Westward Expansion & Manifest Destiny

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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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Who were the people that traveled west in search of wealth and new land?

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Pioneers

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War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of...

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Push Factors

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Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...

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Pull Factors

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As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?

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They were forced to live in reservations.

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The President most associated with Manifest Destiny was ---. Options: Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, James K. Polk

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James K. Polk

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A portable house made of buffalo skin, used for hunting trips.

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Tepee

Front

In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?

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1803

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What contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

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Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.

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Which area on the map was acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican War? Options: Texas Annexation, Gadsden Purchase, Mexican Cession, Oregon Territory

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Mexican Cession