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Britain and American Oregon
Britain and America agreed to jointly control Oregon. -
Moving in
-Marcus and Narcissa were the first to settle in Oregon
-Tried to turn Indians Christian
-More Americans moved toward Oregon
-Measles broke out
Wagon Trains West
-Many people moved to Oregon calling it Oregon Fever
-People traveled on the Oregon Trail
-Everyone had a job to do
-Very dangerous
-Disease Cholera
-Traded with indians on the way
-50,000 people reached oregon between 1840-1860
-By 1840’s Americans outnumber British and took over -
Texas
-Southern American farmers wanted texas
-It was spanish
-At first spain did not let america settle there
-in 1821 Spain gave Moses Austin a land grant in texas
-died before he could make it a colony
-son took over (Stephen Austin)
-Mexico was free from Spain
-Stephen was assured the new government supported the grant
-Stephen got 300 families to settle there in 1821
-brought slaves
-other grants were given to other people
-by 1830 20,000 americans lived there -
Moses Austin Texas
Moses Austin gets land grant from Mexico to bring more people to Texas -
Mexico Enforcing Laws in Texas and Rejecting American Settlers
Mexico began enforcing Mexican laws such as no slaves and did not let any more Americans settle in Texas for fear of loosing it. -
Mormons
-Mormons founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 Moved to Ohio being kicked from NY -
Battle of Gonzales
Texans and Mexican troops fought in the town of Gonzales -
Siege at Alamo
In 1836, Americans protect a base of the Alamo where they were clearly outnumbered but still fought for Texas pride -
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Lone Star Republic
-While the troops were on the move a group of Texans declared independence for the Republic of Texas on March 2, 1836 -
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The Battle of San Jacinto
-New volunteers joined the army -Scouts told of where Mexicans were -April 21 1836 the Texans caught Mexicans by surprise -The Battle of San Jacinto lasted 18 minutes -Texans killed 630 and captured 700 -next they captured Santa Anna forcing him to grant Texas their independence -
James Polk
James Polk was very fond of Manifest Destiny and wanted to expand westward and won the election in 1845 -
Border Dispute
Conflict with Mexico began when the United States annexed Texas as a state in 1845. Mexico claimed that the new border between Texas and Mexico was the Nueces River, while the United States contested the border was the Rio Grande. Fighting began when a detachment of U.S. cavalry was attacked near the Rio Grande. -
Battle of Buena Vista
-1847 The Americans fought with Santa Anna and forced them to retreat at the Battle of Buena Vista -
Gold Rush
-People moved to California For gold -1848 John Sutter found gold -People went to Sutter’s Mill to find gold -Worldwide -called 49r’s
-panning
-Crime
-Strong government
-admitted to union as free state -
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Mexican Purchases
-1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed which gave America Cali and New Mex -US paid 15mil$ -1853 America paid 10mil$ for strip of land in Arizona Gadsden Purchase -
Diverse
A Diverse Population
-Slaves moved there
-Mexicans lost land
-Indians lost land
-83,000 indians got moved
-17,000 left
-Chinese came
-Africans joined in
-Africans could testify against whites in 1863
-1860 population was 300,000 -
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A Diverse Population
-Slaves moved there
-Mexicans lost land
-Indians lost land
-83,000 indians got moved
-17,000 left
-Chinese came
-Africans joined in
-Africans could testify against whites in 1863
-1860 population was 300,000