Unit 3 Topic 2 Academic Content 2024

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a belief that it was America's "obvious fate" and God given right to spread democracy and expand westward

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Manifest Destiny

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a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new area

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pioneer

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event in which thousands of miners flocked to the West, resulting in a population boom and aiding manifest destiny

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California Gold Rush

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western trail used as an international trade route

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Santa Fe Trail

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western trail used by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints who fled to Utah to escape religious persecution

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Mormon Trail

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western trail over 2,000 miles long that aided manifest destiny and proved dangerous for travelers

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Oregon Trail

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US president whose administration oversaw the Mexican-American War and negotiated the treaty with Great Britain to divide Oregon Country

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James K. Polk

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treaty between the United States and Great Britain that divided disputed land between the United States and Canada at the 49th parallel

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Oregon Treaty

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known as the Father of Texas; led hundreds of Americans to settle in Mexican-owned Texas

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Stephen F. Austin

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Mexican president who fought against the rebelling forces during the Texas Revolution

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General Santa Anna