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NATIONAL EXPANSION AND REFORM |
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California as it is, comic song by Thaddeus W. Meighan. |
The topic of territorial expansion generated many pieces. There is much material on the
California Gold Rush
and westward expansion. The former includes
"The Dying Californian,"
a tune that later became a standard for folk hymnals. There is
also material on
Western migration,
such as the
Kansas-Nebraska
dispute. One song covers
"Manifest Destiny."