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* manifest destiny | * manifest destiny | ||
* Mexican American War | * Mexican American War | ||
<ul><li>{{#tip-text:Oregon Trail| emigrant route from Missouri River to the Oregon Territory which had fertile valleys; started by fur trappers, 1811-1840; 1836 first wagon train organized starting in Missouri; from 1836-1869 400,000 settlers | <ul><li>{{#tip-text:Oregon Trail| emigrant route from Missouri River to the Oregon Territory which had fertile valleys; movement there called "Oregon fever"; started by fur trappers, 1811-1840; 1836 first wagon train organized starting in Missouri had 1,000 people, 100 wagons and 5,000 ox/cattle; from 1836-1869 from 250,000-400,000 settlers had moved across the trail, most heading to California; with movement westward replaced by the Transcontinental Railway}}</ul></li> | ||
* Republic of Texas | * Republic of Texas | ||
* sectionalism | * sectionalism | ||