

Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny
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History
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9th Grade
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Hard
Sarah Neal
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Oregon Trail
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Trail from independence Missouri to Oregon used by many pioneers during the 1840s. Difficult journey with dangerous mountain and river crossings, diseases, extreme weather, lack of food and supplies.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Manifest Destiny
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1800s belief that God ordained America to spread across the North American continent.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Mexican Cession 1848
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Land that Mexico ceded to the United States in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. This territory included CA, NM, NV, AZ, UT, TX, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 1848
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Ended US Mexican war, made the Rio Grande official boundary of Texas, paid Mexico $15 million in exchange for the Mexican Cession, Mexico recognized Texas part of the U.S.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Northwest Ordinance 1787
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Established a series of steps for each of the Northwest territories to become new states.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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James K. Polk
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11th president of the US focused on Westward Expansion, Oregon territory, and war with Mexico.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Mexican-American War
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Causes: Annexation of Texas to US, Border dispute (Rio Grande & Nueces River), & U.S. desire to purchase Mexico's land to California.
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