AMH 2010 Study Guide - Final Guide: Sharecropping, Emancipation Proclamation, Nigger
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Country should expand more south and west without. 1. involving european affairs, into areas such as canada and mexico. To fill up and absorb all of north america under president james. Polk involving the annexing of texas and the mexican american war. Phrase young america first used by author ralph waldo. Emerson to describe the era in which there was new commercial development, technological progress, and territorial expansion. C. the moving of people into texas was influenced by the idea of newly independent mexico encouraged americans to move. 2. into texas to populate the place (stephen f. austin) 3. the people who moved there were not happy that they were required to become mexican citizens and roman catholics and not have slavery. Republic of texas was formed. (alamo battle march 1836) 1834 dictator santa anna rose up in power. 1836 americans living in texas declared their independence. President john tyler pushed for the annexation of tx.
