MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Question
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Capture the New Mexico and California territories
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Overthrow Mexican rule in California and establish the Bear Flag Republic
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Form a naval blockade along strategic Mexican islands near Cancun and Cozumel
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sign a treaty to cede New Mexico and California to the U.S.
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Detailed explanation-1: -From 1846 to 1848, U.S. and Mexican troops fought against one another in the Mexican-American War. Ultimately, it was a battle for land where Mexico was fighting to keep what they thought was their property and the U.S. desired to retain the disputed land of Texas and obtain more of Mexico’s northern lands.
Detailed explanation-2: -Under the terms of the treaty negotiated by Trist, Mexico ceded to the United States Upper California and New Mexico. This was known as the Mexican Cession and included present-day Arizona and New Mexico and parts of Utah, Nevada, and Colorado (see Article V of the treaty).
Detailed explanation-3: -The U.S. Army, under Major General Winfield Scott, invaded the Mexican heartland and captured the capital, Mexico City, in September 1847.
Detailed explanation-4: -Polk and others saw the acquisition of Texas, California, Oregon, and other territories as part of the nation’s Manifest Destiny to spread democracy over the continent. The U.S. also tried to buy Texas and what was called “Mexican California” from Mexico, which was seen as an insult by Mexico, before war broke out.