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By Kevin Jefferson
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Manifest Destiny Definition- the belief that the U.S. the god given right to expand east to west to the pacific ocean Who created the slogan? John O. Sullivan
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Oregon Country Where is it? Huge area of land that lay between the Pacific ocean and the Rocky Mountains States that came from it? Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming What treaty was it from? Treaty with Great Britain
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Oregon Trail How long was the journey? It took 4 ½ months by wagon on a 2,ooo journey Where did it start? What did it go over? great plains and Rocky Mountains, and Mississippi valley Fifty Four-Forty or Fight What does it stand for It was a campaign slogan for the polk
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Texas Main Idea Texas won their independence form Mexico and then asked to be admitted to the united states Conflict over Texas Was the dispute over the southern an western border with Mexico
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Stephen F. Austin Was given the name the “Father of Texas” because of his leadership in the populating the Mexican territory in Texas What did he do Austin offered huge tracts if land to his colony and his colony population grew quickly.
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Mexican decree Wanted to stop all immigration from the U.S. Which angered the Texans The Americans really angered
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The President of Mexico General Lopez de Santa Anna became president of Mexico in 1833
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Remember the Alamo!! The Alamo was a fierce battle between Santa army and the Texans army What happened their
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Texas and it’s Independence When did Texas declare his independence? Texas declare it’s in dependence on March 2, 1836 Where? Washington-on- the-Brazos
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Commander and Chief Of Texas Who was he? The commander in chief of Texas is Sam Houston
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Battle of San Jacinto Where? The battle of San Jacinto was fought at Present day Harris county Texas became a state in December 29, 1845 The president at that time was James K. Polk At the battle about just as many gun shots herd were jus as many cry’s saying Remember the Alamo Remember Goliad. Then Texas won an d captured Santa Anna
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War with Mexico The 5 states that came with the territory was New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, Nevada Settlement that the Spanish found in 1610
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