Causes of the Civil War

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Which was the Manifest Destiny president?

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James K. Polk

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The growing division between the anti-slavery states and the pro-slavery states was known as

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Sectionalism

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This war was caused by a border dispute and Manifest Destiny. Options: French & Indian War, War of 1812, Mexican-American War, American Revolutionary War

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Mexican-American War

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The United States received California and parts of the American Southwest as a result of the

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Mexican-American War

Front

How was the Oregon Territory acquired by the United States?

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treaty

Front

Which number represents the land gained by the U.S. after the Mexican War?

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6

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American belief that it is our God given right to expand the U.S. from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

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Manifest Destiny

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How did the U.S. gain Texas?

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annexation

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Which of these is associated with a failure of popular sovereignty?
Election of 1860,
John Brown's Raid,
Kansas-Nebraska Act,
Scott v. Sanford

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Why was the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed?

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conflict between slave and free states