Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion

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Manifest Destiny in the 1800s believed:

white supremacy (especially Europeans), Native Americans were inferior, Christian missionaries wanted to convert Indians

What was one major reason that the Republic of Texas declared independence in 1836?

Disagreement with Mexico over the legality of slavery.

Who were the "Forty-Niners?"

Gold prospectors in California

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