The creation of the German Confederation in 1815 was largely in
reaction to the growing sense of German nationalism, which had not
existed in Europe prior to the 19th century. While strains of
nationalism certainly existed before the turn of the century, it was
France's conquest of the German lands in the first decade of the 19th
century that first fully aroused German nationalists into proposing a
unified, German state. Indeed, J.G. Fichte's Addresses to the German Nation, given in Berlin in 1808, called on Germans to unite under their common language and traditions.
Perhaps
no other statesman was in such a fine position to make this dream a
reality as the Chancellor of Prussia during the mid-19th century, Otto von Bismarck.
Bismarck was a fervent German nationalist who wanted a German nation,
but specifically one dominated by his Prussia. As a result, once
appointed, Chancellor Bismarck set out to strengthen and improve the
Prussian army and gain international allies that would help Prussia on
its way to unifying Germany.
Perhaps the clearest example of Manifest Destiny in action was the Mexican-American War (1846-48), which was sparked by disputes between the two nations over Texas. ... Polk) demanded land concessions from Mexico that would eventually total 525,000 square miles of what is now the American Southwest.
Answer:
missionaries were responsible for beginning the mass movement to oregon.
Answer:
His name was Chief Joseph
Explanation:
Chief Joseph was the one of the leaders of a tribe of native Americans called the Nez Perce.
The Nez Perce tribe were being forced to relinquish their native lands in the North West and settle in an improvised Indian settlement in Idaho. This was a violation of an earlier agreed treaty (known as the Treaty of Walla Walla), which allowed the Nez Perce to fish and graze on about 7.5 million acres of ancestral land in the North West ceded by the government
Chief Joseph opposed this violation and lead this tribe to war against the United States army which is led by brigadier General Oliver Howard at the time.
The war only lasted about four months (from June to October 1877) before Chief Joseph's capture and subsequent surrender
A) to provide a system of government for the Northwest Territory
