4.3 westward expansion CO

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The painting best relates to what period in American history?

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expansion into the American West

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Which of the following ideas helped influence settlers to move west?
- availability of slavery
- concept of Manifest Destiny
- availability of expensive land
- financial aid from other countries

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concept of Manifest Destiny

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What would be the best title for the list: Daniel Boone, William Clark, Meriwether Lewis, Zebulon Pike?

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Explorers of Early America

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Who most likely spoke these words? "I borrowed money, mortgaged my property, and spent my life savings to make the journey to California. In pursuit of the kind of wealth I had never dreamed of, I left my family and hometown. It was difficult and dangerous labor, and I never did strike it rich. The camps and towns grew into overcrowded chaos."

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a man venturing to mine during the Gold Rush