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Name the 5 causes of the Westward movement?
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- Oregon has fertile land.
-texas is ideal for raising cattle and growing cotten. -many americans believe in Mnifest destiny -mormons seek a safe home -Gold is discovereed in california |
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Nmae the effects of the westward movement.
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-texas wins war for independence
-united statesannexes texas -britain and the united states divide oregon -united states defeats mexico in war -cotton kingdom spreads |
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What are the effects today from the westward movement?
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-united states streches from sea to sea
-californis and texas are the most popuious states. -mexican american culture enriches the united states. |
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mountain men
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the first white people to live in oregon country were hardy fur trappers.
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rendezvous
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a place chosen to meet the fur traders. It was a place that you wo;; have a fun time.
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naecissa and Marcus whitman
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the coupled married in 1836 and set out for oregon, where they planed to convert local native americans to christians.
-built there missions by the columbia river -many settlers settled amoung caycuse land and spread diseases. this made indians mad. the killed the whitmans. |
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who claimed oregon?
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-us made claim by lewis and clark.
-the idians have lived there before -britain claimed it by sir francis drake in 1579 -spain -us and britain made agreement that each country would own oregon and share the property. |
