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The Manifest Destiny means "obvious fate". When America began their "great experiment" in 1776, the idea that the United States might one day spread across the continent seemed like a dream. However, in 1848, That dream became a reality.
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The new territory would double the country's sizw at a bargain price of just 2 or 3 cents an acre. The U.S. bought it for 15 million dollars from France.
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Meriwether Lewis and wiliiam Clarke lead an experdition to explore the Louisiana Territory, the nations newly aquired region west of the Mississippi River.
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Spain avoids war with the U.S by ceding Florida to the
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Following the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836, Texas wins its freedom from Mexico and remains an independent nation for 10 years
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Several hundread thousand settlers move west across the Oregon, California, and Mormon trails.
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The United States annaxes Texas, making it the twenty eighth state in the Union
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Manifest Destiny motivates many Americans to support war bbetween Mexico and the United States.
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The United States chooses diplomacy over war with Great Britian in order to acquire the lower half of Oregon country
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The discovery of gold brings 250,000 people from all over the world, including China and Europe, to California in search of wealth and oppurtunity
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Seeking a good route for a railroad, the united States purchase Mexico a narrow strip of land below Arizona.
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Whyoming Territory became the first place in the nation to give women the right to vote
