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Manifest Destiny
How Manifest Destiny was Achieved in the U.S.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Louisiana purchase | when the U.S. purchased the land between the Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains from France and doubled the U.S.’s size |
| Texas | when this place gained U.S. statehood, it caused a war with Mexico |
| Mexico | war with this country gained the U.S. California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona, and parts of New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming |
| Oregon | the new territory gained by the 49th parallel agreement with Great Britain |
| Gadsden purchase | when the U.S. purchased the remaining portions of New Mexico and Arizona from Mexico |
| Seward | the last name of the man who convinced the U.S. to purchase the Alaskan Territory from Russia |
| Hawaii | the territory gained when American sugar plantation owners took over the area |
| genocide | when the U.S. purposefully killed Native Americans in order to take their land in the west |
| overthrow | to take over a place by taking power away from the ruler or government that is in charge |
| annex | when a country gains new lands and makes those lands part of the country |
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