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In what year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?

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1803

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The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?

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France

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What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Who was the leader of France that sold Louisiana to the United States?

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Napoléon Bonaparte

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What is Manifest Destiny?

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The idea that America is destined to expand from the East Coast to the West Coast.

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Historically, US government policy toward American Indians has been most consistently characterized by: efforts to give the responsibility for managing their own affairs, a desire to help them through protective legislation, refusal to grant US citizenship to them, misunderstanding of their cultures and values

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misunderstanding of their cultures and values

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California Gold Rush, the Homestead Act (giving people land), and the completion of the Transcontinental all...

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encouraged westward settlement.

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How did the Forty-niners typically travel to California?

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By horse or wagon across the Oregon Trail

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What name was given to the group of people who came to California in 1849 to search for gold?

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Forty-niners

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What term was used to describe the towns that offered everything a miner would need while searching for gold?

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Boomtowns