Manifest Destiny Flashcard and Photo Analysis

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What was the main purpose of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?

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To acquire New Orleans and a strip of land from the French

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Which treaty ended the American Revolution?

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Treaty of Paris of 1783

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What was the result of the Mexican Cession in 1848?

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Mexico ceded the Southwest to the U.S.

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What did the Convention of 1818 establish?

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The boundary between the U.S. and British North America at the 49th Parallel

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What was the significance of the Gadsden Purchase in 1853?

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It allowed for the construction of a southern transcontinental railroad.

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What doubled the size of the US? Options: Mexico, Canada Purchase, Louisiana Purchase, California Purchase

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Louisiana Purchase

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What was the main objective of Manifest Destiny?

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To expand the United States until it stretched from coast to coast

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What state was given to the U.S. as part of the Adam-Onis treaty with Spain in 1819?

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Florida

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Who was the newspaper editor that coined the term Manifest Destiny?

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John O'Sullivan

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After the coined term "Manifest Destiny" who drew the painting and what was it called?

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John Gast and American Progress