Some view it as the American invasion‚ but without the Mexican-American war‚ the current Southwestern states might not be a part of the United States today. In the 1840’s‚ there was much dispute over the border between Texas and Mexico. So‚ when Mexico refused any attempt of negotiation with the U.S‚ the U.S resorted to war. The United States had many valid reasons for war such as initially taking peaceful actions‚ their belief in Manifest Destiny‚ and trying to defend their own land. The United
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This week’s reading in Understories by Jake Kosek was Chapter 5‚ which is simply‚ yet powerfully titled “Smokey Bear is a White Racist Pig”. In this chapter‚ Kosek insightfully argues that Smokey Bear is a symbol of the exclusionary‚ racist and nationalist history‚ that is engrained in the U.S. Forest Service. What has allowed Smokey to become such a long-standing symbol‚ even with all this tension and hate filled history? Kosek opens by portraying the disdain that many local residents have for Smokey
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How To Write an A.P. U.S. History Thesis Statement What is a thesis? A thesis statement is the position a student is going to take‚ the argument that is going to be made. It is therefore the answer to the question being asked. What is not a thesis? The thesis statement is not a fact; it is an informed interpretation of the facts. Neither is the thesis/argument just an opinion. Instead‚ the thesis is the reasoned judgment of the student. Don’t understand the prompt
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The U.S had a clear and valid reason on why they needed to move into Mexico. Mexico‚ essentially‚ invited Americans to live in the province of Texas‚ which turned out to be a bad idea in the end. So‚ was the United States justified in going to war with Mexico? The answer to that question would be yes‚ the U.S was justified in going to war with Mexico because their population was overgrowing and they needed more land‚ their economic depressions made people want to live in frontier areas‚ and living
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John O’Sullivan wrote the article “Annexation” in the United States Magazine and Democratic Review. This article was based in Washington‚ D.C. in 1845 during the 19th century of American Expansion. The document was primarily focused on whether or not the United States should annex the Republic of Texas (Sullivan‚ 1). At the beginning of the text Sullivan starts off saying that Texas is ours. She [Texas] is no longer a mere country on the map‚ but rather a part of the Union itself (Sullivan‚ 1). Sullivan
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In 1803‚ the United Sates President Thomas Jefferson purchased Louisiana and started to expand the territory of the United States. During 1803 to 1850‚ the U.S continued to expand‚ and the expansion is called “The Westward Expansion of the United States”. The forefathers decided to expand their territory due to their wish to start new lives‚ their belief in “Manifest Destiny”‚ and their desire to spread slavery. To begin with‚ on no account should we ignore the fact that lands are essential to a
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ASSIGNMENT SHEET - AP U.S. HISTORY Unit 4 – THE AGE OF JACKSON Chp. 13-15 & 17 (skip 16) 10/22 – 11/7 Organizing Principle - During the "Reign of Jackson‚" politics became more democratic‚ the power of the Presidency increased‚ America became more optimistic and expansionistic‚ and sectionalism supplanted nationalism. Topics: Jacksonian Democracy‚ 2nd American Party System‚ democratization‚ sectionalism‚ reform movements‚ Native Americans‚ Bank War‚ Nullification‚ American
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Why do disagreements in history lead to war? The Texans fought so that they could be able to declare themselves an independent republic. The Texans dedication they were able to win significant battles such as the won Alamo in which lead to the Texans become independent. The issue between Mexico and Texas were that they could not find a boundary line. Mexico debated that the border line was somewhere near the Nueces river. And Texas debated that it was at the Rio Grande. Was the United states justified
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Expansion. By 1815‚ the United States was beginning to grow further and further west. Settlers were making their way through the Ohio River Valley‚ the Trans-Mississippi west‚ and into portions of the Louisiana Purchase territory. By the time Mexico had gained its independence from Spain‚ American settlers were already on the border of the new nation. The individual reasons for expansion are numerous but we know settlers wanted vast amounts of land (farmlands)‚ and they wanted to explore – making
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6. Compare the expansionist foreign policies of Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James K. Polk. To what extent did their policies strengthen the United States? 1. President Thomas Jefferson a. Anti-Federalist: usually weary of American expansionism b. Louisiana Purchase i. After Spain gave New Orleans to the French‚ Jefferson sent Monroe to France to buy the strategic land for $2 million ii. France about to engage in war in Europe and dealing with a slave revolt in Haiti‚ offered to
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