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Act gave 160acres of land to settlers who paid $10 and lived there for 5yrs
By military conquest, treaty and purchase describes the process of
In 1848 what document ceded 500,000sq mi of Mexican land to the US
What document promised to respect Native American land rights in the west and was later broken
The Dawes Act gave Native Americans 160acres of land to farm primarily as a way to _____ them
What best describes the central figure in John Gast's painting American Progress
What became a rallying cry of Americans after 1836
President Polk convinced Congress to declare war on Mexico by saying
The idea that you can leave the crowded city for opportunity in the west is best conveyed by the
Who coined the phrase manifest destiny?
Eventually this geographic feature would serve as Texas's southern border with Mexico
What battle was a Native American victory?
In 1844 this president promised 54'40 or fight, to take Texas, Oregon and California and much of Canada
After this was built, travel west became much faster and safer
This tiny piece of land was purchased for $10m to complete a railroad
This area doubled the size of the US and focused us on westward exploration
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