Post on 14-Jan-2016
ManifManifest Destinyest Destiny
Mr. Martin BachMr. Martin Bach
Hudson High SchoolHudson High School
Accelerated United States HistoryAccelerated United States History
The Re-Emergence of the Two The Re-Emergence of the Two Party SystemParty System
• DemocratsDemocrats• The people (or The people (or
states) as a vehicle states) as a vehicle of economic of economic expansionexpansion
• Anti-Corporations Anti-Corporations (agrarian-focused)(agrarian-focused)
• State banks (or State banks (or none at all)none at all)
• Hard currencyHard currency
• WhigsWhigs• Government as a Government as a
vehicle of economic vehicle of economic expansionexpansion
• Pro-CorporationsPro-Corporations• National bankNational bank• Paper currencyPaper currency• Social reforms Social reforms
(largely (largely evangelically evangelically motivated)motivated)
Democrats WhigsDemocrats Whigs
Martin Van Martin Van BurenBuren
William Henry William Henry HarrisonHarrison
The Log Cabin CampaignThe Log Cabin Campaign
The Hard Cider CampaignThe Hard Cider Campaign
““His Accidency”His Accidency”
Manifest DestinyManifest Destiny
““American Progress” by John Gast, 1872American Progress” by John Gast, 1872
What were the Causes of What were the Causes of Manifest Destiny?Manifest Destiny?
The Republic of TexasThe Republic of Texas
Disputes with EnglandDisputes with EnglandAroostook War of Aroostook War of
1839183954’40 or Fight!54’40 or Fight!