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War & Expansion: Crash Course US History #17

War & Expansion: Crash Course US History #17

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In which John Green teaches you about the Mexican-American War in the late 1840s, and the expansion of the United States into the western end of North America. In this episode of Crash Course, US territory finally reaches from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific Ocean. After Oregon was secured from the UK and the southwest was ceded by Mexico, that is. Famous Americans abound in this episode, including James K Polk (Young Hickory, Napoleon of the Stump, Martin Van Buren, Zachary Taylor, and Winfield Scott. You'll also learn about the California Gold Rush of 1848, and California's admission as a state, which necessitated the Compromise of 1850. Once more slavery is a crucial issue. Something is going to have to be done about slavery, I think. Maybe it will come to a head next week. Hey teachers and students - Check out CommonLit's free collection of reading passages and curriculum re
Date: 2022-04-04

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what i learned about the war is that Texas was a slave state and that they wanted to join america just to be apart of a slave country but they shut Texas down. i want to learn more about how they basically resolved from the slave state to being what it is now. (i had to do this for an assignment)
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Question for today: In your opinion, who was in the right in terms of the Mexican-American war? Which side SHOULD have won? Explain your thinking in 3-5 sentences based on what we learned today.
Types: To be honest I don't Know! HAHAhaha. oof-

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1) What was the most interesting part relating to the California Gold Rush?
2) How is the issue of slavery planting the seeds of the Civil War?
someone feed me answers

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I love the reference to Princess Bride -Hello my name is Inigo Montoya you killed my father prepare to die- (in the description on Antonio Lopez!
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