Copyright by McGraw-Hill Education. CLASS DATE Statehood for Florida and Texas for Florida and Statehood The Oregon Country The Oregon 1821. Plantation owners from the South, who had worn out their land, 1821. Plantation owners from the of Florida and plant cotton and began to settle in the new territory tobacco. was delayed because admitting Florida as a The application 1839. slave state would upset the balance in Congress. In 1845, Iowa and Florida joined the nation as a joined the union as a free state, slave state. but All the American defenders were killed at the Alamo, Mexico. winning the Battle After became a rallying cry. the Alamo" "Remember Star the Lone became an independent country, Texas of San Jacinto, Republic. became a state in 1845. from the Pacific Ocean to the Rocky Mountains. The United States, The United States, Mountains. the Rocky Ocean to from the Pacific and Spain all claimed it. Great Britain, Russia, Alaska. The United gave up its claims south of California. Russia the area. agreed to joint occupation of and Great Britain States beavers and sold They trapped to live in the Oregon Country. States the furs to large fur companies. of Americans coming west to start a new began the “great migration” the that in Manifest Destiny, Many Americans came to believe life. Ocean. way to the Pacific country should extend all the The United States or Fight.” His slogan was “Fifty-Four Forty Destiny. 49˚N as the border between the and Britain compromised on latitude Oregon. American and British parts of • Florida, formerly a colony of Spain, became a United States territory in Spain, became a United States • Florida, formerly a colony of the people of Florida applied for statehood in • As the population grew, against rebelled • American settlers in the Mexican territory of Texas in 1844 and It was annexed wanted to join the United States. • Texas • The Oregon Country was a large area north of California, extending Country was a large area north • The Oregon land north of Spain gave up claims to Treaty, • In the Adams-Onís people from the United mountain men, were the first • Fur traders, or This traveling to the Oregon Country. • In the 1830s Americans began election by supporting Manifest won the presidential • James K. Polk Chapter Summary Chapter NAME Lesson 2 Lesson Lesson 1 Lesson Manifest Destiny Manifest Copyright by McGraw-Hill Education. CLASS DATE Cont. California and Utah War with Mexico War rushed west. Those who arrive in 1849 were called forty niners. By rushed west. Those who arrive from as far away as China came 1849 not only Americans but people grew quickly. to find gold and get rich. Boomtowns they often stayed in California to farm or become merchants. the application caused a crisis. California constitution banned slavery, California became a state As a result of a compromise over the issue, later that year. Saints, or Mormons. It was based on visions he had Latter-day received. traveling south to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Other traders followed the Other traders New Mexico. to Santa Fe, traveling south Fe to settle. were arriving in Santa and soon Americans Santa Fe Trail, Mexico Later, Christianity to Native Americans. to bring worked ranchos. and built large estates called claimed the area that the area was part of natural resources. They also believed Manifest Destiny. forces and declared California uprising. They defeated Mexican Republic. independent as the Bear Flag gained The United States of Guadalupe Hidalgo. signed the Treaty and Utah, most of Arizona and New what is now California, Nevada, Wyoming. and parts of Colorado and Mexico, • When gold was discovered in California in 1848, thousands of people • When gold was discovered However, • Most of the forty-niners did not get rich from the Gold Rush. Because the and in 1850 it applied to become a state. • California grew, Christ of • Joseph Smith founded a new religion, the Church of Jesus • American trader William Becknell opened a new route to the West by a new route to the West William Becknell opened • American trader in California and the Spanish built Catholic missions • In the 1700s, mild climate and vast were attracted to California’s • American settlers led Americans in California in an • In 1846, General John C. Frémont Mexico lost the war and Mexico. a war with provoked • President Polk Summary Chapter NAME Lesson 4 Lesson Lesson 3 Lesson Manifest Destiny Manifest Copyright by McGraw-Hill Education. CLASS DATE Cont. moved to Illinois. The Mormons faced persecution because of their The Mormons faced persecution moved to Illinois. then led the Young a mob killed Smith. Brigham beliefs, and in 1844 Mormons to Utah. Utah with Mexico, the war the rough desert area. After communities in because of the However, of the United States. became a territory a man could have more than the idea that in polygamy, Mormon belief did not become a with federal officials, Utah and conflicts one wife, state until 1896. Summary Chapter and then York in New formed a community and his followers • Smith Mormons built prosperous work and determination, the • Through hard NAME Manifest Destiny Manifest