Conflicts Arising from Westward Expansion

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Mormons

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 migrated west to set up their independent community to avoid persecution.

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American Indians

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• lost the majority of their land and fought to maintain their land and way of life.

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Chinese and Irish immigrants

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• conflict with the WHITES over economic opportunities.

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Pioneer women

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• took on roles that were traditionally male dominated, such as building makeshift bridges, gathering dung, and protecting themselves and their families.

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Fur trappers, Trail guides, and Merchants

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profited from westward expansion,

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Mexican Americans, American Indians, and Chinese immigrants

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• suffered great hardships.

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U.S. MEXICAN WAR

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a conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848.

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CAUSES OF U.S MEXICAN WAR

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CAUSES:

-ANNEXATION OF TEXAS (1845)

-BORDER DISPUTE ( UNITED STATES - RIO GRANDE | MEXICO - NUECES RIVER)

-WESTWARD EXPANSION

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 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)

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• -ended the U.S.-Mexican War

• - granted the United States

the Mexican Cession- $15 million, New

Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, and California.

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Arising conflict on WESTWARD EXPANSION

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WESTERN STATES FEARED THE SPREAD OF SLAVERY IN WESTERN STATES