Manifest Destiny FLASHCARD

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The idea the Americans had a God given right to all of North America

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Manifest Destiny

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Americans were given 160 acres of land for free if they were to move West.

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Homesteading

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Which group of people were being pushed off of the land as Americans moved West? Russians, French, Native Americans, Italians

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Native Americans

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Which of the following was a CAUSE of Manifest Destiny?

• People moving to get land and gold
• The USA expanded
• Native Americans were pushed off of their land
• Communication and Transportation expanded

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People moving to get land and gold

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What was a cause of Manifest Destiny? Options: Native Americans pushed off of their land, Communication and Transportation expanded, The USA expanded, People wanted to spread democracy and slavery

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People wanted to spread democracy and slavery

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Effect of Manifest Destiny?

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Native Americans were pushed off of their land

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Which of the following was an EFFECT of Manifest Destiny?

• Communication and Transportation spread across the USA
• People wanting gold and land
• People wanting to spread slavery
• People wanting to spread Christianity

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Communication and Transportation spread across the USA

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Assimilation

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When a group of people are told and taught how to look like the rest of the people

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Where did Americans send Native American children to assimilate them?

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To boarding schools

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Which of the following was NOT a trail used by American settlers to move West?

• Oregon Trail
• Santa Fe Trail
• Appalachian Trail
• Mormon Trail

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Appalachian Trail