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William H. Harrison

gave britian their desired hailifax-quebec route for a road while america got a bit more land north of maine

over 2000 mile trail across america, common route to oregon during the early 1840's

Polk

a concept that stated that the us was destined to expand across the continent and get as much land as possible

• lower tariff
• restore the idependent treasury
• clear up the oregon border issue
• get california

british proposed a treaty that would separate British and American claims at this parallel

Zackary taylor general that fought into mexico

stated that slavery should never exist in any mexican cession territories that would be taken from mexico, did not suceed but opened old wounds-those of slavery

mexicans took satisfaction when the land americans stole caused disputes that led to the civil war