Chapter 410 Manifest Destiny
In the 19th century, Americans, inspired by the so-called Manifest Destiny, felt that they could do anything. Even after the disastrous defeat in Texas, some of them did not change their minds.
However, with the rise of Mexico, America's westward journey was forced to turn to the Pacific coast in the west.
At this time, the number of immigrants from the United States in Oregon was far greater than that in the same period in history. The British colonists in the area could only hide in their own fortresses and try to avoid conflicts with the former.
As for the local Indians, they were not so lucky. They experienced the "simple folk customs" of the Americans' expulsion and extermination package to the fullest.
These ambitious adventurers naturally understood the principle of "first courtesy and then force". They first signed an agreement with the Indian tribes, promising non-aggression, and then began to show their fangs when the number of immigrants was sufficient.
They united the large tribes, first dealt with the small tribes, and then divided and disintegrated until they were all eliminated. This approach always succeeds, and the whole process is done in one go, like a precision machine.
This is the legendary "Manifest Destiny", which is specifically the following three points:
Superiority: The American race and system's superiority; that is, the Anglo-Saxon race on this land is "independent and inherently superior" and "destined to bring good government, prosperous business and church to the American continent and the world."
On the other hand, it is the rationalization of enslaving blacks and exterminating Indians.
Mission: Reconstruct the world in an American way and from an American perspective.
Providence: Destiny is destiny.
Of course, if they were just moved to the reservation, the fate of these Oregon natives might not be so tragic. They were ambushed on the Oregon Trail.
It was none other than the U.S. Army's "Continental Militia" who took action. The reason was that the ridiculous Indians gathered together and might rob the caravan, and then these guys who were supposed to be responsible for the defense carried out "justice."
The Cayuse War, which was supposed to be in 1848, broke out ahead of schedule because the influx of Americans into Oregon exacerbated the conflict between the two sides.
The local Indians were naturally no match for the former. In the early days of the war, the US military was indeed unstoppable, but soon they encountered unexpected situations.
The Indians on the opposite side suddenly had a lot of muskets in their hands, and they started guerrilla warfare, specifically attacking lone Americans and farmers in remote areas, which made the US officers and soldiers very annoyed.
Soon they figured out the source of those British equipment, but even Washington was at a loss.
Because every time their ambassador in London protested to the British, the answer they got was, "The guns are made by us British, but the smugglers are you Americans, just like you secretly occupied the Oregon area of the Canadian colony, and after being bitten by a dog, you came to the owner to protest."
Such a tough reply would naturally not come from Robert Peel, because he was more inclined to solve the Oregon issue peacefully. But at this time, due to changes in history, Palmerston, who should have stepped down and wandered around the European continent, got a position in the Tory Party because of his flexible moral bottom line.
At this time, the person in charge of solving the US-Canada problem was this person. Although he had many shortcomings, his talent as an excellent politician was undeniable.
The comparison of the number of British and American people in the Oregon region made it impossible for Britain to directly use force to expel them. Moreover, this place is close to the Pacific Ocean, and it is not realistic to transfer troops or transport supplies from the mainland as soon as possible.
The only thing that can be used is the Indians in the area. It doesn't cost much to arm them, but the effect is extraordinary, especially for the enthusiasm of attacking American civilians, at least Palmerston himself thinks so.
He thinks that those North American natives can attack from all sides and disturb the local American immigrants.
In this way, the latter will face two choices, either leave or seek asylum. And what British North America Canada lacks most is people, of course, it is very willing to accept this group of "refugees".
However, Palmerston was wrong, he still underestimated the "barbarity" of Americans. The Cayuse War (Indian attack) not only did not scare American immigrants, but made them unprecedentedly united.
Yes, the result of the Cayuse War was that the latter established a large number of militia organizations in the Oregon region, which gave Palmerston even more headaches.
The most fundamental reason was that Britain's own power in that land was too weak, but it was not his nature to give up easily, otherwise he would live up to the "honor" of the biggest troublemaker in the 19th century.
Palmerston soon found a breakthrough, a group of people who were dissatisfied with America and wanted to create an immortal cause on the North American continent.
Among them was a farmer named Cora Mombadi, who had 150 cowboys under his command and had shot and killed a sheriff appointed by the federal government.
But the locals regarded him as a hero, because it was because of Mombadi's existence that the white residents of the area were free from the exploitation of bureaucrats and the harassment of barbarians.
Moreover, this person was very pretentious and wanted to establish a kingdom of his own. Palmerston naturally intended to add fuel to the fire and immediately expressed his support for his cause.
With the support of the British, Cora Mombadi's power developed rapidly, and soon organized an army with a total number of more than 500 people.
It is well known that a country is not a country just by having an army. These 500 people who have left their jobs need a certain number of producers to support them, otherwise they will starve to death sooner or later.
So Mombadi began to expand, but in this chaotic era and place where the survival of the fittest is the most important factor, the larger the territory, the more soldiers are needed to guard it, and the more soldiers, the more farmers they have to rely on to feed them.
This vicious cycle made Cora Mombadi a greedy beast, and he continued to erode the land of Oregon. At this time, this headache was thrown to John Tyler.
This is a very dangerous choice question,
A. Send troops to eliminate it, which will waste people's money and labor and may provide an excuse for London and Canadian authorities to intervene.
B. Win over and divide, and use their own methods to win over Mombadi or divide his internal forces to achieve the purpose of making a big thing small.
C. Palliative therapy, lie down and let it develop.
Unlike the intrigue in Oregon, the California region under Austrian rule is a completely different picture. After crossing the border and seeing the endless desert, what comes into view is the endless farmland.
Today, California has not only achieved self-sufficiency, but can even export agricultural products to other regions. However, its main pillar industry is still gold mining, and the mines here are working day and night.
A large amount of gold was sent to Mexico City and the Austrian Empire across the ocean. Of course, a large part of the gold actually sent to the capital of the former ended up in the pockets of the latter.
Mexicans now seem to have basically gotten used to being ruled by a development company thousands of miles away. After all, even their power center cannot do without the support of Austria for a day.
Not only Tasan Anna, all the warlords in Mexico at this time, including those civilian opinion leaders, began to pay attention to building good relations with Austria, hoping to get its support.
However, Franz is now in trouble, that is, there is too much gold dug in California.