War & Expansion Crash Course US History

The video explores the US's westward expansion, focusing on the acquisition of Texas and California. It discusses the concept of manifest destiny, the Texas Revolution, and the Mexican-American War. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and its impact on US territorial expansion are covered, along with the resulting social and political tensions, including issues of slavery and nativism. The Compromise of 1850 is highlighted as a temporary solution to these tensions.

What were the two largest states that the United States acquired during westward expansion?

What phrase did journalist John O'Sullivan coin to describe America's expansionist beliefs?

What was the outcome of the Battle of the Alamo?

What role did Abraham Lincoln play in the context of the Mexican-American War?

What was the significance of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

What was the impact of nativism on Spanish-speaking Mexicans and Native Americans after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

How did the discovery of gold in California affect its population?

What were the consequences of the Missouri Compromise for California?

What were the four points of the Compromise of 1850?

How did the concept of manifest destiny contribute to the tensions leading up to the Civil War?