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Manifest Destiny

Manifest Destiny. Anna Graves, Period 5. Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny- belief that America was destine to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific John L. O` Sullivan, 1845 . Oregon Country. Huge area of land between the Pacific and the Rocky Mountains north California

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Manifest Destiny

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  1. Manifest Destiny Anna Graves, Period 5

  2. Manifest Destiny • Manifest Destiny- belief that America was destine to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific • John L. O` Sullivan, 1845

  3. Oregon Country • Huge area of land between the Pacific and the Rocky Mountains north California • Oregon, Washington, Idaho, parts of Montana and Wyoming • Treaty with Great Britain • Oregon Trail: 2000 miles, Mississippi Valley, Great Plains and Rocky Mountains, rivers- North Platte, South Platte, Columbia, Snake • Polk’s slogan; States should have sole ownership

  4. Texas • Texans won their independence from Mexico and asked to be admitted to the United States. • 1803, when U.S. bought Louisiana Territory

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