History Midterm 2024-2025

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Why was the Pony Express created?

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It was a quick way to get mail delivered to the people living in the West.

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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

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What was the most valuable natural resources in the West?

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gold and silver

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The famous gold and silver discovery in western Nevada was called the ___ ___.

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Comstock Lode

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Towns that suddenly developed whenever a mine was opened are called ____ ____.

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boom towns

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Long trips that cowboys took to drive cattle toward the railroad were called ____ ____.

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cattle drives

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Which Act gave women and African American men the chance to claim land for themselves in the West?

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Homestead Act

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The primary reason the Civil War was fought was over the issue of

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slavery

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Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

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they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

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What nickname was given to journalists who exposed societal issues?

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Muckrakers