Manifest Destiny - SIRIUS

John O'Sullivan

James Polk

William Seward

James Gadsden

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Wilmot Proviso

Compromise of 1850

Gadsden Purchase

reopening the international slave trade

renewing peace negotiations with Mexico

acquisition of Oregon and Texas

purchasing Florida from Spain

The American people must be respectful and live in harmony with American Indians.

The American people are destined to expand the nation westward.

The American people need to return to their roots and live on family farms.

The American people must turn their backs on old European powers of they are to succeed.

It was brought from France, as it was part of the territory that changed hands with the Louisiana Purchase.

It was part of the Mexican Cession, which was territory gained following the U.S.-Mexican War.

It was purchased from Russia, which had previously established fur trading posts there.

It was signed over by Britain in a treaty, ending decades of joint occupation by the two countries.

Nat Turner leads a slave rebellion

A civil war erupts in Kansas

South Carolina declares the tariff null and void

California requests admission as a free state

The United States annexes the Republic of Texas, which Mexico still considers to be Mexican territory.

The United States passes the Wilmot Proviso, which bans slavery in former Mexican territories.

The United States announces plans to build a southern transcontinental railroad, which would pass through Mexican territory.

The United States provides funding for people to settle in California, which is still part of Mexico.