CLAIMED BY BOTH USA &

ENGLAND

BY 1840’S SETTLEMENTS

BY BOTH NATIONS

2,000 MILES

LEAVE IN SPRING

LANDSCAPE & DAILY LIFE

DANGERS

BY 1840’S SETTLEMENTS

BY BOTH NATIONS

MOUNTAINMEN &FUR TRADE

POLKCLAY

WHIG DEMOCRAT

BIRNEY

LIBERTY

CAMPAIGN PROMISEOREGON COUNTRY

TO USA OR WAR WITH ENGLAND!

WINS!

ABOUT POLK

POLK’SPOLICIES

TREATY OF 1846USA ALREADY

AT WAR WITH MEXICODOES NOT WANT WAR

WINS INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN IN 1823

INVITES AMERICAN SETTLEMENTS IN TEXAS

RULES FOR SETTLERS: CATHOLIC/NO SLAVES

AMERICANS LED BY STEVEN AUSTIN POURINTO TEXAS DURING 1830’S

1830 – 15,000 AMERICANS5000 MEXICANS IN TEXAS

KEPT AMERICAN CULTURE

LEAD BY AUSTIN ATTACK FORT AT

SAN ANTONIO

TEXANS BEGIN TO REBELL!BATTLE NEAR GONZALES!

TEXANS RETREATTO THE ALAMO &

FORTIFY POSITION

MEXICAN SURPISE TEXANS NEAR SAN ANTONIO

NOPRISONERS!

ABOUT THE OLD SPANISH

MISSION

LINE IN THE SAND

BOMBARDMENT

THE MEXICAN ASSALT

“REMEMBER THE ALAMO!”

GOLIAD

SAN JACINTO

TEXASWINS

FREEDOM

DECLARE INDEPENDENCE MARCH 1836

HOUSTON PRESIDENT

SOUGHT ADMISSION

TO USA

TRADE AGREEMENTS

WITH ENGLAND

SLAVE STATE

WAR WITH MEXICO

GAG RULE IN CONGRESSMADE NO ATTEMPT

JOINT RESOLUTION(4 STATES COULD

BE MADE)

TEXAS & ENGLAND