Mexican-American War and Manifest Destiny

Which states are part of Oregon County?

• Arizona

• Oregon

• Montana

• Washington

• Wyoming

a person who moves within a country

a person who moves to another country

manifest destiny

• when a person moves within the country

• belief that God was good

• belief that it was America’s mission to expand from ocean to ocean, spreading democracy and freedom

• to buy land from another nation to expand into that territory

annex

• to buy land from another nation to expand

• belief that it was America’s mission to expand from ocean to ocean, spreading democracy and freedom

• ended Mexican-American War

• anne frank's place

people who went to California to get gold

• the west is the best

• West travelers

• Californios

• forty-niners

gadsden purchase

• Mexico bought US land for 25 million dollars

• US sold 30,000 square miles of southern New Mexico and Arizona to mexico for $10 million

• mexico sold 30,000 square miles of southern New Mexico and Arizona to US for $10 million

• belief that it was America’s mission to expand from ocean to ocean, spreading democracy and freedom

what year did the gadsden purchase happen?

the gadsden purchase was _____.

• $20 million

• $15 million

• $10 million

• during 1876

What were the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

Answer explanation

Mexico gave up claim to Texas, recognized the Rio Grande as border with the US, gave up New Mexico and California, US paid Mexico $15 million