Chapter 410 Manifest Destiny
Inspired by the so-called Manifest Destiny, Americans in the nineteenth century felt they were omnipotent, and even after the disastrous defeat in Texas, some of them still did not change their minds.
However, with the rise of Mexico, America's westward path was forced to turn west to the Pacific Coast.
At this time, the number of immigrants from the United States in Oregon was far greater than at the same time in history. The British colonists there 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' deportation and extermination package vividly.
These ambitious adventurers naturally understood the principle of "courtesy before fighting". They first signed an agreement with the Indian tribes and promised not to invade each other. Then when the number of immigrants was sufficient, they began to show their fangs.
They united the big tribes, first dealt with the small tribes, and then divided and disintegrated until they were all eliminated. This approach works every time, and the entire process runs in one go, like a sophisticated machine.
This is the legendary "Manifest Destiny", specifically the following three points:
Superiority: The American sense of racial and institutional superiority; that is, the belief that the Anglo-Saxon race in this land is "independent and inherently superior" and "destined to bring good government, prosperous commerce, and church to the American continent and the world." .
On the other hand, it was the rationalization of the enslavement of black people and the extermination of Indians.
Mission: Reconstruct the world in American ways and from American perspectives.
God's will: destiny.
Of course, if they were just moved to reservations, the fate of these Oregon natives might not be so tragic. They were ambushed on the Oregon Trail.
The person who took action was none other than the "Continental Army Militia" of the U.S. Army. The reasoning was that a ridiculous gathering of Indians might rob a caravan, and then these guys who were supposed to be responsible for the defense carried out "justice."
The Cayuse War, which was supposed to happen in 1848, seemed to break out ahead of schedule due to the large influx of Americans into Oregon, which aggravated the conflicts between the two sides.
Naturally, the local Indians could not be the former's opponents. 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 attacks, specifically attacking lone Americans and farmers in remote areas. This made the American officers and soldiers very angry.
Soon they figured out the source of the British equipment, but even Washington was unable to do anything about it.
Because every time his ambassador in London approached the British to protest, the answer he received was always, "The guns are made by us in the UK, but the smugglers are you Americans, just like you secretly invaded the Oregon area of Canada's colonial territory and were It’s like a dog comes to its owner to protest after a bite.”
Naturally, such a tough reply would not come from Robert Peel, because he was more inclined to peacefully solve the Oregon problem. But at this time, due to changes in history, Palmerston, who should have stepped down and wandered around the European continent, found a position in the Tory Party because of his flexible moral bottom line.
At this time, it was this person who was responsible for solving the problem between the United States and Canada. Although he had many shortcomings, his ability as an excellent politician was undeniable.
The comparison of the numbers of British and American people in the Oregon area made it impossible for the British to directly use force to expel them. Moreover, it is close to the Pacific Ocean, so it is unrealistic to mobilize troops or transport supplies from the mainland as soon as possible.
The only people who could be exploited were the Indians in the area. Arming them doesn't cost much, but the effect is extraordinary, especially against the enthusiasm of American civilians, at least Palmerston himself thinks so.
He felt that he could let the North American natives attack from all sides and disturb the peace of the local American immigrants.
The latter will then face two choices, either to leave or to seek asylum. The most lacking thing in British North America and Canada was people, so of course it was very willing to accept this group of "refugees".
However, Palmerston was wrong. He still underestimated the degree of "barbarism" of Americans. Far from frightening American immigrants, the Cayuse War (Indian raids) united them as never before.
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 is that Britain's own power in that land is too weak, but it is not his nature to give up easily. Otherwise, he will live up to his reputation as the biggest troublemaker in the 19th century.
Palmerston soon found a breakthrough, a group of people who were dissatisfied with the United States and wanted to create immortal achievements on the North American continent.
Among them was a rancher named Cora Mombadi, who had one hundred and fifty cowboys and shot dead federally appointed peace officers.
But the locals regard him as a hero, because it is precisely because of Mombadi's existence that the white residents of the area are protected from bureaucratic exploitation and barbarian harassment.
Moreover, this man was very pretentious and wanted to build a kingdom of his own. Naturally, Palmerston planned 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 he soon organized an army with a total number of more than 500 people.
As we all know, a country is not a country as long as it has an army. These five hundred unemployed people need a certain number of producers to support them, otherwise it will only be a matter of time before they starve to death.
So Mombadi began to expand. However, in this era and place of chaos and natural selection, a larger territory meant that more soldiers were needed to guard it, and the more soldiers they had, the more farmers they had to feed them.
This vicious cycle turned Cora Mombadi into a ravenous beast who continued to encroach on Oregon soil, and this vexing problem was thrown to John Taylor.
This is a very dangerous multiple-choice question.
A. Sending troops to exterminate will waste people and money and may provide an excuse for London and the Canadian authorities to intervene.
B. To win over and divide, to win back Moombadi or divide his internal forces, so as to achieve the purpose of turning big issues into small ones.
C. Palliative treatment, lie down and let it develop.
Unlike the intrigues in Oregon, California under Austrian rule was a completely different scene. After passing through the endless desert at the border, what comes into view is endless farmland.
Today, California is not only self-sufficient, but can even export agricultural products to other regions. However, its main pillar industry is still gold mining, and the mines here are open day and night.
A large amount of gold was sent to Mexico City and the Austrian Empire on the other side of the ocean. Of course, what was actually sent to the capital of the former, and in the end, a large part fell back into the pockets of the latter.
Today's Mexicans seem to have basically become accustomed to being ruled by a development company from thousands of miles away. After all, even their center of power cannot do without the support of Austria.
Not only Tasan Anna, but all the warlords in Mexico, including those civilian opinion leaders, began to pay attention to establishing good relations with Austria, hoping to gain its support.
But now Franz is troubled, that is, there is too much gold dug out in California.