Manifest Destiny

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What is Manifest Destiny?

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The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America.

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What states were part of the Mexican Cession? Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada

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California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada

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The purchase of Louisiana

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doubled the size of the United States

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How did the U.S. acquire Oregon? Options: treaty with the British, war with England, purchased from the British, war with Mexico

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treaty with the British

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Why was the Gadsden Purchase added to the U.S. in 1853? Options: it was needed for the building of a railroad, it was a gift from Mexico, it was part of the treaty with Mexico, gold was discovered in that area

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it was needed for the building of a railroad

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The discovery of gold led to

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California statehood

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How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provide for the orderly expansion of the United States? Options: It provided the president with the power to sign treaties with foreign powers to buy additional territory, It provided a review process for laws in new territories and states., It provided procedures for establishing territories and creating states.

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It provided procedures for establishing territories and creating states.

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Name the piece of land.

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Oregon Country 

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What was the name of the treaty where Mexico ceded half of its land to the United States?

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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The President most associated with Manifest Destiny was ---.

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James K. Polk