Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War

The main focus of our work today will be on the concept of Manifest Destiny and how the Mexican War was a culminating point of that idea. We'll begin by looking at Thomas Gast's painting below and then explore some definitions of Manifest Destiny found at the beginning of this handout.
We'll then review the Texas War for Independence and the Mexican War by using these maps:
American Expansion
Mexican War
We'll then use this packet of evidence to determine whether the ideas of Manifest Destiny justified the Mexican War.