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Unit 3: Westward Expansion (NATIVE AMERICAN (Three Themes of Manifest…
Unit 3: Westward Expansion
SLAVERY
Triangle Trade: System of trading that brought slaves to the American Colonies in exchange for goods :
How many slaves?
Triangle trade countries
Europe exports: clothes, rum and manufactured goods from Europe (goods made from: sugar, cotton, tobacco)
America exports: Sugar, tobacco, cotton (harvested by slaves)
Africa exports: slaves
Only 400,000 thousand were sent to the American Colonies
12.5 million slaves were brought to the America's
10.5 million survived the trip also known as "The Middle Passage"
MEXICO
Annexation of Texas
Texas declared independence from Mexico in 1836. Texas and the United States agreed to make Texas the 28th state in 1845.Keeping slavery legal was a must
Mexican American War
Angry about the annexation of Texas, Mexico would attack American troops along the Rio Grande. Mexican President Santa Anna tells President Polk he will end the war peacefully. Santa Anna then attacks the American army. Santa Anna and the American army continues south taking Mexico City in 1847
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 1848
Officially ends the Mexican American War. Mexico gives New Mexico and California to America
Gadsden Purchase 1853
United States wants this land for Railroads
NATIVE AMERICAN
Andrew Jackson
Trail of Tears
Manifest Destiny
Indian Removal Act 1830
Directly Leads to the Trail of Tears
Forever divides Native American’s and United States
Leads to War
Three Themes of Manifest
America's destiny
Values of american people
Westward expansion through agrarian america
Plain Wars
Red River War
On 1868 at the Southern Plains in what now is known as Oklahoma the Comanche and the Kiowa had its third war with the Americans. The United States won this war
Battle of Little Big Horn
This was their first battle that took in June 1876 that took in the Little Big Horn River in Montana. The Sioux and the Americans fought this battle. The Native Americans won this battle
Sand Creek Massacre
On November 29, 1864 at the Sand Creek in Colorado Arapaho and Cheyenne had their second battle with the Americans. The Indians lost this war
Wounded Knee
