Manifest Destiny

A belief in American exceptionalism

A rejection of expansionism

A focus on isolationism

A commitment to internationalism

The law that made it legal to settle the West

The idea that expansion was divine and man was meant to settle America

State powers is better than the federal government

the power govern to Congress to take the Northwest Territory

It allowed for joint occupation by the U.S. and Britain

It established the Oregon Trail

It ended all disputes over the Oregon Territory

It was a treaty that favored only the U.S.

Taking over all of Spain's Territory

Taking over all of Mexico's Territory

Pushing Great Britain out of North America

Reaching the Pacific Ocean

Economic instability

Slavery issue

Mexican invasion

Lack of support from the President

President Polk’s claim that Mexico had invaded American territory

The passage of the Wilmot Proviso in the House of Representatives

 Southern demands for the immediate annexation of California

Whig Party efforts to block funding for the Mexican-American War

Citizens should always obey the law to maintain social order.

Individuals must resist unjust government actions through peaceful noncompliance.

Violent revolution is necessary when governments abuse their power.

Political parties are necessary to prevent governmental corruption.

It was a moral duty to resist unjust laws

Polk manufactured the conflict

Bloodshed occurred on American soil

It was a slave power conspiracy

Mexico demanded that any ceded land remain free territories.

The Wilmot Proviso proposed banning slavery in land acquired from Mexico.

Polk insisted all new territories be admitted as slave states.

The Compromise of 1850 immediately abolished slavery in the Mexican Cession.

It provided future generals from both the Union and Confederacy with shared battlefield experience and training.

It caused the immediate creation of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

 It led to the promotion of only Southern officers to command positions.

 It established a permanent joint command between the Army and Navy.

Stephen Kearny — led the naval assault that captured Veracruz

John C. Frémont — overthrew Mexican rule in California and helped create the Bear Flag Republic

Winfield Scott — captured New Mexico and Los Angeles with fewer than 1,500 men

Zachary Taylor — led the Bear Flag Revolt and seized northern California

It ended the Mexican-American War

It established the Rio Grande as the southern boundary

It added 525,000 square miles to U.S. territory

It recognized Mexico's claims to Texas

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