Remake of Empire for Liberty? by Samantha Harris https://padlet.com/448056/8c4g7z9brbke The Story of American Expansion to the Mississippi River en-us 2019-02-12 18:28:38 UTC 2024-10-13 13:55:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png Was the U.S. justified in acquiring the territory? Why or why not? 448056 https://padlet.com/448056/8c4g7z9brbke/wish/330489464 No, because they took the land from the Native Americans. They forced them to move and tricked them into giving up their land.-Zoe and Catalina]]> 2019-02-12 18:28:38 UTC https://padlet.com/448056/8c4g7z9brbke/wish/330489464 How did the original inhabitants resist American expansion? 448056 https://padlet.com/448056/8c4g7z9brbke/wish/330489465 In the Potawatomi nation Chief Menominee refused to sign the treaty and made a speech. There was a claim of Indiana  Violence and the governor of Indians sent an army to remove Chief Menominee and his followers.]]> 2019-02-12 18:28:38 UTC https://padlet.com/448056/8c4g7z9brbke/wish/330489465 How did U.S. acquisition of this territory impact the people who already lived there? 448056 https://padlet.com/448056/8c4g7z9brbke/wish/330489466 The Native Americans land was  taken by the British. The British changed their lives by bring  diseases that they aren't immune to, thousand of them died. Also, lumber companies destroyed the forests and cane fished companies took over for fishing.  ]]> 2019-02-12 18:28:38 UTC https://padlet.com/448056/8c4g7z9brbke/wish/330489466 What were the costs of gaining this territory for the U.S.? 448056 https://padlet.com/448056/8c4g7z9brbke/wish/330489467 The US will obtain more resources. Oregon will become populated with more American people. ]]> 2019-02-12 18:28:38 UTC https://padlet.com/448056/8c4g7z9brbke/wish/330489467 How did gaining this territory benefit the U.S.? 448056 https://padlet.com/448056/8c4g7z9brbke/wish/330489469   The United States will obtain many more resources. The general area that Oregon is in will become wore populated, and not all Americans will be cramped up living where the original thirteen colonies were.]]> 2019-02-12 18:28:38 UTC https://padlet.com/448056/8c4g7z9brbke/wish/330489469 How did the U.S. gain this land? 448056 https://padlet.com/448056/8c4g7z9brbke/wish/330489470 Britain signed the Oregon treaty in 1846, showed that the U.S. was willing towards West Expansion. Had also led to the Pig war.

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