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Manifest Destiny PPT

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Complete with maps, photographs, and historical documents, this presentation would be a great resource throughout a unit about mid-19th century America. Manifest Destiny, Texas Independence, the Oregon Trail, and the Mexican War are all featured topics of this slideshow.

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the california gold rush, california history, california, the alamo, the texas revolution, manifest destiny, westward expansion, the american west, antebellum america, the donner party, the mexican war, the oregon trail, the pony express

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alamo, antebellum, donner party, gold rush, manifest destiny, mexican war, oregon trail, pony express, texas independence, wilmot proviso, free soil party, social studies

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8th - 11th

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Social Studies & History

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