“you may all go to hell… and i will go to texas!”
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“You May All Go To Hell… and I will go to Texas!”. - Davy Crockett. American Expansion West Honors U.S. History. Remember the…something. Mexico wants Americans to come to the Mexican state of Texas Would provide a buffer against Indian attacks Willing to offer cheap land - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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“You May All Go To Hell…and I will go to Texas!”
American Expansion WestHonors U.S. History
- Davy Crockett
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Remember the…something
• Mexico wants Americans to come to the Mexican state of Texas– Would provide a buffer against Indian attacks– Willing to offer cheap land
• Americans practicing slavery in Texas– Outlawed in Mexico
• Mexican President and General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna marches into Texas
• Texans rebel against Mexican army
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The uhh…what do you call it…
• Americans lead by William Barrett Travis and Davy Crockett form a resistance– Their final area of defense was an abandoned
Spanish Mission known as The Alamo
• Americans survived for eleven days
• Mexicans eventually defeat the Americans
• The Alamo becomes a symbol of American resistance
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THE ALAMO!
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Texas, Annex, and Mexico
• Texas admitted to the Union in 1844
• Mexico and US disagree over southern border of Texas
• 1846 – 1848: Mexican-American War
• 1848: Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo– Mexico gives up Texas– CA, NV, UT, AZ, NM, CO,
WY sold to USA for $15 million
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Manifest Destiny
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The Original 49ers
• 1848 – Gold is discovered in California• 1849 – Roughly 300,000 people move to
California• Very few actually find enough gold to survive• Those that prospered did so through gold-
related businesses– Kitchens– Supply stores– Taverns
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Establishing Borders
• Gadsden Purchase (1853) – Possible southern route for transcontinental RR
• Borders near Maine and Minnesota established
• Border between US and Canada set at 49 degrees– 54’40 or Fight!
• Attempted to buy Cuba from the Spanish– Hoping to extend slavery– Cash in on Cuban sugar
plantations