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The Manifest Destiny is the idea that the U.S is destined to move westward. Also it begins in the 1800's
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Jeddadiah Smith explores the Rockies with a party adn gets attacked by a bear. Then he started exploring again and opened the westward trails and he was a legendary trapper
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the erie canal was started in 1817. It runs from Lake Erie to the Hudson River.
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Mexico forbids more Americans to move in to Mexico. Mexico does this by sealing up it's borders.
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The oregon trail was created in 1830.It was created by mountain men.
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Joseph Smith founds the Mormon Church. Which is a religion of the Christain Church
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Texas declares its independence from Mexico. This also starts a war.
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The Panic of 1837 begins . Also this goes on until 1843
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John L. O'Sullivan declares that the United States has a "manifest destiny" to occupy the North American continent. Manifest Destiny is one onf the most important slogans of U.S history.
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Texas is admitted to the Union. Also it is admitted as a slave state.
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President James K. Polk tells Gen.Taylor to march south from Corpus Christi and occupy position near the Rio Grande River,Which i just south of the Texas border.
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he first Mormons reach the Great Salt Lake. Also the mormon religion says you can have more than just one wirfe and states that you can not drink.
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The Free Soil party is formed, This party opposes slavery in the western territories.
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James Marshall discovers gold in Sacramento, Calif. This will soon lead to the Calif. golf rush
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80,000 people migrate to California of these about 55,000 came overland and 25,000 came by sea.
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Congress adopts the Compromise of 1850, which admits California to the Union as a free state. It also prohibits the sale of slaves in Washington, D.C.
