The colonists were fed up and met at the First Continental Congress to write a petition of rights to the King. The petition was known as:

The Petition to the King was a petition sent to King George III by the First Continental Congress in 1775, calling for repeal of the Intolerable Acts.

Explanation:

It was called the Petition to the King

Explanation:

On October 25, 1774, the First Continental Congress sends a respectful petition to King George III to inform his majesty that if it had not been for the acts of oppression forced upon the colonies by the British Parliament, the American people would be standing behind British rule.

in 1803 the louisiana purchase took place, doubling the size of the country. by 1840 almost 7 million americans had migrated westward in hopes of securing land and being prosperous. the belief that settlers were destined to expand to the west is often referred to as manifest destiny.

explanation:

they wanted the u.s. to fight on the side of the central powers.