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Manifest Destiny

Manifest Destiny. By: Sarah Bell. Our first stop on our field trip is going to be in San Antonio Texas. In the early morning hours of March 6, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. This is where all but 2 Texan defenders were killed. It happened during February 23 – March 6, 1836

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Manifest Destiny

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  1. Manifest Destiny By: Sarah Bell

  2. Our first stop on our field trip is going to be in San Antonio Texas. • In the early morning hours of March 6, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. • This is where all but 2 Texan defenders were killed. • It happened during February 23 – March 6, 1836 • The entire siege lasted 13 days. • Many people call the Alamo 5 hours that changed history.

  3. Independence Rock, Wyoming~Oregon Trail~ • This stop is right on the Rocky Mountains. • The giant piece of granite is 1,900 feet long, 700 feet wide, and 128 feet high. • The landmark was a favorite resting place for travelers along the trail. • The landmark was a favorite resting place for travelers along the trail.

  4. St. Louis Missouri(Lewis and Clarks home) • This is where Lewis and Clark ended their journey • Many people confuse it with the place that Lewis and Clark started their journey but they are wrong. They actually ended their journey there. “Before Lewis met up with Clark, he began the expedition on August 30, 1803 in Pittsburgh PA. Lt. William Clark would offer to join Lewis on the expedition weeks later on October 13, 1803 at Camp Dubois (in present-day Indiana). From there, they sailed down the Ohio River towards St. Louis. In spring 1805, they continued to the headwaters of the Missouri River, struggled across the Continental Divide, and headed west along the Salmon, Snake, and Columbia Rivers to the Pacific”.

  5. Jackson Mississippi -The Indian Removal Act-~Trail of Tears~ • It forced many Native American to move to the west of the Mississippi. • In 1838, the United States army drove more then 15000 Cherokees westward. • The Cherokees’ long, sorrowful journey west became well known as the trail of tears. In 1830 the Indian Removal Act was passed by the administration of President Andrew Jackson. It just passed through Congress by a single vote. President Andrew Jackson was convinced that the only solution to the Indian ‘problem’ was the complete removal of all natives beyond the Mississippi and now he had the law with which to accomplish it. No people would be more affected by this than the Cherokees.

  6. Sutter’s Mill, Sacramento CA News spread across the country that gold had been found at Sutters Fort and a lot of people venture there to find gold. All of this gold drew people westward to California. Only 4000 people found gold. Thousands of Americans were racing westward to California. The great attraction was gold.

  7. Mexico City, Mexico The Mexican-American War was the result of a long history of conflict and border tensions, culminating with the fall of the Alamo in 1836. In 1844, the United States annexed the Republic of Texas from Mexico with the intention of establishing a southern border along the Rio Grande. In November of 1845, President James K. Polk sent negotiators to Mexico City to finalize the sale of Texas to the United States and to confirm the new southern border. Upon Mexico’s refusal, President Polk sent the United States Army under General Zachary Taylor to occupy Corpus Christi, Texas and construct Fort Texas. On May 3, 1846, the Mexicans opened fire on the fort and the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma followed. The Mexican Army of more than 5,000 troops was defeated by Taylor's army of 2,000.

  8. THE END!!!!!!!!!! I hope you enjoyed the field trip!!        

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