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The Brief American Pageant: Manifest Destiny and its Legacy PPTThe Brief American Pageant: Manifest Destiny and its Legacy PPT
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Frame your lecture about Manifest Destiny around these maps, which portray the extended boundaries of various American territories in the 19th century. Campaigns of the Mexican War, and a map of the Spanish Missions on the West Coast are also included at the end of the slideshow.

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manifest destiny, westward expansion, the american west

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manifest destiny, mexican-american war, oregon territory, spanish missions, social studies
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Grade
8th - 11th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Presentations
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For Teacher Use
Number of Slides
6

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