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SS.7.6.a.1:
Students will compare and evaluate the ways by which Florida, Texas, and territories from the Mexican Cession were acquired by the United States.
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NYS Social Studies Framework
Grade 7
WESTWARD EXPANSION: Driven by political and economic motives, the United States expanded its physical boundaries to the Pacific Ocean between 1800 and 1860. This settlement displaced Native Americans as the frontier was pushed westward.
Conflict and compromise with foreign nations occurred regarding the physical expansion of the United States during the 19th century. American values and beliefs such as Manifest Destiny and the need for resources increased westward expansion and settlement.
Students will compare and evaluate the ways by which Florida, Texas, and territories from the Mexican Cession were acquired by the United States.
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