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Content: During the 1840s, Americans used the idea of Manifest Destiny to justify the...
1) expansion of women's rights
2) acquiring of new territories
3) beginning of free public education
4) repeal of the Missouri Compromise
2) acquiring of new territories
Many Americans justified westward expansion during the 1840s based on
1) a belief in Manifest Destiny
2) a need to preserve the natural environment
3) the authority of the Monroe Doctrine
4) the constitutional principles in the Bill of Rights
1) a belief in Manifest Destiny
The Louisiana Purchase was important to the growth of the U.S. because it...
1) doubled the size of the country
2) gave the nation control of the Great Lakes
3) completed America's westward expansion
4) brought California into the Union
1) doubled the size of the country
During the 1840s, the idea of Manifest Destiny was used to...
1) demand equal rights for African Americans
2) support westward expansion to the Pacific
3) criticize government treatment of Native American Indians
4) extend slavery into New England
2) support westward expansion to the Pacific
Which of the following was a cause of the U.S. war with Mexico? 1) Mexico refused to sell Oregon to the U.S.
2) The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over the location of each others' borders
3) Mexico annexed Texas illegally
4) President Polk disagreed with Manifest Destiny
2) The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over the location of each others' borders
Which of the following was the result of the discovery of gold in California? 1) gold was discovered in the Black Hills of the Dakotas
2) westward expansion and foreign immigration increased
3) California was annexed as a slave state
4) The U.S. went to war with Mexico
2) westward expansion and foreign immigration increased
What impact did Westward Expansion have on the Native Americans? 1) They gained land after victory in war
2) Many aspects of Native American culture were destroyed
3) Their system of polytheism benefited
4) The trail of tears was a positive affect of westward expansion
2) Many aspects of Native American culture were destroyed
All of the following EXCEPT_______ were groups who moved West during the 1800s. 1) Mountain men
2) Mormons
3) "49'ers"
4) Puritans
4) Puritans
All of the following are true about Westward Expansion EXCEPT
1) the U.S. gains land
2) the U.S. fights wars to expand its size and power
3) the Native Americans benefited
4) settlers often faced harsh and difficult conditions. 3) the Native Americans benefited
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