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- in the presidential campaign of 1844, HENRY CLAY promised to annex Texas and Oregon and to buy California from Mexico.
- Manifest Destiny was a cause of the ____________________
- Three trails to the West were the Oregon Trail, the Santa Fe Trail, and the _________________ Trail.
- eat the Alamo, Mexican forces slaughtered the Texan defenders, but the Texans inflicted heavy casualties on the Mexicans before being overrun.
- First line across the continent from Omaha, Nebraska, to Sacramento, California, established in 1869 with the linkage of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads in Promontory, Utah.
- An area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state
- Which leader is known for his fierce discrimination and was shot by his own troops?
- Employed the strategy of total war, targeting Confederate troops and the economic resources that supported the confederate war
- According to the _________________________, Mexico gave up a large piece of land to the US
- One reason many Americans initially settled in Texas was the promise of cheap land.
- After the Battle at Santa Fe, Mexican General Santa Anna was forced to surrender.
- CALIFORNIA was originally known as the Bear Flag Republic.
- According to the concept of Manifest Destiny, God had given the North American continent to AMERICANS AND IT WAS THEIR DUTY TO SETTLE THE WESTERN LANDS
- What term represents the act of freeing slaves?
- The act of formally stepping into a new position
- Which Civil War leader was known for its cautious approach often criticized for being cautious
- What is the term used for war ships heavily worshiped by iron plates
- Which term is used to describe the action of formally withdrawing from a nation?
- What was the first battle of the civil war and what is that place?
- The bloodiest day of the battle occurred during which battle