MANIFEST DESTINY II

Imperialism

Spoorthi Datla, Sabrina Steinberg, Dharani Myadam, Sunny Kim, Nila Sadeeshkumar

Mexican-American War

● 1846-1848 (under President Polk)● wanted Texas and western land ● over 500,000 square miles of land● Volunteers/Training● On Sept 14, 1847, Scott captured Mexico City.● On Feb 2, 1848, claims

SD

-Also called Venta de la Mesilla

-present day Southern Arizona

and South Western New

Mexico

-purchased by the U.S.

-Treaty signed by James

Gadsden (american

ambassador to Mexico)

-December 30th 1854

-Last major purchase for U.S.

-The purpose was to construct a

transcontinental railroad

Gadsden Purchase

SS

Alaska & Midway Islands

NS

ALASKA❏ owned by Russia❏ Russia offered to

sell the territory to U.S in 1867

❏ Treaty of Purchase❏ bought alaska for

7.2 million dollars❏ In 1867 Gold and

Oil found

MIDWAY ISLANDS❏ Seward annexed it in

1867❏ Military Base on the

Island❏ Turning point for

World War II❏ Was the first

annexation not in North America