Manifest Destiny Unit 7. Causes and Effects of Manifest Destiny.

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Manifest Destiny Unit 7

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Manifest Destiny

Unit 7

Causes and Effects of Manifest Destiny

What is Manifest Destiny?

• The belief that the United States was destined by God to expand throughout the Continent.

What was the Northwest Ordinance?

• Passed in 1787 and set up an orderly way for western lands to become states.

How did the Northwest Ordinance allow territories to become states?

• When the population reached 5,000 the settlers could elect their own legislature and become a territory.

• When the population reached 60,000 they could apply for full statehood.

What were the political causes of Manifest Destiny?• As American

territories grew westward. States had to decide to be free or slave.

• People moved to turn states free or slave.

The U.S. Mexican War

What border issue led to the U.S. Mexican War?• Mexico and the United

States disagreed about their border (Nueces River v. Rio Grande).

• The Mexican and U.S. army fought in conflicted area and the U.S. Mexican War began.

Why is the U.S. Mexican War seen as a “War of Northern Aggression”?• The U.S.-Mexican

War was an attempt to gain more land.

• The border fight was just an excuse for war.

What is the Mexican Cession?

• The Mexican Cession are the lands that Mexico lost to the United States in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

• California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada (CANCUN).

Other Territorial Gains

Trails and Migration During Manifest Destiny

Utah Before

Utah After

Physical Geography and Manifest Destiny

Manifest Destiny and People

How were the Irish-Americans treated in America?• Irish Americans were

discriminated against because they were Catholic and poor.

How were Asian-Americans treated in America?• Asian Americans

were treated unfairly because of racism and they were seen as competition for work.

How were Mexican-Americans treated in America?• Mexican-Americans

were given citizenship in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, but they were discriminated against heavily.