Manifest Destiny & Mexican-American War
Teaching Manifest Destiny & Mexican-American War
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Manifest Destiny & Mexican-American War Discussion & Essay Questions
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Sample of Discussion & Essay Questions
- Big Picture
- What contributed to Americans' sense of racial superiority?
- What material advances and opportunities reinforced this sense of difference?
- How did the nation avoid a violent clash over slavery for as long as it did?
- Were these political compromises and cross-sectional parties good things?
- Or did they just delay the inevitable?
- Would the nation have been better served by fighting this out earlier?
- Why did most northerners oppose slavery?
- Do the motivations of northerners matter?
- Will they affect the way that slavery is ultimately ended?
