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The Era of Manifest Destiny
  • Westward Movement
    • Reasons for Going West
    • Trails to the West
    • Growth of Towns
  • Acquiring Texas and the Southwest
    • American Settlement of Texas
    • Texas Battles for Independence
    • The Lone Star Republic
    • The Mexican War
    • The Gadsden Purchase
  • The Settling of Oregon and California
    • Opening Oregon
    • California
  • Sectional Rivalry
    • The Compromise of 1850
    • Taylor and Fillmore
    • Doughfaces
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Western Movement
  • Reasons for Going West
    • The Mood of the Day
    • The Lure of the Land
    • Desire for Wealth
    • Adventure and a New Start
    • Religious Reasons
  • Trails to the West
    • The Santa Fe Trail
    • The Oregon Trail
    • The California Trail
  • Growth of Towns
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Acquiring Texas and the Southwest
  • American Settlement of Texas
  • Texas Battles for Independence
    • “Remember the Alamo!”
    • Goliad and San Jacinto
  • The Lone Star Republic
  • Texas Gains Statehood
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Acquiring Texas and the Southwest
  • The Mexican War
    • War is Declared
    • Old Rough and Ready
    • The Santa Fe and California Campaigns
    • The Battles of Veracruz and Mexico City
    • The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
  • Results of the Mexican War
  • The Gadsden Purchase
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The Settling of Oregon and California
  • Opening Oregon
  • California
    • Discovery of Gold
    • The Forty-Niners
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Sectional Rivalry Increases
  • The Compromise of 1850
  • Taylor and Fillmore
  • Doughfaces