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1 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Explain the concept of Manifest Destiny. What were the reasons for expansion that Americans combined under this idea? |
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2 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Why did Americans initially move into Texas? What were the reasons for the fighting between Texans and the Mexican government that ultimately led to Texas’s independence? |
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3 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) Why did the United States go to war with Mexico? Why were so many Americans opposed to this war? |
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4 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) What were some of the crucial consequences of the American victory in the Mexican War? |
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5 | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) What was the Compromise of 1850, and how did it impact the growing political conflict over slavery? |
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