HI410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Louisiana Purchase, Great American Desert, Manifest Destiny
25 Jan 2019
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No boom boom (warships) on the great lakes. Belief that us would secure territory from sea-to-sea (meaning all of north america) Died from battle of alama(texas revolution was a territory after breaking away from mexico) Use status as war hero to become president. Brought up in response to mx american war. American troops were attacked on american soil -polk. Not really it was on mx soil. Force government where american blood had been shed. Most important general of mx american war. Mexicans give us cali and new mexico and us had to pay them $ Dispute over if th new land would b slave state or not. Land given to us by mexico after mexican war. Almost leads to war w/ gb (don"t worry bout this he said) Wanted border of oregon to go to 54" 40 line. Ended up splitting it and made the border at 49th parallel.
