Westward Expansion

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Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

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C

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Which quotation from this letter reveals the main reason for the surge in Irish immigration to the United States in the mid-nineteenth century? Options: “I am exceedingly well pleased at coming to this land of plenty.”, “I would advise all my friends to quit Ireland. . . .”, “What you labour for is sweetened by contentment and happiness. . . .”, “There is no failure in the potato crop. . . .”

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“There is no failure in the potato crop. . . .”

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Why did Mormons move from New York to the West in the early 1830s?

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seek out religious freedom

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What is the territory identified in the picture the U.S. acquired in 1819? Options: Florida Purchase, Thirteen Colonies, Mexican Cession, Oregon County

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Florida Purchase

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What is the territory the U.S. acquired in 1848 identified in the picture? Options: Florida Purchase, Thirteen Colonies, Mexican Cession, Oregon County

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Mexican Cession

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The territory the U.S. acquired in 1846 that settled a boundary dispute at the 49th parallel with Britain identified in the picture? Options: Florida Purchase, Thirteen Colonies, Mexican Cession, Oregon County

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Oregon County

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Land purchased from France in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president that doubled the U.S size.

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Louisiana Purchase

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What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

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Manifest destiny 

Front

What piece of land was purchased in 1853 in order to build something in the South?

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Gadsden Purchase/Railroad

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What was the primary goal of manifest destiny?

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Expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean