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Title: Manifest Destiny


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Manifest Destiny
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American Progress by John Gast, 1872
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Log into Discovery Education. You should have an
assignment titled Manifest Destiny. As you watch
the videos, answer the questions relating to how
the US expanded its territory on your even
page. Color your segmented map, and add the date
as you complete the video for each territory.
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Louisiana Purchase
  • What land did the US add to the 13 colonies
  • after the Revolutionary War?
  • 2. Why did Napoleon sell the Louisiana territory
    so cheaply?
  • 3. What was the effect of the Louisiana Purchase
  • on the United States?

5
Florida's Acquisition (1818-1821)
Texas Independence (1836-1845)
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Govern or Get Outsays President James Monroe
  1. What groups used Florida as a place to hide from
    America?
  2. How did America first take over Florida?
  3. What two choices did America give Spain? Which
    choice did they make?

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Texas Independence (1836-1845)
Texas is an independent country because of the
War with Mexico. What should the United States do
now?
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From Mexican Territory to US State
  • 1.Why did Americans first start settling in
    Tejas?
  • 2. What brought more than 30,000 more settlers?
  • 3. What happened when Americans announced they
    were a free and independent republic?
  • 4. What legendary battle inspired the Texans to
    keep fighting for independence?
  • 5. What made Texas joining the union a unique
    event?

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The Oregon Country
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The Oregon Dispute 54 40º or Fight!
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Oregon Country
  • 1. What was the name of the belief that nothing
    could stop the country from reaching the Pacific
    Ocean?
  • 2. Which president based his campaign on this
    belief?
  • 3. What two countries shared the Oregon
    Territory?
  • 4. What did 5440 or fight mean?
  • 5. How was the tension resolved?

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The Mexican War (1846-1848)
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Manifest Destiny in Mexico
  • 1. What dispute started tension over the Mexican
    Territory?
  • 2. What was the first part of the Treaty of
    Guadalupe Hidalgo?
  • 3. What were the terms of the Mexican Cession?
  • 4. Why did the US purchase the Gadsen Territory?

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Territorial Growth to 1853
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