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Manifest Destiny

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Who led an expedition to discover the headwaters of the Arkansas River?

Zebulon Pike

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What led to the Texas War for Independence?

Mexican rejection of Texas statehood within Mexico

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Who was the victor at the Battle of San Jacinto?

Sam Houston

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What did President James K. Polk firmly support?

manifest destiny

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Why was independent Texas known as the Lone Star Republic?

Its flag had a single star on it.

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Why do you think that most Texans favored annexation by the United States, even after Texas won independence from Mexico?

. Texans did not have an established economy. They also realized that they were still vulnerable to additional Mexican attacks.

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Who opposed the Mexican-American War?

Abraham Lincoln

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Why did northerners object to the annexation of Texas?

It would increase the number of slave states.

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Why was the Gadsden Purchase important?

It added territory for a rail line from Los Angeles to El Paso.

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Which area is associated with the Bear Flag Revolt?

Sonoma, California

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Who commanded the U.S. troops landing at Veracruz in 1847?

Winfield Scott

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How did Britain and the United States settle their Oregon Territory conflict?

British and U.S. lawmakers compromised by making the 49th parallel of latitude the northern border of the United States.

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What is indivdualism?

self-reliant independence

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Who were mountain men?

the American fur trappers and explorers who began to explore and move west

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What does rendezvous mean?

a temporary market where trappers met to trade and socialize

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Define annex.

to add

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