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Why is the Westward Expansion important today? 

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Why is the Westward Expansion important today? 

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The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 intensified AMERICAN MIGRATION to the west that was already well underway. The 18th century had largely been confined to the eastern seaboard. In 1790 the fast-growing population of the United States was 3.9 million

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1.The Louisiana Purchase cost the U.S. $15 million. It included the land west of the Mississippi.

2. The Native Americans were removed from their lands during westward expansion, and were forced onto reserves.
3.The Gold Rush in California brought even more people to the west.
4.The Homesteading Act still existed in the U.S. in the lower 48 until 1976, and in Alaska until 1986.
5. The battle over slavery helped to spark the Civil War.
6.By 1890 the U.S. announced that westward expansion had been achieved and the west had been explored.
-Cindy Kiara

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what happen during he second great awakining

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what happen during he second great awakining

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The movement began around 1790, gained momentum by 1800 and, after 1820, membership rose rapidly among Baptist and Methodist congregations whose preachers led the movement.-Ryan Riggs

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Thomas Jefferson believed that the nation's future depended on its westward expansion. In 1803 the country was doubled the size. By 1840  almost 7 million Americans had migrated westward in hopes of securing land and being prosperous.  Manifest Destiny was used to justify the war with Mexico in the 1840. One million square miles of land previously owned by Mexico, enlarging the U.S. even more.
-Cindy Kiara

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The Second Great Awakening was a Protestant religious revival movement during the early 19th century in the United States. The movement began around 1790, gained momentum by 1800 and, after 1820, membership rose rapidly among Baptist and Methodist congregations whose preachers led the movement.The American Revolution had largely been a secular affair. The Founding Fathers clearly demonstrated their opposition to the intermingling of politics and religion by establishing the separation of church and state in the first amendment to the Constitution.

In part because religion was separated from the control of political leaders, a series of religious REVIVALS swept the United States from the 1790s and into the 1830s that transformed the religious landscape of the country. Known today as the SECOND GREAT AWAKENING, this spiritual resurgence fundamentally altered the character of American religion.
-Ryan Riggs
http://www.ushistory.org/us/22c.asp

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Polk was born in Nov. 2, 1792 and passed away on June 15, 1849. Polk was the 11th president of the United States and often referred as the "Dark Horse"
James K. Polk was a major character to the Mexican American was because he was the president of the United States Of America during the time of the war. James K. Polk was the one who declared that Mexico had started a war with America when Mexico has thought vise-versa when Polk sent troops to Rio Grande when Mexico has rejected his offer to $20 million dollars for california and New Mexico.
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-Patricia Pliego

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This War ended up with America winning with a major amount of territory and the death of about 13,000 of lives. While on Mexico ending up losing than half of it's territory and lost around 25,000 lives. The major ending result of the Mexican- American War was the "Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo". This treaty was made on February 2, 1848. It allowed the U.S. to take New Mexico and California. It also allowed Rio Grande to be the border for Texas. Not only did America benefit from the treaty but Mexico also ended up receiving 15 million dollars. The treaty also allowed mexicans living in California, Nevada New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and Wyoming to have freedom of religion, protection, bilingual elections, and open borders.
- Patricia Pliego

(The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo)

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The war began in 1846 and lasted until 1848. The war started as a argument about the borderline between Mexico and America. As Texas grew independent from Mexico, Mexico declared that if an attempt of annexation (addition of territory) would occur it would lead to war. President James K. Polk of the United States although did try to buy part of the mexican territory but his offer was rejected. As his offer was rejected he sent troops to the border of Rio Grande, and Nueces River. As a response Mexico sent troops passing Rio Grande. Resulting in the death of 9 american soldiers, Polk later declared war on Mexico.
- Patricia Pliego

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Married women were legally dead in the eyes of the law

Women were not allowed to vote

Women had to submit to laws when they had no voice in their formation

Married women had no property rights

Husbands had legal power over and responsibility for their wives to the extent that they could imprison or beat them with impunity

Divorce and child custody laws favored men, giving no rights to women

Women had to pay property taxes although they had no representation in the levying of these taxes

Most occupations were closed to women and when women did work they were paid only a fraction of what men earned

Women were not allowed to enter professions such as medicine or law

Women had no means to gain an education since no college or university would accept women students

With only a few exceptions, women were not allowed to participate in the affairs of the church

Women were robbed of their self-confidence and self-respect, and were made totally dependent on men

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-Lexie Langenfeld

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Another big event was United States citizenship for women. 1998 was the 150th Anniversary women's movement to achieve full civil rights in this country. Over the past seventy years, social and legal changes have been accomplished that are now so accepted that they go unnoticed by people whose lives they have changed.
-Lexie Langenfeld

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1. Women are not allowed to vote.
2. Married women had no property rights
3. Women were legally dead in the eyes of law.
4. Women were not allowed to have a a medical or law profession.
5.Women were not allowed to participate in the affairs of the church.
6. Women were robbed of their self-esteem and self-respect.

-Cindy Kiara

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An Important Character For Women's Rights 

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An Important Character For Women's Rights 

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Lucretia Mott was born on January 3, 1793 and passed away on November 11. 1880. Mott was a very talkative woman, she would hold up a campaign against slavery as an adult. As time passed Lucretia Mott was to be a teacher, but she found out that her salary would only be half of what a average male would gain. Mott gave both an opening and closing speech at the Seneca Falls Convention (the first convention for woman rights). Later on Lucretia Mott and her husband (James Mott) would help slaves escape.
- Patricia Pliego

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The first women's rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, in New York. After 2 days of debate, 68 women and 32 men sign a document which emphasizes grievances and sets the future for the women's rights movement. 12 resolutions are accepted, calling for equal treatment of women and men and voting rights for women.
- Lexie Langenfeld