Unit 7 USA Review

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These excerpts offer different points of view about —

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the U.S.-Mexican War

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Which of these BEST explains the change in population and distribution of U.S. cities from 1850 to 1870? Options: The passage of homesteading legislation, The admission of new states to the Union, The expansion of the railroad system and increased industrialization, The emancipation of slaves after the Civil War

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The expansion of the railroad system and increased industrialization

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Which of these best completes the diagram? California, Nevada, Texas, Florida

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Texas

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According to the excerpt above, the Gadsden Purchase was intended to —

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support settlement of U.S. territory gained through the U.S.-Mexican War

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What effect did the mining technique described in this excerpt have on the local environment?

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Rivers became filled with sediment.

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Which location shows the western border of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

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D

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During the 1840s the factors in this diagram contributed to widespread support for which of the following? The Kansas-Nebraska Act, Manifest Destiny, The American System, States’ Rights

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Manifest Destiny

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The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —

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

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Which of these characteristics also describes these two states? Founded as work colonies for debtors, Former slave states, Were havens for religious dissenters, Former Spanish colonies

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Former Spanish colonies

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What was one reason James K. Polk won the presidential election of 1844? Options: He was against removing American Indians from their native lands. He favored the policy of popular sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska territories. He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny. He opposed the extension of slavery west of the Mississippi River.

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He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny.