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The Trail of Tears is a name given to the forced relocation and movement of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830

The Battle of San Jacinto was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution.

The term was derived from the phrase "to the victor go the spoils" by New York Senator William L. Marcy, referring to the victory of the Jackson Democrats in the election of 1828, with the term spoils meaning goods or benefits taken from the loser in a competition, election or military victory.

In this video lesson we will be looking at American expansionism. In the American Old West, trails were used by immigrants, between 1830 and 1870. Travelers across what became the Western United States in the 19th century had the choice of several routes. Some of the earliest were those of the Mexicans in the southwest.

Manifest Destiny was the thought and belief that Americans had the God given right to expand territory Westward despite the Native American that lived there.

It declared that all runaway slaves were, upon capture, to be returned to their masters.

A pivotal event in the Texas Revolution.

In 1845, the United States of America annexed the Republic of Texas.

The widely held belief among Democrats that American settlers were destined to expand across the continent.