1.28.14 Manifest Destiny / War with Mexico

Objective: Historians of 2018 will (1) define Manifest Destiny and explain how it was used to justify westward expansion; (2) analyze arguments in favor and against going to war with Mexico 

Manifest Destiny - How did Americans justify westward expansion? 

Task: Should the United States have declared war against Mexico? 

• Document Analysis - Arguments in favor and against going to war 

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Extension Opportunities: 

(PBS) U.S. - Mexican War

Interactive United States Westward Expansion Map

Abraham Lincoln PROTESTS the U.S. - Mexican War