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Manifest Destiny

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Manifest Destiny

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    1. Manifest Destiny The Great Migration Oregon Trail Mormons/Donner Party The 49ers

    2. Manifest Destiny In the 1840s a newspaper in New York coined this phrase It means the belief that Americans had the right and the duty to spread their culture across the continent all the way to the Pacific Ocean

    4. Pros and Cons The Pros Expansion Good for economy Decrease crowding in cities President Polk likes it The Cons Many whites believed they were superior to Native Americans and Mexicans Took lands which belonged to other countries/peoples

    5. Effects of Manifest Destiny Expansion of United States The Mexican War and other conflicts with nations involved in the United States The Great Migration A melting pot of culturesdiversity in the USA

    6. The Great Migration Oregon Fever!! California The Donner Partypaved the way for the Mormon Pioneers The Gold Rush and the 49ers Utah Mormon Pioneers settle Deseret The Railroad unites country at Promontory Point

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