Remake of Empire for Liberty? by Inessa Campbell https://padlet.com/155099/t8xng1tufd1l The Story of American Expansion to the Mississippi River en-us 2019-02-12 17:58:59 UTC 2024-11-26 22:02:17 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? 155099 https://padlet.com/155099/t8xng1tufd1l/wish/330472420 It was not OK because they took land without the people knowing and kicked them out of their property. The people did not get a chance to pack up there property]]> 2019-02-12 17:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/155099/t8xng1tufd1l/wish/330472420 How did the original inhabitants resist American expansion? 155099 https://padlet.com/155099/t8xng1tufd1l/wish/330472421 The Texas Rangers and the U.S. Army eventually forced him to retreat into Mexico. But he continued to conduct raids across the Mexican-Texas border until Mexico, under intense U.S. pressure, imprisoned him in 1876.
The raids continued and were not stopping at all. The retreats were forced to the border and the Mexicans couldn't do much against that.

]]> 2019-02-12 17:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/155099/t8xng1tufd1l/wish/330472421 How did U.S. acquisition of this territory impact the people who already lived there? 155099 https://padlet.com/155099/t8xng1tufd1l/wish/330472422 2019-02-12 17:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/155099/t8xng1tufd1l/wish/330472422 What were the costs of gaining this territory for the U.S.? 155099 https://padlet.com/155099/t8xng1tufd1l/wish/330472424 If they gained the territory then it would add more slave states which would add more slavery. People who opposed slavery and some Northerners were against U.S. annexation of Texas because it would add another slave state to the U.S. This poster was created by New Yorkers who were against the Texas Annexation Treaty.  

]]> 2019-02-12 17:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/155099/t8xng1tufd1l/wish/330472424 How did gaining this territory benefit the U.S.? 155099 https://padlet.com/155099/t8xng1tufd1l/wish/330472426 2019-02-12 17:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/155099/t8xng1tufd1l/wish/330472426 How did the U.S. gain this land? 155099 https://padlet.com/155099/t8xng1tufd1l/wish/330472428 Mexico allowed Americans to settle in Texas.]]> 2019-02-12 17:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/155099/t8xng1tufd1l/wish/330472428