Essay: Explain how westward expansion affected California, Texas, and Utah.

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Westward expansion greatly affected the Oregon Country, California, Texas and Utah. Several nations had priorly claimed the Oregon Country, but many Americans wanted the land for the access to the Pacific Ocean. The idea of expansion out to the Pacific Ocean is called Manifest Destiny. The United States wanted to expand not only for

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(Oregon Country)

Adam-Onis Treaty

Missions

Fifty-Four Forty or Fight

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(Texas)

Struggle for Independence

Road to Statehood

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(California)

War with Mexico

Bear Flag republic

US Expands

-Californios

-Gold Rush

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(Utah)

Mormons

-Joseph Smith

-Brigham Young

-Haven in the Desert