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Questions For Class Discussion

Questions For Class Discussion
Chapter 17: Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841 - 1848

  1. Was American expansion across North America an inevitable development? How was the idea of Manifest Destiny used to justify expansionism?

  2. Why was the Texas annexation so controversial? What would have happened had Texas remained an independent nation?

  3. How did rivalry with Britain affect the American decision to annex Texas, the Oregon dispute, and lesser controversies of the period?

  4. What caused the Mexican War? Did Polk provoke the Texas-boundary conflict in order to gain California or expand slavery, as war opponents like Lincoln charged?

  5. What were the benefits and costs of the Mexican War both immediately and in the longer run of American history?
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