Section 1

Changes within the Naition

Arkansas

(1836)

Arkansas Video

Michigan

(1837)

Michigan Video

Florida (1845)

Florida Song

Texas
(1845)

Texas Song

Iowa Video

Iowa (1846)

Wisconsin

(1848)

Why is Wisconsin Called
the Badger State?

California

(1850)

California Video

•Manifest
Destiny was
the belief that
the United
States had a
divine mission
to expand
westward

Manifest Destiny

Explained in 5 Minutes

Sound Smart –
Manifest Destiny

John O’Sullivan’s
Manifest Destiny

•By 1830 Americans (and their
slaves) outnumbered Mexicans
in Texas 3 to 1
•Friction between Americans
and Mexicans grew especially
when Mexico outlawed slavery
•Many Texans discussed the idea
of independence

•1836 – a group

of Texans led

by Sam
Houston

declared Texas

independent

Sam Houston

VOA News – Sam Houston

Sam Houston

•1836 - Sam Houston was
elected President of Texas
•Between 1836-1845, Texas
was an independent nation

Crash Course (first 4:00)

The Republic of Texas

•The issue of Texas statehood was
complicated because the
United States did not want to go
to war with Mexico and the
entrance of Texas as a slave
state would upset the delicate
balance of slave and free states

Democrat
Martin Van Buren

Whig
William
Henry
Harrison

Well known general who was

victorious at the Battle of

Tippecanoe

Election of 1836 Explained

TRAIL OF TEARS (1838) - the
Cherokee are the last of the
5 Civilized Tribes forced to
move west to a reservation

The Removal of the 5 Tribes
Trail of Tears Clip

The Cherokee and the United States

Democrat
Martin Van Buren

Whig
William
Henry
Harrison

Called Martin “Van Ruin” by

critics

Election of 1840 Explained

William Henry Harrison died
of pneumonia after serving
only 1 month as president

William Henry Harrison

• Harrison’s Vice

President, John Tyler,
became president and
served his term

• Tyler and Congress did

not get along and he
was kicked out of the
Whig party

• During his last days as

president, Tyler
arranged for the
annexation of Texas

John Tyler

John Tyler

Tyler’s
Grandsons
Death of Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr.

Democrat
James K. Polk

Whig
Henry Clay

Election of

1844 Explained

Section 2:
Divided Nation

​North

​South

​Map

• Border states

  • These states had ties to both sides - had slavery but stated in the Union

  • Importance

    • Missouri - control of Mississippi River and access to the West

    • Kentucky - control of Ohio River

    • Delaware - protected Philadelphia

    • Maryland - buffer zone protecting both capitals

      • Washington DC for the Union

      • Richmond, VA for the South

Section 3:

Causes of the Civil War

​DON'T FORGET YOUR TISSUES

​Causes of the Civil War

T - tariffs

I - industry vs agriculture

S - slavery

S - sectionalism

U - Uncle Tom's Cabin

E - election of 1860

S - secession

Section 4:

WAR

• Become an independent nation

• Protect their way of life

​South

• Reunite the Union

• Most Union soldiers joined at first not to end slavery but to reunite the Union

​North

Goals

• Defensive

• hold on to as much land as possible and wait for North to get tired of fighting

• Use cotton to get foreign allies and aid "Cotton Diplomacy"

​South

• Offensive: invade, conquer

• Anaconda Plan

  • close (blockade), ports gain control of the Mississippi River, surround the Confederacy, divide in half, cut off resources, and take Richmond, VA

​North

Strategies

​Battles

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