Manifest Destiny and Expansionism

Essay questions:

1. Why was President Polk willing to go to war against Mexico over Texas but not against Britain over Oregon?

2. List the following items in order of their importance as contributions to American expansion to the Pacific:  land hunger, trade opportunities, suspicion of British intentions, Manifest Destiny.  Justify your ranking and explain how each item contributed to the outbreak of the war.

3. Explain why it is sometimes argued that the Mexican War was a major cause of the Civil War.

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