U3C2 Test Review (7th Grade)

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What does this image represent?

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Manifest Destiny

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How does this painting represent Manifest Destiny?

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The painting represents the westward expansion of settlers and the belief in the nation's divine right to expand.

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Which direction is the woman facing in the painting?

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West

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What happened in Texas after Mexico gained their independence from Spain?

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Mexico encouraged Americans to settle in Texas by offering land grants.

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The Battle of the Alamo occurred during

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Texas' fight for independence from Mexico.

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What was President Polk's role in the start of the Mexican-American War?

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President Polk started the war by sending troops to cross the Nueces River into disputed land.

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Why did the Mormons move west?

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To escape religious persecution.

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Why did California see an increase in their population during the mid 1800s? Options: The invention of the steam engine., The discovery of gold., A significant decrease in agricultural jobs., The establishment of national parks.

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The discovery of gold.

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The United States government helped with the transcontinental railroad by

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giving land grants to railroad companies.

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This passage influenced which of the following? [It is] our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions. —from John O’Sullivan’s Editorial on Manifest Destiny (1845) Options: U.S. isolationism in the 20th century., The establishment of the United Nations in 1945., The abolition of slavery in the 19th century., the passage of the Homestead Act

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the passage of the Homestead Act