter 18: Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy
Early Presidents: 1789-1849George Washington (Fed) 1789-1797John Adams (Fed) 1797-1801Thomas Jefferson (D-R) 1801-1809James Madison (D-R) 1809-1817James Monroe (D-R) 1817-1825John Q. Adams (D-R) 1825-1829Andrew Jackson (D) 1829-1837Martin Van Buren (D) 1837-1841William H. Harrison/ John Tyler (W) 1841-1845James K. Polk 1845-1849 (D)
".... the right of our manifest destiny to over spread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and federaltive development of self government entrusted to us. It is right such as that of the tree to the space of air and the earth suitable for the full expansion of its principle and destiny of growth."- John L. O'Sullivan (1845)
John Winthrop, “City Upon A Hill”, 1630
William Henry Harrison (1841)•1st Whig President•“Old Tippecanoe”•Shortest Term in US History
John Tyler, Whig (in name only)•Harrison’s VP, (1841-1845)•Vetoed Bank Plan•Vetoed Tariff •Cabinet resigned (except Webster)•Whigs attempt to impeach•Aroostook War settled with Webster-Ashburton Treaty (1842)•Attempts to Annex Texas (finished under Polk)
Aroostook War led Aroostook War, 1839•Van Buren admin•Preceded by Caroline Incident•Bloodless•Lumberjack War•Settled by Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Forts of the Hudson’s Bay Company, 1845
Fort Vancouver, 1813- Hudson’s Bay Company
Robert Gray, American discovers the Columbia River in 1792
Jason Lee, early missionaryPioneer to Willamette ValleyEstablished in 1831
By 1845, 5000 Americans lived inOregon Territory
Early Catholic Priests
Fathers Blanchet (L), DeSmet (R), DeMers (C)
Waiilatpu Mission, founded by Marcus Whitman in 1836
Tiloukaikt and Tomahas, Cayuse chiefs
Whitman Massacre (artist depiction), 1847
State of Washington’s two Statues in the US Capitol:Marcus Whitman and Mother Joseph
Loser(again)
James K Polk, Democrat•1845-1849 (one term)•Underestimated•Visionary of “Manifest Destiny”•Texas annexed•Oregon Border established (1846) “54-40 Or Fight”•Walker Tariff (reduced rates)•Independent Treasury Bill•Wilmot Proviso Introduced (not passed)•Mexican-American War (46-48)•Treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo (Cali, Nev, Ariz, NM to USA)•California Gold Rush begins
Western Acquisitions During Polk’s Presidency
John Slidell, US Minister to Mexico, 1845
Causes of the MexAm War•Unpaid Debts by Mexicans•Rejection of Slidell’s Offer •Attack of US Troops on the Border (see GW Bush WMD)
US House of Representatives, 1845
MexAm War Heroes:Winfield Scott “Old Fuss and Feathers”/ Zachary Taylor “Old Rough ‘n Ready”
“Spotty” Lincoln
Whig Congressman from Illinois
Lost bid for re-election because of his opposition to the Mex-Am War
Henry David Thoreau
Walden
“Essay on Civil Disobedience”
Nicholas TristNegotiated the Treaty ofGuadaloupe Hidalgo(1848)
Guadaloupe Hidalgo1848
Gadsden Purchase, 1853
Effects of the MexAm War
•13,000 American lives lost (Blood for Land)•Treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo increased US by 1/3•Manifest Destiny reinforced•Gave experience for Civil War soldiers•Tarnished Latin American Relations•Increased Slavery Tension
(ie- Wilmot Proviso)
Bear Flag was first raised in 1846 by John C. Fremont in Sonoma, CAIn 1847, Stephen Kearney’s US troops replace it Stars & Stripes