Westward Expansion/ Manifest Destiny

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Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo? Options: A, B, C, D

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C

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How did the United States acquire the Oregon Territory?

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A treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the land.

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

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Florida

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Land purchased from France in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president that doubled the U.S size. Options: Texas Annexation, Louisiana Purchase, Northwest Territory, Mexican Cession

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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? Options: Manifest destiny , Monroe Doctrine , Great Awakening , Louisiana Purchase

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Manifest destiny 

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Which document had these characteristics in the image? Options: Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, Northwest Ordinance

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Northwest Ordinance

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What was the main cause of the war between the United States and Mexico in 1846?

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issues arising over the boundaries of Texas

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Why is the Northwest Ordinance considered a historical milestone?

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established a method for admitting new states to the Union

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The name given to the group of pioneers who went to California during the Gold Rush

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Forty Niners