Manifest Destiny - JM

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the idea that God gave the entire continent to the Americans and wanted them to settle the western lands

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Manifest Destiny

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In the 1844 presidential election _____ promised to annex Texas and Oregon and buy California from Mexico

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James K Polk

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Bear Flag Revolt came to an end when US naval forces took control of ....

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California

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Squatter were able to buy the land they were living on for a reduced price under .....

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The Preemption Act of 1830

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Under -------, Mexico gave 26 empresarios large land grants in exchange for filling the land with a number of settlers

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National Colonization Act

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The immediate cause of war between the U.S. and Mexico was ....

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border dispute

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_______ meant the US wanted all of the Oregon Territory and should take it by any means necessary

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Fifty-Four Forty or Fight

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Amount U.S. paid Mexico for their territory after the Mexican - American War

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$15 million

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______ is the term given for people seeking a new life westward

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Overlanders

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The U.S. and Britain both claimed _____

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Oregon