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| Chapter 11 Manifest Destiny Attained |
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| Belief that God wanted America to expand from Atlantic to Pacific |
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| Land given up following the Mexican War |
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| To make a state or add on |
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| Site where Texans fought the Mexican army for 12 days |
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| People who moved to California in 1849 to search for gold |
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| Groups of covered wagons that moved west to Oregon |
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| Said "American blood was shed on American soil" |
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| Wrote the Spot Resolutions |
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| Diplomat who offered to buy CA and NM for $30 million dollars |
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| Had a grant to settle in Texas |
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| Coined the phrase "54'40 or fight!" |
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| General who captured Mexico City |
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| Said "Victory or Death!" while at the Alamo |
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| Owned a mill in California where gold was discovered |
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| Made money during the Gold Rush without mining |
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| Why did settlers and trappers move to Oregon in the 1820's? |
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| Fertile lands, plentiful rainfall, and mild climate |
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| American settlers in Texas had conflicts with Mexico in the 1830's because |
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| Mexico was afraid of losing Texas to the United States |
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| The United States and Britain solved their dispute over Oregon by |
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| Agreeing to divide the land |
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| Mormons went west to settle in Utah to |
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| Escape religious persecution |
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| The greatest threat to settlers who traveled west in wagon trains was |
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| Development that immediately followed the Texan victory at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836 |
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| Texas became an independent republic |
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| One challenge faced by the Lone Star Republic |
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| Mexico refused to recognize its independence |
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| Significance of the siege of the Alamo |
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| Texans resisted a large number of Mexican troops for 12 days |
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| Not a condition of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
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| U.S.A. gained New Mexico and Utah |
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| Not a cause of the Mexican War |
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| Not part of the American strategy during the Mexican War |
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| Sending troops to the Nueces river |
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| California developed a diverse population because |
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| Gold seekers came from all over the world and settled there |
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| Led Mormon settlers to Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| The Mexican government claimed |
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| The Nueces river was the southern border of Texas |
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| The American government claimed |
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| The Rio Grande river was the southern border of Texas |
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| Be able to write an essay describing events of the Mexican War. Cover causes, battles, and outcomes. |
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