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Answer:
breaking ties with England
Explanation:
the sense of individualism that both the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment gave to the colonist eventually grew into the believe that breaking ties with England. would be in the best interest of the colonies
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President Polk wanted California but knew Mexico would not agree to sell it and his only avenue was to start a war (knowing the US would win it).