Unit 7 - Westward Expansion Flashcards

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Manifest Destiny

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The belief that Americans had the God given right to expand West to the Pacific Ocean.

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Louisiana Purchase

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Bought from France in 1803, doubling the size of the United States. Covers most of Central present-day US.

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Texas Annexation

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Texas revolts against Mexico and becomes an independent state. James Polk annexes Mexico in 1845. Covers all of present-day US Texas and some parts of Utah, Oklahoma, and New Mexico.

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Mexican Cession

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Land won by the United States after the Mexican-American War. Covers most of Southwest present-day United States.

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Oregon Treaty

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Treaty with Britain which created the border in the Oregon territory. Covers most of Northwest present-day United States.

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