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with the United |
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which believed |
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it was destined to |
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from the Atlantic |
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the Pacific |
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| (Manifest Destiny) |
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| ended
in Mexican |
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| defeat
and the loss of |
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| about
one-half of |
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| Mexico’s
territory. |
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| (Treaty of Guadalupe- |
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| Hidalgo
- 1848) |
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