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Manifest Destiny is

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The idea that expansion was divine and man was meant to settle America

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Native Americans were treated __________ by the US Government

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very poorly

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As a result of Westward expansion

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Native populations were forced to leave their lands

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In 1830, President ____________________ pushed the Indian Removal Act through Congress

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Andrew Jackson

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What was Manifest Destiny?

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The US had the right and duty to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

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When Stephen Austin settled into Texas, why did he and the American settlers upset the Mexican government?

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The Americans were not following Mexican law.

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The Battle of the Alamo was fought between which two groups of people?

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The Mexicans and the Texas Volunteers

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Who was victorious in the Battle of the Alamo?

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The Mexicans

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How did the Mexican-American War begin?

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Mexicans fired on US troops at the Rio Grande.

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What was the Mexican Cession?

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The US paid $15 million dollars to gain parts of 7 different territories.