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| 5330837964 | Manifest Destiny | (311) Ideology that reflected growing pride of American nationalism and the idealistic vision of social perfection. Significance: Without Manifest Destiny, the United States would not have reached its current size; however, the expansion had a serious impact on Native Americans. As a result of Manifest Destiny, Native Americans lost all of their land. |  | 0 |
| 5330846736 | Compromise of 1850 | (323) Henry Clay presented... CA as a free state, formation of territorial governments in rest of lands from Mexico (no slavery restrictions), abolition of slave trade (not slavery), and new/effective fugitives slave law. Launched debate for months. New leaders took on and produced a compromise. Tyler died and Fillmore supported... victory of self-interest. Significance: Views from the north and south were polarized but the Compromise of 1850 made them reach a temporary political equilibrium. It accomplished what it intended to achieve at the time, to revitalize the Union and peace. |  | 1 |
| 5330854284 | Free-soil ideology | (328) In North. Proper structure of society centered on "free soil" and "free labor." White northerners believed existence of slavery was dangerous because of threats to whites. Right of all citizens to own property, control labor, and have access to opportunities for advancement. Significance: Former members of the Free Soil Party were party of the new Republican Party that formed in 1854. Though outnumbered by former Whigs, the new party's POSITIONS on most key issues were close to or the same as the Free Soilers. |  | 2 |
| 5330860185 | The Oregon Trail | (314) 2000 miles. Stretched from Independence across the Great Plains and through the South Pass of the Rocky Mountains. Arduous journey that was a very communal experience. Expansion pressures pushed US into war. Significance: helped the United States implement its cultural goal of Manifest Destiny, that is, to expand the nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The five to six month journey spanned over half the continent as the wagon trail proceeded 2,170 miles (3,500 kilometers) west through territories and land later to become six U.S. states (Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, and Oregon). |  | 3 |
| 5330868936 | Mexican War | (318) 1846 US declared war. Whigs charged that Polk deliberately put country in conflict (and lied about attack). Significance: The war was disastrous for Mexico, as it was forced to sign away nearly half of its national territory, including California, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and parts of several other current US states |  | 4 |
