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Objective 1.11: Manifest Destiny

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Manifest Destiny is a belief tied to Christian regions in America we are predestined by God to settle and out to the Pacific Ocean we have a divine right to claim Mexican and Indian lands  the belief in Manifest Destiny caused the mass migration West Americans migrated West for several reasons first was an abundance of lack this was the first step to prosperity and wealth as to own a home and I have a farm was a source of livelihood  II was turn on mcmobility economic recessions in debt back East meant that Americans could move west and start over at a new chance for prosperity  glass is social freedoms particularly religious freedom different religious groups and minorities fled persecution for a new start a new Liberties in the open western frontier the first reason Americans move west was for land in 1803 Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Territory from France interesting facts Thomas Jefferson purchase the Louisiana Territory for 15 million dollars which is the only $0.04 an acre with such an expanse of new territory Jefferson decided to recruit Lewis and Clark to explore this fast new territory with the Louisiana Purchase the West was wide open the remaining prospects for a new start Freedom and wealth  with this map provided you can clearly see the size of the Louisiana Purchase air travel from the Mississippi River the East to the eastern part of the Rocky Mountains in the west it doubled the size of the United States as it existed in 1783 at the end of the Revolutionary War today the Louisiana Purchase accounts for one-third of the total cotton of the United States  with a massive amount of territory open and free to settlement Americans traveled West in covered wagons to find their new homes and their new Farms some of the most famous Trails include the Oregon Trail the Santa Fe Trail California Trail  on this map you can clearly see the trails label the Santa Fe Trail which began in Independence Missouri and traveled south the Oregon which also began in Independence Missouri open all the way to Oregon City and the Pacific Ocean  and the California Trail which cuts out the Sutter's Fort in the 1840s the United States acquired even more land during the Texas Revolution the Texas territory was owned by Mexico they were having trouble settling Eastern the territory highlighted in yellow due to the struggle Mexico opens a Texas territory to Americans to help settle the land where can settlers Port across the Mexican border they brought their slaves with them The Mexican government was outraged as they had outlawed slavery sometime earlier in rotelle they quickly close our borders to prevent further American settlement  but by then it was too late  Americans continue to turn into Texas and Mexicans in the Texas territory  Americans in Texas calling themselves The Lone Star Republic declare their independence life estate at Estates  United States Congress approved the application and Texas became a state  when the Mexican Army move to militarily what's the Texans from their land the United States declared war on Mexico the Mexican-American War was fought partly to protect the Texans from the Mexican military but also partly fought the claim new territory in the West after two years of fighting America easily defeats Mexico and assumes a new dominant role in North America two generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott become Heroes of the war Zachary Taylor become so popular he will later be elected president of the States  with the American victory they received The Spoils of War it would become known as the Mexican Cession the Mexican chance include land that currently make up the states of California Nevada New Mexico Arizona Texas and Utah volume American Revolution in 1783 you can clearly see on this map the territorial expansion of the United States from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to the Pacific Ocean in a matter of 65 years United States expanded from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and then all the way to the Pacific Ocean the next reason why Americans migrated West was Economic Opportunity  American farmers in Merchants traveled West take advantage of the Abundant land and new markets where they could sell their goods even greater opportunities became available with the birth of the State of California American John C Fremont LED an expedition to the Mexican control territory of California through Force Fremont and his followers staged an armed Rebellion what's the Mexican Government again Fremont to clear the California was an independent state naming it the Bear Flag Republic in honor of the flag if you design the original Bear Flag can be seen on the left as compared to the current California flag seen on the right which is simply a modern adaptation of Fremont original flag  that's a fun fact  in 1848 California was admitted as a state to the United States gold as soon discovered in California and the Gold Rush was on thousands of settlers migrated West towards California with hopes of gaining riches as gold Landers California is now known as the Golden State the last reason Americans nude West was for Religious Freedom Methodist missionaries move along the Oregon Trail towards Oregon City these Methodist missionaries moved along the Oregon Trail to the Pacific Ocean in order to convert as many Native Americans to Christianity as possible another group who traveled West along the Oregon Trail in hopes of find me religious freedom where the Mormons members of the Mormon faith face vicious persecution in the East for their beliefs clean this persecution the Mormon people old west along the Mormon Trail they followed their founder Joseph Smith to Illinois where Smith was murdered by a mob the new leader Brigham Young let them West along the Mormon trail to the Great Salt Lake  the Mormon settled the area known as Deseret in modern day stop  Betsy Deseret as god-given land and a religious Safe Haven where they can worship their religion free from persecution Manifest Destiny help to expand American territory to how we know it today it expanded American society culture and government by spreading Americans from coast to coast and increase the government's power with its role in expanding territory spread religion and create a new reinforcing American self-determination and helping to create the American Spirit

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