Manifest Destiny Flashcard

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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 caused the initial resistance to the annexation of Texas by the United States?

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There was concern that Texas would enter the United States as a slave state and upset the balance between free and slave states.

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Which of the following was most responsible for the rapid rise in California’s population in the 1840s?
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The large population of Native Americans living in California were naturalized as United States citizens,
Slavery was popular in the California territory, so most settlers that came to the region brought labor forces of thousands of slaves.
Given its long coastline, California became home to the largest port cities in North America.
The California Gold Rush led over 100,000 people to emigrate to California in hopes of getting rich from mining gold.

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The California Gold Rush led over 100,000 people to emigrate to California in hopes of getting rich from mining gold.

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Which of the following was a positive benefit of the American railroad system developed in the mid-1800s? Options: Railroads made it possible to transport goods faster and more inexpensively between regions of the country. Railroads connected major cities making communication and transportation faster and more reliable. Railroads led to an increase in the populations of western states. All of the above.

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All of the above.

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What was the main benefit of Samuel Morse's invention of the telegraph in 1844?

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The telegraph would be essential in establishing lines of communication that spanned America’s significant land mass.

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President Polk won the Election of 1844 by a landslide because...

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He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny

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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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The Homestead Act offered free land in hopes to encourage what?

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Western settlement of the United States

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What group of people settled in present day Utah after leaving the east coast because of religious persecution?

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The Mormons

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Manifest Destiny offered many people...

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Economic Opportunity