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who coined manifest destiny

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John O’Sullivan

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expansionist view that nothing could stop the U.S. from expanding all the way to the Pacific Ocean

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manifest destiny

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4 roots of manifest destiny

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religious
political
social
economic

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pro-slavery Whig from Virginia who wanted to extend the power of slave states

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John Tyler

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the Whig party candidate in the 1844 presidential election

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Henry Clay

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former Tennessee governor and democratic candidate for president in 1844

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James K. Polk

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who won the election of 1844

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james K. Polk

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motto for the Oregon country border dispute between the U.S. and Great Britain

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fifty-four forty or fight

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what was divided at 49th parallel

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Oregon country

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what did Mexico consider Texas to be after it was annexed by the U.S.

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stolen province

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what river did the U.S. claim was the border of Texas

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rio grande

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what river did Mexico think was the border for Texas

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nueces

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who was ordered by president Polk to lead troops in the disputed area

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General Zachary Taylor

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who was sent to Medco city to but California and New Mexico

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John Slidell

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how much did John Slidell want to buy California and New Mexico for

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$30 million

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the three firsts of the Mexican war

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1st us war fought mainly on foreign soil
1st time the newspapers follow a U.S. war
1st to be photographed

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did all Americans support the Mexican war

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no

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abolitionist who went to jail because he refuse to pay his taxes in support of the Mexican war

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Henry David

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___ men volunteered for the Mexican war

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200,000

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who claimed New Mexico for the United States and then went on to California

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Stephen Kearny

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what was the American revolt in California

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bear flag revolt

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who was the pathfinder

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John C. Fremont

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who took over Mexican government and led the Mexican army against the Americans

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General Santa Anne

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“old rough and ready”

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Zachary Taylor

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“old fuss and feathers”

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General Winfield Scott

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what day did us capture Mexico City

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September 14, 1847

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what treaty ended the Mexican war

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treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo

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what was the Gadsden purchase

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land turned over to the United States

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how much was the Gadsden purchase

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10 million

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what fixed the continental boundaries of the U.S.

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Gadsden purchase

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residents of the southwest were pulled into the expanding ____ economy

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growing market

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the U.S. government made Mexican-American landowners to go to court to prove they had ___ to their land

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title

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laws were printed in ___ &___ in so e southwestern settlements

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English

Spanish

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who founded the Mormons

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Joseph smith

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who led the Mormons to Utah

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Brigham young

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what city was where the Mormon settlement in Utah is

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Salt Lake City

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what made the Mormons a target of religious persecution

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practice of polygamy

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who’s property was gold discovered on

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John smith’s

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fast ships that took people to California

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clipper ships

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most miners were

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young, unmarried men

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who arrived in California as a slave and became one of the wealthiest landowners in the state

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biddy mason

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what means “travelers to gold mountain” in Chinese

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gam saan haak

42
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who invented jeans

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Levi Strauss

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the population of California made it eligible for statehood after ___ years

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2

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during the gold rush, ___ struck it rich, but ___ did not

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some

most

45
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where did the gold rich begin

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John sutter’s fort

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capital of Mexico

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Mexico City

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who refused to pay taxes by protesting the Mexican war

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Henry David Thoreau

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what is a Whig

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people who believe war is unjust and unnecessary

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who was in charge of the U.S. army in the beginning of the war

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General Zachary Taylor

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appointed governor of California

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General Kearny

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