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War And Expansion

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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MANIFEST

  • With the treaty, California, New Mexico territory, and Texas were acquired.
  • The Cali Gold Rush gave Americans and Immigrants job opportunities in mines.
  • Factories, railroad construction, and plantations drew in European and Asian migrants.
  • With more laborers, American factory owners were provided with cheap labor.
  • British investment capital helped expand US's industries and increased wealth.
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RAILROADS

  • Railroads linked all of the U.S.,helping to create an united national economy.
  • Railroads created a transportation, communication, & distribution network.
  • Railroads provided cheap transportation for goods and travelers.
  • They shaped sense of time, having communities set their clocks by the sun.
  • They also increased job opportunities and the national economy.
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RAILROADS

  • These helped the spread of business westward
  • These helped facilitate migration to the west
  • These helped carry large, heavy materials across the US
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WAR

  • Advantage: advanced artillery, West Point officers, and mass military.
  • Advantage: growing economy and population with manifest destiny
  • Victories: Mexican- American War: Battle of Chapultepec
  • Victories: Sioux tribe (Natives): Battle of Wounded Knee
  • Victories: Mexican- American:Siege of Veracruz & Winsfield Scott
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NATIVES

  • Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia: court case deciding Native's removal.
  • Natives were kicked off of their land if there were important resources.
  • Removal act of 1834: Cherokees move westward of the Mississippi
  • Removal act of 1834 lead to the Trail of Tears, which many Natives died.
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