Mexican-American War

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The present-day states of California, Nevada, and Utah were acquired in 1848 from —

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Mexico

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Which of the following would most likely be a strong believer in Manifest Destiny? Options: The owner of a textile factory in the Northeast, A slave on a southern plantation, A Native American, A farmer wanting to obtain new land

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A farmer wanting to obtain new land

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Belief in the idea of Manifest Destiny was one reason that —

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the United States went to war with Mexico

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

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James K. Polk

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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.

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Northern opposition to the U.S. annexation of Texas was mainly caused by ---.

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resistance to the expansion of slavery and Southern political power

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What geographic advantage did the United States obtain from the purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803? Options: warm water ports on the Atlantic coast, rich fishing areas in the Great Lakes, control of the Mississippi River, valuable coal reserves in western Pennsylvania

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control of the Mississippi River

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Name the piece of Land: Texas Annexation, Mexican Cession, Louisiana Purchase, Florida Cession

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Louisiana Purchase

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The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________

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Pacific Ocean

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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