Foreign Policy & Manifest Destiny Flashcards
1
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Adams-Onis Treaty
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Spanish/American treaty: US got FL in return for the promise that US would abandon any claim to TX or Cuba
-Spain more concerned with South American at this time
2
Q
Monroe Doctrine 1823
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American continents not to be considered future colonies by any European powers
- Interference by Europe would be viewed as an act of aggression
- In return, US agreed not to intervene in European issues
3
Q
OR and the Overland Trail
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Overland route from MO/IA westward
-Journeys took several months in wagon trains
4
Q
Mexican-American War, 1846
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Resulted in US acquisition of the SW from TX to CA
5
Q
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
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Ended Mexican-American war and the US gained territories of NM and CA
