Took over the leadership of the Mormons after Joseph Smith’s death; in 1847 led 1,600 of them to settle in Utah.
University of North Texas Libraries Primary Source Adventures: Texas Annexation: United We Stand? A Map of Mexico and the Republic of Texas. drawn & engraved.
Manifest Destiny. John O’Sullivan Newspaper Editor Coins the Phrase Manifest Destiny in 1845 "(It is)..our manifest destiny to over spread and to possess.
1836- Texas is FREE from Mexico 1845- Texas becomes the 28 th state in the U.S. But what’s in the middle?
Chapter 12 Review The Republic of Texas Where was the site designated as the capital of Texas for 3 years by the Congress of 1836?
Historical Context of the Border POL 168: Latin@ Politics Brad Jones Dept. of Political Science UC-Davis .
“FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA” Playing out the goals of Manifest Destiny.
Colonizing Texas The Alamo, Goliad Massacre, Republic of Texas.
Unit 4. Chapter 12 Chapter 12, Section 1 1. Capitol 2. Annexation 3. Expenditure 4. Revenue 5. Tariff.
Westward to the Pacific A. The four nations laying claim to the Oregon country were the United States, Great Britain, Spain and _________. I.Rivalry in.
Republic of Texas 1836-1845 “The Burnett Flag” The first flag of the Republic of Texas.
Age of Expansionism The Republic of Texas John Tyler Presidency Manifest Destiny James K. Polk Presidency Mexican-American War Gold Rush of 1849.