The overall question for this lesson is, "How justifiable was the U. S. expansion in the 1800s?" Write a paragraph that uses evidence from each section (Oregon Country and The Mexican-American War) to support your view of whether you believe the U. S. was right or justified in their actions of expansion. You should have at least two pieces of evidence to support your claim (one from each section).

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.