Manifest Destiny Flashcards
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What is it?
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The inevitability and righteousness of American Westward Expansion
2
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Who coined the phrase?
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Editor John O’Sullivan used it to promote the Annexation of Texas and the Oregon Country
3
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Who said “Go West Young Man”?
A
Author Horace Greeley
4
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What were a few reasons for Westward Expansion?
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- Cheap and Fertile Land
- Preventing British from Claiming more land
- Claiming Western Ports for trading with Asia
- The Oregon Country was good for the Trapping Industry
- Gold in California saw potential for western economic success.
- Liberty and Democracy would benefit all wherever it went. (as much land as possible!)
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