Manifest Destiny Will it be free or slave?. Manifest Destiny It’s our God given right to expand our borders US decides to acquire more land (term coined.

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Manifest Destiny

Will it be free or slave?

Manifest Destiny

• It’s our God given right to expand our borders

• US decides to acquire more land

• (term coined by John O’Sullivan)

Acquiring Land

• THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE OF 1803

• THE SPANISH POSSESSIONS / SPANISH TEXAS AND OREGON COUNTRY (1818-1846)

•  THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR (1846-1848)

Louisiana Purchase of 1803

• When: 1803

• Who: – France (Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte) – US (Thomas Jefferson)

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http://thechinadesk.blogspot.com/2007_11_01_archive.html

Louisiana Purchase of 1803• Where:

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http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/Website/Course%20Index/Lessons/4/LA%20Purchase.html

The Spanish Possessions

• What:– Oregon Country didn’t have an exact boundary;

• When: – Spanish Government signed the Adams-Ohnis

Treaty of 1819. – This treaty created the exact South West

boundary of Oregon and marked the dividing line of the Spanish territory below it.

Spanish Possessions

• Where:

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Spanish Possessions

• Florida– Andrew Jackson

went and fought there during the War of 1812

– Spain signed over Florida is the Adams-Ohnis Treaty as well.

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The Spanish Possessions

• What: British and US dispute over land.

• Why: British and the United States had claim to this territory (from 1818-1846).

• Significance: Compromise: Britain got Canada US got south of that- I think we got the better deal:)

• Where:

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The Mexican American War

The Mexican American War

• In pairs you are going to learn about the Mexican American War.

• Please go to the link I emailed you which is linked on my webpage as well.

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http://www.umich.edu/~ac213/student_projects06/magsylje/viewpoints.html

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• Will the new land be slave or free?