Westward Expansion Review #1

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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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New Orleans was a valuable port and Americans used this city to access the

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Mississippi River

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As Americans moved west throughout the 19th century, how were Native Americans affected?

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They were forced to move onto reservations.

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The primary goal of manifest destiny was to

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expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean

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By winning what war did the U.S. gain the land from the Atlantic in the east to the Mississippi River in the West?

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The Revolutionary War

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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 said that people within the territory had all of the following rights EXCEPT...
To own slaves, Religious freedom, Right to a trial by a jury, To have a say in the government (if you were a free white landowning male)

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To own slaves

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Why was the port of New Orleans important to the United States?

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It was a trade center, it was used to import goods, and it was used to export goods.

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Which U.S. president wanted to buy New Orleans from France?

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Thomas Jefferson

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What did the U.S. pay for the Louisiana Territory?

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$15 million

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The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?

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France