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Manifest Destiny- Chapter 15
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History
8th Grade
01/25/2010

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Define: Annex
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To Add
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Define: Territory
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Land that isn't officially a state
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Define: Treaty
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An Agreement
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Define: Diplomacy
Definition
To Negotiate
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Define: Expansionist
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Supporter of adding land.
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Manifest Destiny
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Belief in America’s right to grow
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Define: Convert
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People who changed their religion
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Mexico stopped allowing _________ because Americans were doing it illegally.
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Immigration
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Americans were asked to convert to what religion when they moved to Mexico?
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Americans were asked to become Catholic.
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Which army was significantly bigger in the battle of the Alamo.
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The Mexican army was significantly bigger.
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How did the Mexicans attack for the first 12 days of the Alamo?
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Cannon Fire
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What happened to the captured soldiers at the end of the battle of the Alamo?
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The soldiers were executed.
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What did the Texan army scream in the battle where they captured the Mexican military leader?
Definition
Remember the Alamo
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What did the Texans get in exchange for releasing the captured leader of the Mexican Army?
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-Mexican army left Texas
-Texas was independent from Mexico
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How did the United States acquire Louisiana.
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Purchase
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How did the United States acquire Florida?
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Purchase
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How did the United States acquire Oregon?
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Diplomacy
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How did the United States acquire Texas and California?
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War
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What President was responsible for the Acquisition of the Oregon and Texas territories?
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James K Polk
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What is Manifest Destiny?
Definition
The belief that the United States should be East to West coast.
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