Westward Expansion

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The lands gained by the United States as a result of the Mexican War are known as the 

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Mexican Cession

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This president was a strong believer in expanding the nation westward.

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James K. Polk

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Mexico argued that the Texas border was the Nueces River, while the U.S. believed it was the ________ river

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Rio Grande

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In this treaty, the U.S. promised to protect the freedom of Mexicans living in the lands gained from Mexico and the U.S. received about 1/2 of Mexico's territory.

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Guadalupe Hidalgo

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The Mexican war ended in what year?

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1848

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U.S. citizens believed it was their God-Given fate to travel westward, which they titled what?

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Manifest Destiny

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Which of these was NOT a cause for the Mexican American War: Texas Annexation, Manifest Destiny, Texas/Mexico Border, Personal grudge held by President Jackson?

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Personal grudge held by President Jackson

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What year did the Mexican American war begin?

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1846

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The Compromise of 1850 did all of the following except: admitted California as a free state, banned the slave trade in D.C., admitted Texas as a slave state, enacted a stricter Fugitive Slave Law

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admitted Texas as a slave state

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The Compromise of 1850 was most controversial because:

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enacted a stricter Fugitive Slave Law