Westward Expansion

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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 

Front

What act allowed the national government to require Native Americans to give up their land?

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Indian Removal Act

Front

What was the forced location of thousands of Native Americans called? Options: The Hopeless Journey, The Deadly Flight, The Trail of Tears, The March of Doom

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The Trail of Tears

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The size of the United States was doubled with

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the Louisiana Purchase

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New Orleans was a valuable port and Americans used this city to access the

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Mississippi River

Front

Why was Thomas Jefferson concerned about losing control of the port of New Orleans?

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He wanted to make sure the United States could ship its goods from the port.

Front

Which of the following was NOT one of the benefits of the Louisiana Purchase?

• It added Texas as the country’s newest state.
• It gave control of the port of New Orleans to the United States.
• It doubled the size of the United States.
• It gave the country room to expand.

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It added Texas as the country’s newest state.

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Why did the white settlers and the American Indians begin having conflicts?

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White settlers felt they had the right to settle on American Indian land

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Best title for the illustration: Divine Nature, Survival of the Fittest, Universal Expansion, Manifest Destiny

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Manifest Destiny

Front

What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the Mexican War of 1846 have in common?

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They increased the territory of the United States.