Manifest Destiny

John O’Sullivan

Democratic Review

Defined

Texas

1821 Mexico win independence

Henry Clay

“reannexation”

Mexico works to increase Texas population

Mexican citizens

Catholics

Stephen F. Austin

Impresarios

Republic of Fredonia, 1826

1830

15,000 white settlers

1,000 slaves

Mexico abolished slavery in Texas, 1829

October 1835 fighting begins

Sam Houston

Antonio Lope de Santa Anna

Mayan Indians

Alamo

Santa Anna surrenders, April 21, 1836

Republic of Texas

Question of statehood

13 free/13 slave states

John Tyler

Hoped to use TX question to get elected in 1844

Democratic Party

Stephen Douglas

James K. Polk, TN

54 40 or fight

Tyler annexed TX via Congressional joint resolution