Social Studies Ch. 14
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- Erie Canal
- Linked to NY & Buffalo. The Canal reduced travel time and lowered shipping costs.
- Manifest Destiny
- The fate of us to stretch from ocean to ocean
- Oregon Trail
- From independance missouri to oregon it was 2000 mile journey and took 4-6 months
- Santa Fe Trail
- The begining of the regular trade between Americans and New Mexico
- Problems in Texas
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1. Americans wanted more power in the goverment.
2.Mexico felt Americans were not loyal - Santa Anna
- The president of Mexico during war with texas
- Sam Houston
- Became 1st president of texas
- Annexed
- Added
- Battle of Alamo
- 187 texans held of 4000 mexican soliders for several days
- Annexatioin of Texas
- 1845 congress offered texas statehood, this led to mexican war