Slide 1 Slide 2 TIMELINE 1836–1845 1836 Sam Houston is elected first president of Republic of Texas 1838 Mirabeau Lamar is elected president of Republic of Texas 1840 Council…

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848 Sample Quiz Questions from the American Pageant Book Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Copyright ©…

American History Bellwork Why didnât the United States Congress support the annexation of Texas? American History Section 11, Unit 2 American Expansionism Objectives What…

The Peculiar Institution-Slavery Standards & Essential Question SSUSH8: Explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward expansion. ________________…

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacyâ ~ 1841 â 1848 ~ The Accession of âTyler Tooâ The Whig leaders, namely Henry Clay and Daniel Webster, had planned to control newly elected…

MANIFEST DESTINY The belief that it was Godâs will that the U.S. expand from sea to shining sea Market revolution, advancements in transportation and increasing nationalism…

Ch. 17: Manifest Destiny and its Legacy 1841-1848 1841-1845 Pres. Harrison (9th) Whig (dies after 4 wks in office) V.P. Tyler (10th) âDemocrat in Whig clothingâ Manifest…

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Unit 5/6 Sectionalism and Expansion Unit 5/6 Sectionalism and Expansion (1841-1861) Tyler Administration Views and conflicts Maine Boundary Dispute Webster-Ashburton Treaty…