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Chapter 9

Chapter 9. Manifest Destiny. Question. What is the furthest from home you have ever traveled? Why did you go there? With whom did you travel? What stands out about that place?.

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Chapter 9

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  1. Chapter 9 Manifest Destiny

  2. Question • What is the furthest from home you have ever traveled? Why did you go there? With whom did you travel? What stands out about that place?

  3. John Louis O’Sullivan - “And that claim is by the right of our manifest destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and federated self-government entrusted to us.”

  4. Manifest Destiny • Moving West • religion, land ownership • Manifest Destiny - God had given the continent to Americans to settle

  5. Land Opportunities • Development of plows, reapers for farming • John Deere, Cyrus McCormick • Squatters • Travel - 15 miles/day, 5-6mos

  6. Letter Writing Assume the role of an American who is traveling West. Write a letter home to a relative or friend describing your experience during your travels. Your letter must be one page in length.

  7. Texas Independence and the Mexican American War • With a partner or by yourself, create a timeline noting all the important dates along with the associated people/terms related to Texas Independence and the Mex-Am War

  8. Timeline Info Needed • Date range: 1823-1847 • Must include drawings on your timeline • Mexican Colonization Laws • Empresarios • Stephen Austin • Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna • Battle of Gonzales • Sam Houston • Battle of The Alamo/William B. Travis • Battle of Goliad • Battle of San Jacinto • Republic of Texas recognized • Annexation of Texas • Election of 1844 – who wins • Start date of Mex-Am War • California claimed for U.S. • Mexico City captured • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and what was exchanged

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