Please answer one of the three questions. Pages for this assignment are 328-340
1. Explain the phrase "Manifest Destiny".
2. Give a brief summary of the of the causes of the war between U.S. and Mexico.
3. Compare and contrast the history of Texas between 1820 and 1845 with the history of Oregon.
Manifest density, was a term that was used a lot by politicians and government power. They used it almost as an excuse for westward expansion. They told the Americans that, westward expansion was inevitable and would have to happen sometime, and why not sooner than later? They called this, Manifest density. They honestly didn’t care if they had to mass murder bison, and move Native Americans westward with them, they thought “if we wait any longer it will be more difficult to move.” So they told everyone about manifest density, and implied that it had to happen. So, they started moving westward, expanding, and creating settlements in different territories. They started killing natives and their animals. The whole time, they told people it was Manifest Density. And we still call it that same exact thing now.
ReplyDeleteThe Mexican-American war was a helpful yet destructive thing. The war started on April 25, 1846 because of the desire of the U.S to expand across North America to the Pacific Ocean. Americans migrated west sometimes into land that didn't belong to America making the population grow. America tried to purchase the land from Mexico for 30 million dollars. Another cause of the war was the Texas War of Independence. Not all-westward expansion was unwelcomed. Mexicans refused to accept what the treaty said.
ReplyDelete-Mackenzie Madrid
1. Manifest Destiny is a term used to describe the Americans’ idea of the United States being a prideful, confident, nation. America has won wars against Indians, Spain, and Britain. Therefore, they were a little cocky, and had a right to be. The Louisiana Purchase had been made not too long beforehand, nearly doubly the size of the country.
ReplyDeleteNationalism, or the proud loyalty to the nation that the Americans felt at the time, enveloped the people, and they wanted to expand the boundaries of the countries. The people wanted perfection in the country, which involved having California and Texas territories in their grasp. Americans believed that they were preordained to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
This idea spread throughout the country very quickly. Everyone wanted the country bigger. Some Americans even wanted to control the whole western part of the world.
Most people were aching for the land west and south of the country, however a few people, like Henry Clay, warned Americans against the expansion. They feared that more states would upset the balance of slavery in the government. No one listened to them, though, being as they were too enthused with the idea.
Manifest destiny wrapped around the Americans in the 1840s. They believed that fate had prepared a way for them to expand the country and that nothing and no one could stand in their way.
Sydnee D.
The factors that led to the eventual outbreak of the Mexican-American War were quite complex and had been deeveloping throughout the years preceding the conflict. Neither side was to accept complete responsibility for the war, as they both contributed to its coming. Among the main reasons for declaring war were the philosophy of "Manifest Destiny," the United States' land claims in Texas, and the growing American presence in the West and Southwest. These elements provided the bulk of the justification for the Mexican-American War. The American belief in "Manifest Destiny" was one of the foremost driving forces behind the war. This philosophy stated that America was destined to control land as far west as the Pacific and spread democracy throughout the area. This belief came into conflict with the fact that, as of the 1830's and 1840's, Mexico controlled most of the West. Therefore, the belief in "Manifest Destiny" easily provided justification for an assault on Mexico's authority in the West. In connection with this was the growing presence of American settlers in Mexican territories who were sympathetic to the American cause. Throughout the few decades preceding the war, the Mexican government strongly encouraged American settlement in what is now California, New Mexico, and Texas with offers of free land. Many merchants, ranchers, farmers, fur traders, and other workers subsequently settled in these territories and established strong ties with the United States in both economy and culture. Soon after, Americans began to outnumber Mexicans in certain parts of these areas. Large numbers of the Americans desired their new homes to be admitted into the United States. With such firm American influence in the West, conflict was almost bound to ensue. Furthermore, conflict between Mexico and the United States arose in 1845 with the American annexation of Texas. At the time, Mexico still claimed large areas of the land that the United States annexed along with Texas, which strained relations between the two countries. In addition, Mexico claimed that the southern border of Texas ran along the Nueces River while the United States set it along the Rio Grande, which was farther south. When General Zachary Taylor and his men camped along the Rio Grande to assert American jurisdiction in the disputed area, diplomatic relations between the two nations began to break down. Fighting between Taylor's and Mexico's soldiers finally led to the outbreak of war in 1845, but all these major aforementioned issues contributed to it.
ReplyDelete- Matt K.
Question #1:
ReplyDeleteIt was an American belief to settle all the way to the Pacific Ocean in order to spread democracy. In the mid 1800’s Manifest Destiny was tied up with the issue of slavery. They were concerned that if America gained more territory, that slavery may not be allowed there. The Manifest Destiny focused on the idea that America was destined, as a result of god and history, to expand its boundaries over a vast area.
Question #1
ReplyDeleteManifest Destiny was what people thought was the destiny of U.S.A. It also stood for the growing pride that was being shown in people. Some people had crazy ideas that Manifest Destiny would go as far as Canada and Mexico.
Spenser Potter
Period 4
There were a few reasons why the USA went to war with Mexico. The USA wanted to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean and Mexico owned all of that land. The USA had just annexed Texas, who was recently part of Mexico. But I think that the most important reason was the border disbute between the two countries. Mexico thought the border was the Nueces River, while America thought it was the Rio Grande River (which gave us more land) The United States even sent out a group of people to guard the disbuted area between the two rivers. There was a little battle there between the two sides and it led to the Mexican-American war.
ReplyDeleteCasey Slaughter 4th
Manifest Destiny was a term (or excuse) people used to settle into what is now present day Western United States. At this time period, the American people had a lot of pride and some of them even believed that Canada and Mexico should also be part of the United States. The purpose of this was to spread democracy to the Pacific Ocean. There were many reasons why the United States wanted this area, mainley because of the many resources that these lands had. Manifest destiny was one of the biggest reasons that started the war with Mexico.
ReplyDeleteHarrison Adams
4th
Manifest Destiny, was a phrase the the "Penny Press" and the Government used to get the U.S citizens to move west, also know as the Westward Expansion. The people actually believed the press that if they didn't move west, then all of the land would be over run by the Indians, Spanish, and the British. They started moving west into the land of Oregon and Texas. This didn't make the British or the Spanish very happy which led to war for the land that we now own.
ReplyDeleteManifest destiny was what people of the United States thought was their country's destiny. It also stood for the citizens growing for the U.S. because of all the wars they had won against the Native Americans and the British. The Americans thought that it was God’s will for America to become a large and great country. They believed this because of all the miracles in the history of the U.S.
ReplyDelete-Lizzy Sam
Manifest Destiny is a term that described the growing pride and nationalism of the Americans. They believed that they could make new boundaries that would increase the amount of land they had. By the mid 1800's, the entire nation knew about Manifest Destiny. Some people thought that Manifest Destiny would expand the land to Canada and Mexico. Some people, including Henry Clay, were worried that this expansion would cause slavery problems. Advocates of Manifest Destiny believed that this land was destined to become an empire of liberty by God and by history.
ReplyDeleteAlexis Parkinson
4th period
While the United States was expanding in the 19th century, many Americans were inspired by an idea known as Manifest Destiny. They believed that the United States should stretch westward to the Pacific Ocean, or even further. The Manifest Destiny was around the time of slavery. People were worried that if America got more territory, slavery wouldn’t have been excepted there. One person who thought the westward expansion would upset the balance of slavery in the government was Henry Clay.
ReplyDeleteJaycee Applegate
Period 4
Blog question #1:
ReplyDeleteAround the time that Manifest Destiny was introduced, was a time of great pride in our country. Nationalism was still strong which led to the theory of Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was an idea that it was the United States’ destiny to expand its boundaries westward. Not only did they think expanding west was inevitable, but that it was blessed by their deity. The thought that their plan for westward expansion was destined by their deity made it all the more plausible and more appealing to many people. Soon, the idea of Manifest Destiny spread throughout all of our country. Many people who were extremely involved in Manifest Destiny envisioned that they could eventually conquer most of the world. However, many were more practical, but still idealistic, and thought they would take Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean and Pacific islands. Although the idea of Manifest Destiny was catchy and many people wanted to act on it right away, Henry Clay and others thought that the painful issue of slavery would again be present. However, even with the issue of slavery as a downside, Manifest Destiny did eventually happen. Otherwise, where would we be living?
-Kaili Robison, period 4
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ReplyDeleteBetween the 1820s and 1830s Americans were interested in both Texas and Oregon. In the 1820s the Mexican government offered cheap land with no taxes for four years to any American willing to move to Texas. Many Americans rushed to Texas and by 1830 there were around 7,000 Americans living there, nearly twice as many as the Mexicans living in Texas at the time. During the 1820s in Oregon, the U.S. and Great Britain both lived in the territory. Neither seemed too interested in Oregon, unlike Texas, where both Mexico and the U.S. wanted it. By the 1830s in Texas, there was some friction between the Americans and Mexicans. Scattered fighting broke out between the American and Mexican settler. In 1836 Americans proclaimed their independence from Mexico. In April of 1836 General Sam Houston and his troops defeated the Mexican army, taking Santa Anna prisoner, and forcing him to sign Texas’s independence. By the 1840s in Oregon, Americans outnumbered the British. Neither side wanted war, but America still said “fifty-four forty or fight!” Eventually they made it at the 49th line.
The causes of the Mexican-American War were, boarder disputes, the annexing of Texas, and America's Manifest Destiny. Overall these reasons caused the Mexican-American War.
ReplyDeleteAmerica and Mexico had many boarder disputes in which cases each country thought that their boarder was in one place and the other country thought it was another. For example the United States thought that the boarder between them and Mexico was the Rio Grande. Mexico thought that it was higher up which would give them more land.
Before the United States had annexed Texas they already had boarder disputes with Mexico. After Texas became its own country it also had boarder disputes with Mexico. So when the United States annexed Texas they had some more boarder disputes than before. Mexico was already angry about Texas annexing and now more boarder disputes made tensions even higher.
The Manifest Destiny also became a problem for Mexico. The United States believed that the land in North America was meant to be conquered by one nation. Of course that one nation would be them. This angered Mexico because they were in the West and that is where the United States wished to expand to. This also added up to the tension between the two countries and it ended up a war between two nations over land.
-Austin J.
-4th period
-3/18/11
I think there were a few reasons the United States and Mexico went to war. The United States had Manifest Destiny, which meant that they felt they needed to extend all the way to the Pacific Ocean, land that Mexico owned. They would go to war to get this land. Another reason for the war was because Mexico was angry at the United States for annexing a territory they previously owned, Texas. After Texas broke off from Mexico, Manifest Destiny took place again. The United States felt they needed to have that land and annex Texas. Another cause of the war was because the border wasn't set straight from the United States and Mexico. All these things led up to the Mexican-American war.
ReplyDeleteMatt Anderson
The manifest destiny was basically a huge dream spread throughout the U.S. The dream was that we would one day become as big, and honored, country like Britain. The people thought that it was the destiny of the U.S. to gain territories that are in present day Canada, Mexico, Caribbean and Pacific Islands. Many of the people, who believed this idea, thought that it was history appointed for them to grow as a country. Nothing Henry Clay and his followers did to warn them about painful controversy over slave states, would even affect the idea of Manifest Destiny.
ReplyDeleteHollee Talbot
Manifest Destiny was a term used in the 1840s to justify the United States, westward expansion into such areas as Texas, Oregon, and California. There was a big population of Americans, the "chosen people," had an inspired mission to spread the fruits of their democracy to the less fortunate. The area where they wanted to spread the Democracy from was from the United States to the Pacific. I think that Americans were getting really lucky which led up to them being cocky and saying that they were better, thatthey were chosen ones. But, we know through history that it wasn’t all luck, it was great people who devoted their lives to this country.
ReplyDelete-Kason Eggers 4th period
Manifest Destiny is a phrase used in the 1840s to explain expansion of the United States. It restored a sense of national destiny for America. Manifest Destiny inspired a twenty-nine year old Stephen F. Austin to talk about colonizing Texas. It eventually led to the slogan “54° 40' or fight!” to demand that the U.S. should own all of the Pacific Northwest all the way to the bottom of Alaska.
ReplyDeleteKatie Maddox Per 4
President James K. Polk, among his campaign promises, vowed to bring Oregon and California under American control. Given a mandate by a slim margin of the electorate, Polk eventually accomplished this feat. But by no means does this mean that Polk bears the heaviest burden of responsibility in causing the war with Mexico due to his extreme expansionist views. In reality, the unrelenting movement of Americans into western North America and the concept of a Manifest Destiny are responsible for the Mexican-American War. Gavin Hilbig 4th
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ReplyDeleteThere were many different reasons why America went to war with Mexico. The U.S. wanted to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean. To do that, the U.S. would have to take Mexican land. The United States wanted to have the Transcontinental Rail Road to be on all American soil. So, they needed to buy some of Mexico’s land.
The United States had just annexed Texas which was part of Mexico. And Mexico was not happy about the annexation. They claimed that the States had stolen a province from them.
Probably one of the biggest reasons why America went to war with Mexico was the want for more land. Mexico and the States were arguing over where Mexico’s northern border was. Mexico thought it was the Nueces River while America thought it was the Rio Grande. The border of the Rio Grande would have given the U.S. more land than Texas. The United States general even sent troops down to the disputed area. That’s where the fighting broke out.
Preston Olschewski
Period 4
There were many different reasons why America went to war with Mexico. The U.S. wanted to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean. To do that, the U.S. would have to take Mexican land. The United States wanted to have the Transcontinental Rail Road to be on all American soil. So, they needed to buy some of Mexico’s land.
ReplyDeleteThe United States had just annexed Texas which was part of Mexico. And Mexico was not happy about the annexation. They claimed that the States had stolen a province from them.
Probably one of the biggest reasons why America went to war with Mexico was the want for more land. Mexico and the States were arguing over where Mexico’s northern border was. Mexico thought it was the Nueces River while America thought it was the Rio Grande. The border of the Rio Grande would have given the U.S. more land than Texas. The United States general even sent troops down to the disputed area. That’s where the fighting broke out.
Preston Olschewski
Period 4
Manifest destiny
ReplyDeleteIt was a belief to have land settled all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The states were concerned that if they gained more land that it could be a slave state. The North and south both wanted differently, the slave states and slavery Free states were equal and adding new territory like Texas would upset that balance. Manifest destiny was the destiny people thought for the U.S.
-Heather Jensen
Manifest Destiny wass a term polotitions used to get people to move west. In their eyes western expansion was going to happen sometime so why not sooner than later. What the states were worried about is that if western expansion happend and more land was conquered that most of it, or all of it would become a slave state. At that time both sides, slave a non-slave, were equal ad addig a new area would make it unbalanced and give one of them an advantage.
ReplyDeleteManifest Destiny was a concept which highly influenced the United States in the 1800's. It was a driving force into Westward expansion from the East.
ReplyDeleteThe term, "Manifest Destiny", was first used in 1845 by a man named John O' Sullivan. While he was a editor for an American newspaper writing about the annexation of Texas, he stated it was "America's 'Manifest Destiny' to overspread the continent." it then went on to suggest through expansion, the United States would become a more political and social superpower.
The expansion into the west did not begin with manifest Destiny. The first major step was acquiring the Lousianna Territory which doubled the size of America and gave us more power. After the government saw the appeal of acquiring more land, they became greedy for more. With their greed, came a policy for pursuing aggresive expansion.
As you can see, Manifest Destiny only added fuel to the fire of wanting more and more land-- to be in higher power. It was only a small component which captured the publics' eye and imagination.
Lyndee Labrum
There were a couple reasons that US went to war with Mexico. One of the reasons is because the US wanted to expand to the Pacific ocean but Mexico was in the way. Also Mexico said that the US stole a province from them because America annexed Texas. And America wanted to build the transcontinental railroad all on American soil so they had to buy some of Mexico's land. But another reason was that Mexico thought that there boarder was at the Nueces river while America though it was at the Rio Grande river. So they fought over that too.
ReplyDelete-Morgan DeGooyer
Back then the Americans believed that it was fate that they would expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean. This idea spread throughout the country really fast and soon enough everyone in the U.S. wanted the country to be bigger. The people also believed that since this would was going to happen and nobody could stand in their way from getting more land. Later the people started to move west. They were willing to do whatever to get what they wanted to they started to kill the natives and pretty much anything or anyone that got in their way.
ReplyDeleteTaylor Welch
There were several causes of the Mexican-American war. One of them was when Texas was annexed by the United states in 1845. Mexico had not agreed to this and it angered them.
ReplyDeleteAnother cause was related to the term "Manifest Destiny" said by John O'Sullivan. "Manifest Destiny" was connected to the war because the United States wanted to expand outward to the pacific ocean. This expansion also enraged Mexico.
Overall the main reason we went to war with Mexico would have to because the united states just wanted to expand and gain more land.
-Abby Madsen
The Mexican-American war started in many ways. One of the big reasons was that Texas declared independence from Mexico. This already made Mexico mad, but when the U.S. annexed Texas, that really got Mexico going. Another big reason was a thing called the Manifest Destiny. It said that America needed to expand west, and why not do it now. So they did. They killed off entire herds of bison so the indians didn't have any food. They also moved indians off their own land into indian territory. They eventually started to move into Mexico's territory. Settlers started settling in Mexico, and bringing in slaves. All of this made Mexico really angry at the United States, but Mexico wasn't the one who declared war, the U.S. did. The reason for this was the President Polk ordered General Taylor and his men to set up a camp near the Nueces River. Mexico attacked them, and two days later the U.S. declared war.
ReplyDelete-Brayden Carlson
Manifest Destiny was the westward expansion of the Americans. They moved all of the Native Americans to Indian Preservations so that they could use their land for farming purposes. This was called "The Trail of Tears." The Americans didn't care what happens to the Natives. They killed a lot of them for the same reasons. "If we wait any longer, it will be a lot harder."
ReplyDeleteDallin Cawley 4th