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Mexico allowed U.S. settlers into Texas, but when it closed the border, Texas declared its Independence. When Congress approved its statehood in 845, Mexico cut off relations with the U.S.

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How did gaining this territory benefit the U.S.

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How did gaining this territory benefit the U.S.

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Gaining the Texas territory benefited the United States because it allowed the country to have access to markets it never was able to gain access to before, and it also helped increase security and allowed the country to have more land.

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What were the costs of gaining this territory, for the U.S.?

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What were the costs of gaining this territory, for the U.S.?

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The United States had to go to warm war with Mexico in order to acquire Texas, and they also had to get the territory ratified. New York was against the ratification, but they were overturned and Texas became a part of the United States.

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How did U.S. acquisition of this territory impact those who already lived there?

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How did U.S. acquisition of this territory impact those who already lived there?

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The Kickapoo were forced out of their Homeland and forced into Mexico and then into Oklahoma. Like native groups in other parts of the country, when the United States wanted to gain the land the nation lived on, they were forced to go somewhere else.

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How did the original inhabitants resist American expansion?

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How did the original inhabitants resist American expansion?

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U.S. took property, arrested people, murdered people and hunted wild animals. Mexico was very unhappy and went to war with the U.S.

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Was the U.S. justified in acquiring the territory? Why or why not?

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Was the U.S. justified in acquiring the territory? Why or why not?

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No, because the US kicked people out who had families and their life set up in Texas, to gain more land. The way that the U.S. people handled the situation was not justified which means we should never of gained the Texas land.