Conflicts Arising from Westward Expansion

Mormons

• migrated west to set up their independent community to avoid persecution.

• established their community in the eastern states to gain political power.

• remained in the east to spread their beliefs peacefully.

• moved south to join other religious groups in the region.

Fur trappers, Trail guides, and Merchants

• gained political power in the East

• profited from westward expansion

• faced significant legal challenges

• were primarily focused on agriculture

Transcendentalists

• Manifest Destiny supported the expansion of slavery.

• The abolition of all forms of government.

• The promotion of industrialization and urbanization.

• The establishment of a monarchy in America.

Mexican Americans, American Indians, and Chinese immigrants

• suffered great hardships.

• achieved significant economic success.

• were granted full citizenship rights.

• enjoyed cultural assimilation.

CAUSES OF U.S MEXICAN WAR

• ANNEXATION OF TEXAS (1845)

• BORDER DISPUTE ( UNITED STATES - RIO GRANDE | MEXICO - NUECES RIVER)

• WESTWARD EXPANSION

• TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO (1848)

American Indians

• lost the majority of their land and fought to maintain their land and way of life.

• gained full control over their territories and resources.

• were completely assimilated into European culture.

• established treaties that guaranteed their land rights.

U.S. MEXICAN WAR

• a conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848.

• a trade agreement between the U.S. and Mexico established in 1850.

• a military alliance formed during World War I.

• a territorial dispute over California in the 19th century.

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)

• Ended the U.S.-Mexican War

• Initiated the U.S.-Mexican War

• Established the border between the U.S. and Canada

• Granted independence to Mexico

Arising conflict on WESTWARD EXPANSION

• WESTERN STATES FEARED THE SPREAD OF SLAVERY IN WESTERN STATES

• WESTERN STATES WANTED TO EXPAND TRADE ROUTES

• WESTERN STATES SOUGHT TO INCREASE AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT

• WESTERN STATES WERE CONCERNED ABOUT NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS

Chinese and Irish immigrants

• conflict with the WHITES over economic opportunities.

• collaborated with WHITES for better wages.

• migrated to escape political unrest in their home countries.

• established exclusive communities away from WHITES.