Manifest Destiny

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Who wanted to know the exact spot that Taylor's forces were fired upon?

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Abraham Lincoln

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With the Adam's-Onis Treaty, Spain ceded Florida to the U.S., but how did the treaty impact the claim on the Oregon Territory?

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Spain set their Northern Border and gave up claim to the Oregon Territory.

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Which parallel divided the Oregon Territory in an agreement between Britain and the U.S. in 1846? Options: 42 N, 49 N, 50 N, 54' 40"N

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49 N

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How did Mountain Men make their living?

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Trapping animals and trading furs

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Why was the Oregon Country so important to the Manifest Destiny concept?

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It connected the U.S. to the Pacific Ocean

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What does "54-40 or Fight" refer to?

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The slogan used by James K. Polk when dealing with wanting to get the Oregon Country all the way up to the 54-40 parallel from the British.

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Before the transcontinental railroad, how did most people get to the Oregon Territory and California? Options: The Oregon and Santa Fe Trails, The Rocky Mountain Path, The Missouri and Columbia Rivers, The Trail of Tears

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The Oregon and Santa Fe Trails

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Who is considered the "Father of Texas" because he recruited 300 American families to settle part of Texas which was still at the time part of Mexico?

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Stephen Austin

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Which battle took place where a few hundred Texans such as Davy Crockett and Sam Bowie held off General Santa Ana's army of thousands of troops before ultimately losing but buying Texans much needed time to organize?

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Alamo

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After gaining their independence and becoming the Republic of Texas, which was not a reason why the U.S. was slow to annex Texas and add them to the U.S.? Options: Northern States didn't want to add another slave state to the Union, Mexico had said if the U.S. annexed Texas it would be the same as declaring war on Mexico, Texas had an enormous debt and no money, The Southern states objected to adding Texas because they didn't want slavery

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The Southern states objected to adding Texas because they didn't want slavery