PPT-Land, Race, and Power 2. The Mexican War

Expansionism partially succeeded during era of the Mexican War because for a relatively few years expansionists managed to forge a sectional alliance that convinced Americans that expansion could solve problems that if untreated would destroy the republic The irony would be that expansionism itself would very nearly destroy the republic . 27. CREOLES . AND CAUDILLOS . : . LATIN . AMERICA IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. Independence, Authoritarianism, and Political Instability. Hispaniola in the 1700s was divided between French and Spanish.. Cession. Was the Mexican Cession Just or Unjust?. Mexican Cession. President . Polk. still wanted U.S. to expand further West into California and New Mexico– by purchase or force.. He tried to buy the territories from Mexico.. Tierra y Libertad. In the nineteenth century Latin America achieved independence from Spain and Portugal but did not industrialize. Throughout much of the century most Latin American republics suffered from ideological divisions, unstable governments, and violent upheavals. What was the outcome of the Mexican-American war?. What does this document resemble?.  . Why do the Texans say they moved to Texas? What has Mexico done that is causing them to declare independence?. New Mexico as a Territory. After New Mexico became part of the U.S. many New Mexicans favored statehood since it would allow them to vote for the governor and judges.. A small percentage, the New Mexican elite, favored a territorial form of government because they could circumvent electoral democracy and directly lobby and influence the selection of public officials.. . Manifest Destiny Defined. Ideological basis for belief:. Sincere belief in democracy and republicanism. Idealized view of U.S. as model for others. Ideology intertwined with racist and imperialistic ideas about Indians and Mexicans.. and EQUITY:. RACE. , POWER, PRIVILEGE, and SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION. Acknowledgement and Gratitude. I would like to acknowledge that we are settlers on Indigenous land. I would like to express my gratitude to the land and to the Peoples of this land. Thank you for taking care of us all.. Define federalism.. Which of the countries we have studied would be considered . federalist, and which are unitary? . (I know this is . kinda. hard).. Mexican History. Historical Traditions. Colonialism. Tierra y Libertad. In the nineteenth century Latin America achieved independence from Spain and Portugal but did not industrialize. Throughout much of the century most Latin American republics suffered from ideological divisions, unstable governments, and violent upheavals. Conflict and Cooperation among Mexican Americans and African Americans. Standard/Objective. 5-2.3 . Identify . examples of conflict and cooperation between occupational and ethnic groups in the West, including miners, farmers, ranchers, cowboys, Mexican and African Americans, and European and Asian . An overview review for my favorite history students borrowed from Mr. Millhouse at Hebron High School but adapted and made better because he left too much out.. To what extent was Porfirio Diaz an effective leader for Mexico?. Line to which they wanted the northern territory to extend.. 54 - 40. Father Hidalgo y . Costilla’s. rebellion in 1810 inspired …..?. the Mexican independence movement.. What description fits the group of people known as “forty-niners”?. 1,2,3. Great Plains. 2 reasons for moving west-. “. Safety Valve. ” of Discontent (ease city overpopulation). Religious Freedom (Mormons—Utah). Opportunity: cheap or free ownership of land. *Manifest Destiny. How does the Industrial Revolution affect the movement of people into the west?. Compromises and the national move towards Civil War. Jefferson Davis (Sec. of War). What should become of our new lands?.