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“ Manifest Destiny and its Legacy 1841-1848”

“ Manifest Destiny and its Legacy 1841-1848”. A.P. United States History Mrs. Civitella. Presidents of the 1830s and 1840s. Andrew Jackson (D-TN) 1829-1837 Martin Van Buren (D-NY) 1837-1841 William Henry Harrison (Whig-OH) 1841 John Tyler (Whig-VA) 1841-1845

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“ Manifest Destiny and its Legacy 1841-1848”

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  1. “Manifest Destiny and its Legacy 1841-1848” A.P. United States History Mrs. Civitella

  2. Presidents of the 1830s and 1840s • Andrew Jackson (D-TN) 1829-1837 • Martin Van Buren (D-NY) 1837-1841 • William Henry Harrison (Whig-OH) 1841 • John Tyler (Whig-VA) 1841-1845 • James K. Polk (D-TN) 1845-1849 • Zachary Taylor (Whig-LA) 1849-1850

  3. Evolution of Major Political Parties

  4. William Henry Harrison (Whig-OH) 1841 John Tyler (Whig-VA) 1841-1845

  5. Sectional Giants Henry Clay 1777- 1852 Daniel Webster 1782-1852 John C. Calhoun 1782-1850

  6. Maine Boundary Dispute 1838-1839 also known as the Aroostook War

  7. James K. Polk (D-TN) 1845-1849

  8. Manifest Destiny

  9. I. Manifest Destiny • As the debate over whether to admit Texas to the Union was going on in Congress, an article appeared in an expansionist magazine claiming: “[Westward expansion is] the fulfillment of our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions”

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