Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

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Social Studies, History

8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

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Back

C

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order to

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Back

seek out religious freedom

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

Louisiana Purchase

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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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Back

Manifest destiny

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

Gadsden Purchase/Railroad

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The primary goal of manifest destiny was

Back

expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

issues arising over the boundaries of Texas

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