The United States should reach from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Manifest destiny was the idea that it was the nation's destiny to expand across the continent to the Pacific.
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What did Stephen A Douglas think about slavery
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Stephen Douglas supported popular sovereignity, also called squatter sovereignity, which stated that each territory had the right to determine if they would accept slavery or not.
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Which area had its border set at the 49th parallel by President Polk and Britain in 1849
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The area that had its border set at the 49th parallel by
President Polk and Britain in 1849 is Oregon.
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What were Mexican citizens who lived in New Mexico called
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hispanos
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What lead to more slavery
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The cotton gin
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What was meant by the term slave power
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the political influence held by slaveholdeers in the south.
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What country was the Santa Fe Trail used to as a trade route with Mexico
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The Santa Fe Trail was a trade route between the United States
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According to Albert Barnes why was slavery wrong
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it was unjust, oppressive, and cruel
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According to the readings what did Albert Barnes and James Thornwell write about
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slavery
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Where did Anglos capture Mexican soldiers and declare bear flag Republic in 1846
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california
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Many Americans were attracted to the ideas of John L. O’sullivan because they agreed that the United States
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Had great potential
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The transfer of New Mexico to the United States meant that the territory quickly lost its
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isolation - apex
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What did the idea of manifest destiny mean
The United States should reach from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Manifest destiny was the idea that it was the nation's destiny to expand across the continent to the Pacific.
What did Stephen A Douglas think about slavery
Stephen Douglas supported popular sovereignity, also called squatter sovereignity, which stated that each territory had the right to determine if they would accept slavery or not.
Which area had its border set at the 49th parallel by President Polk and Britain in 1849
The area that had its border set at the 49th parallel by
President Polk and Britain in 1849 is Oregon.
What were Mexican citizens who lived in New Mexico called
hispanos
What lead to more slavery
The cotton gin
What was meant by the term slave power
the political influence held by slaveholdeers in the south.
What country was the Santa Fe Trail used to as a trade route with Mexico
The Santa Fe Trail was a trade route between the United States
and Mexico.
According to Albert Barnes why was slavery wrong
it was unjust, oppressive, and cruel
According to the readings what did Albert Barnes and James Thornwell write about
slavery
Where did Anglos capture Mexican soldiers and declare bear flag Republic in 1846
california
Many Americans were attracted to the ideas of John L. O’sullivan because they agreed that the United States
Had great potential
The transfer of New Mexico to the United States meant that the territory quickly lost its