Place these in order: the annexation of California, Oregon, and Texas. Know the dates.
What treaty ended the war between Texas and Mexico?
Why did some British people support an alliance between Britain and Texas?
Which group of people was most determined to gain ALL of the Oregon country?
What group was most instrumental in saving Oregon for the US?
What were Mexico’s goals during its war with the US?
Who were the main candidates in the election of 1844 and their party affiliations?
What president presided over the annexation of Texas?
Why did Southerners in particular support the annexation of Texas?
Why and how did settlers get to the Willamette Valley?
From readings:
What were 5 reasons why the US was driven to expand during the 1830s and 1840s?
Why were Mexico’s northern territories so thinly populated?
What were some justifications used by Americans to support why Manifest Destiny would actually benefit the people we would conquer?
How was Manifest Destiny a Romantic movement?
What innovation became a Romantic metaphor for American expansion? Why?
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