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Americans, beginning the 19th century, had an idea of "Manifest Destiny" in which they thought they were destined to expand the US to the west coast
The California territory is located near the sea. Acquiring this territory would provide America with:
- safe military defense bordered by the sea
- enough space to built ports so we can make a trading relationship with other countries
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Poas volcano is above the frost line and the temperatures below freezing are possible. Nearly constant winds and saturating humidity contribute to biting cold at the rim<span />
The cause of the Great Depression is when the stock market crashed in 1929 which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors.
