Manifest DestinyBy Peter Girolami

Manifest Destiny was the 19th century belief that America should reach across all of the land separating the Pacific and Atlantic ocean.

The Proclamation of 1763 prevented colonists from crossing the Appalachian Mountains, which happened to be the Proclamation boarder line.

Proclamation of 1763

Louisiana Purchase Louisiana was

purchased from France for 15 Million dollars.

Its was 828,000 square miles.

It gave America access to the Mississippi river

Texas American settlers had

come to Texas and built plantations and farms. The settlers, led by Stephan Austin, asked Mexico for admission into the Mexican nation as an independent state.

Texas declared itself independent in 1836 and its first President was Sam Houston. In 1845 Texas was annexed by the United States and became the 28th state.

Oregon Territory Russia, France, Great

Britain, and the United States all had claims in that territory.

Russia and France gave up on their claims.

England negotiated a treaty with the United States to make a boundary at the 49th north latitude

The Mexican Cession America and Mexico

have been having conflicts with each other because of the annexation of Texas.

The US troops went to the Rio Grande river, a disputed boarder.

Mexico attack the US troops and President Polk responded by declaring war on Mexico because they had a unprovoked attack on us

The US military destroyed the Mexico’s military.

The treaty at the ended of the war lead to gaining the Mexican Cession and had to pay Mexico 15 million dollars.

The Gadsden Purchase The Us noticed that the territory was

very important for railroad building so the United States paid Mexico 10 million dollars.

Questions1)The legal basis for the United

States purchase of the Louisiana Territory was the

1. power granted to the President to make treaties

2. President’s power as Commander in Chief

3. authority of Congress to declare war

4. Senate’s duty to approve the appointment of ambassadors

Answer:1

Questions

1. reduced British control of North America 2. focused the United States on westward

expansion 3. extended United States control over

Mexico 4. decreased tensions with Native

American Indians

2)The Louisiana Purchase had great geographic significance for the United States because it

Answer:2

Questions3)Which geographic advantage did the

United States gain by purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803?

1. warm-water ports on the Atlantic coast 2. rich fishing areas in the Great Lakes 3. full control of the Mississippi River 4. vast coal reserves in the region west of

Pennsylvania

Answer:3

Questions4)As the United States acquired more

land between 1803 and 1850, controversy over these territories focused on the

1. need for schools and colleges 2. failure to conserve natural resources 3. expansion of slavery 4. construction of transcontinental

railroads

Answer:3

Questions5)Manifest Destiny was used to

justify an American desire to1. limit the number of

immigrants entering the country

2. control the area located east of the Appalachian Mountains

3. expand the United States to the Pacific Ocean

4. warn European countries against colonizing Latin America

Answer:3