U.S. Imperialism (1898-1914) Spreading imperialism OR spreading democracy?
Henry David Thoreau Lecturer: Hu Lingli Foreign Languages Department.
Growth of a Nation (…2 Nations?). As a result of the American Revolution, Britain ceded it's territory east of the Mississippi.
Texas People Stephen Austin-led settlers into Texas Santa Anna-Mexican leader Sam Houston-commander of Texas Army, first President of Texas. Davey Crockett-frontiersman,
Media Construction of Peace PowerPoint Slide Show, Unit 2, Lesson 1 Wars of Manifest Destiny: Indian, Mexican, and Spanish American Wars.
Launch List 1. Describe the Missouri Compromise. 2. What was the Gag Rule? 3. Why did Preston Brooks put Charles Sumner in a coma?
Manifest Destiny: destiny ordained by God to expand from Coast to Coast Louisiana Purchase: doubles the size of the nation, 1803, Jefferson War of 1812:
Fort Sumter, First Manassas, Early Amphibious Operations.
THE MEXICAN WAR PHOTO OPT. An American Family Photographer unknown. Courtesy of William J. Schultz, M.D.
Manifest Destiny: The U.S. Mexican War. Manifest Destiny Defined Term first coined by John L. O’Sullivan in Democratic Review, July 1845 Ideological.
Battles of the Texas Revolution. Sam Houston Appointed major general of Texas Army by in November, 1835 Days after Texas declared its independence.
American History Chapter 5.2 Expansion. Manifest Destiny Belief that God gave America the right (and purpose) “to stretch from sea to shining sea” Started.