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How did the U.S. grow geographically?
How did the U.S. grow geographically?
1803 Louisiana Purchase1819 Florida Cession1845 Texas Annexation1846 Oregon Country1848 Mexican Cession1853 Gadsden Purchase
Expansion Vocabulary Cede: means to formally give
up something Cession: means the act of
ceding– the act of giving something up
Annex: to add a territory to a country.
Annexation: what the addition of a country is called.
ANDREW JACKSON & THE CESSION OF FLORIDA (1819)
Was this territorial expansion just or unjust?
The Cession of Florida Since the 1500s, Florida belonged to Spain
as a colony
After purchasing the Louisiana Territory, President Jefferson offered to buy Florida from Spain
Spain said “no deal”
The Cession of Florida Many white Americans
living in the south wanted the U.S. to take over Florida– for 2 main reasons:
1. Slave owners from Georgia were mad that slaves would runaway to Florida (the slaves were welcomed and accepted by the Seminole Indians)
2. White landowners in Georgia were upset by Seminole raids on their lands
Seminole Indian Chiefs
The Cession of Florida Spain could not prevent
the slaves from running way AND Spain could not stop the Seminoles from raiding Georgia farmland
So…in 1818 President James Monroe sent Andrew Jackson– the hero of the Battle of New Orleans– to the Georgia/Florida border
Jackson was allowed to chase the raiding Seminoles back to Florida…and that was it.
The Cession of Florida Jackson did more
than he was ordered to do– he marched his U.S. troops into Spanish Florida (essentially invading another country without authority)
Spain demanded that the U.S. call Jackson out of Florida and punish him
The Cession of Florida Rather than doing so,
President Monroe sent Spain a message: either govern Florida properly (stop the raids, stop the runaway slaves) or get out
Spain, fearing war, agreed to cede Florida to the U.S.
In return, the U.S. agreed to honor Spain’s claim to the Texas territory
In 1819, the Florida territory officially became part of the United States through a treaty with Spain
Was the Florida Cession Just or Unjust?
Glue the Was Westward Expansion Just or Unjust? Graphic Organizer into your notebook
Briefly summarize the Florida Cession on the left (use the terms Spain, Andrew Jackson, runaway slaves, invasion, cede)
On the right, answer the question above in a complete sentence. Write two sentences that give at least two reasons for your answer.
On the back of the historical writing assignment paper Four squares Cherokees Andrew Jackson Indian Removal Act of 1830 Trail of Tears
Do Now Record in Agenda: Trail of Tears
historical writing assignment due next class
Open notebook to next available page and title it Texas Annexation 1845 and record the following information:
Annex: to add a territory to a country. Annexation: what the addition to a
country is called.
TEXAS ANNEXATION (1845)Was this annexation just or unjust?
Texas Annexation In 1821 Texas was part of
Mexico Mexico had just won its
independence from Spain Mexican officials allowed
Stephen Austin, to bring 300 families into Texas to grow cotton.
In return, settlers had to obey Mexican laws, become Mexican citizens, join the Catholic Church, and not keep any slaves.
The settlers agreed. Stephen Austin, businessman who brought settlers into Mexico.
Texas Annexation The American
settlements grew. There were more Americans than Tejanos (Mexican Texans)
Americans didn’t obey Mexican laws because they:
• Wanted religious freedom.
• Wanted to remain Americans.
• Needed slaves to grow cotton.
Texas Annexation Tejanos (Mexican Texans)
were unhappy with American Texans because:
• Some Americans had entered Mexico illegally
• They weren’t following the laws
• They refused to use the language.
So the Mexican government closed Texas to Americans and sent troops to Texas
Mexican General Santa Anna
Texas Annexation Texans were angry They declared independence
from Mexico and began a rebellion
Mexican General Santa Anna lead a large Mexican army to put down the rebellion. 180 Texans tried to hold off
Mexican soldiers at the Alamo . The Texans lost.
Texans eventually defeated the Mexican army at the San Jacinto River.
Texas became an independent country.
Davy Crockett at the Alamo
Texas Annexation U.S. Southern states
wanted Texas to become a state.
U.S. Northern states didn’t because Texas allowed slavery.
Manifest Destiny won out, and Texas was annexed as a state in 1845.
Manifest Destiny Documentary Projects Each group
member has to complete research from 4 sources
2 of your sources must be books
The other 2 may be websites or other books
We will begin to discuss the specifics of making the documentary once the research has been completed
Was the Texas Annexation Just or Unjust? Turn to the Was Westward
Expansion Just or Unjust? page. Briefly summarize the Texas
Annexation on the left (use the terms Stephen Austin, Mexico, slavery, Alamo)
On the right, answer the question above in a complete sentence. Write two sentences that give at least two reasons for your answer.