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Expansion to the Civil War

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Limited expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains   Proclamation of 1763  
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Gave Britain western lands between the Appalachians and Mississippi   Treaty of Paris of 1763  
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Led groups of settlers to Kentucky in the 18th century   Daniel Boone  
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Gave the United States land between the Appalachians and the Mississippi   Treaty of Paris of 1783  
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Set up the governance of new territories and a process by which they can become states; banned slavery   Northwest Ordinance of 1787  
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Largest acquisition of land in US History   Louisiana Purchase  
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Demilitarized the Great Lakes   Rush Bagot Treaty  
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Set the US-Canadian boundary at the 49th parallel and joint operation of the Oregon Territory   Convention of 1818  
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The US received Florida and recognized Spain's claims to Texas and the American Southwest; Spain gave up their claims to the Oregon territory   Adams-Onis Treaty  
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Established a line where slavery would be allowed south of the line and not allowed north of the line   Missouri Compromise  
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Declared that Europe should not interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere and that any attempt would be considered a threat to the US   Monroe Doctrine  
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Said that Indians should be sent to Indian Territories in Oklahoma   Indian Removal Act  
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There was increased westward migration as the economy worsened during this.   Panic of 1837  
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Mapped Oregon and California with Kit Carson as his guide; leader in the Bear Flag revolt   John Fremont  
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Won the presidency on an expansionist platform   James K. Polk  
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Phrase implying that Providence had allotted for our yearly expansion   Manifest Destiny  
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Gave the US California and Southwest   Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo  
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Journeyed overland in 1846 to Utah   Mormons  
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Attempt to ban slavery in any territory acquired as a result of the Mexican War   Wilmot Proviso  
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Rebellion by Americans against Mexicans in California and proclamation of an independent republic   Bear Flag Revolt  
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