Westward Expansion (Manifest Destiny)

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Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

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C

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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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What is the territory identified in the picture the U.S. acquired in 1819? Options: Florida, Thirteen Colonies, Mexican Cession, Oregon County

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Florida

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What is the territory the U.S. acquired in 1848 identified in the picture? Options: Florida Purchase, Thirteen Colonies, Mexican Cession, Oregon County

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Mexican Cession

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Land purchased from France in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president that doubled the U.S size.

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Louisiana Purchase

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What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

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Manifest destiny

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What piece of land was purchased in order to build something in the Southwest? What did they want to build?

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Gadsden Purchase/Railroad

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The primary goal of manifest destiny was

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expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean

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Which document had these characteristics in the image? Options: Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, Northwest Ordinance

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Northwest Ordinance

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In 1846, war broke out between the United States and Mexico. What was the main cause of this war?

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issues arising over the boundaries of Texas