APUSH Midterm Review

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What was the main idea of Manifest Destiny?

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that it was the God-given right for Americans to take the land

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What territory is circled? Options: Gadsden Purchase, Louisiana, Oregon, Florida

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Oregon

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Why was the annexation of Texas delayed?

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Worry about adding Texas as a slave state, Annexing Texas would lead to a war with Mexico, There would be imbalance of slave states and free states.

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What other country also claimed Oregon? Options: Spain, France, Mexico, Great Britain

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Great Britain

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What is the term used for the era before the Civil War?

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Antebellum Era

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What was the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War, resulting in the Mexican Cession?

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Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

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The Wilmot Proviso specifically provided for

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the prohibition of slavery in lands acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War

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Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States? Options: European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety., Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming., Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward., The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.

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Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.

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The Mexican-American was caused by: the increase in plantations westward, flooded land in Texas, discovery of gold, a dispute over borders.

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a dispute over borders.

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How did the idea of Manifest Destiny impact Native American tribes?

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The idea of Manifest Destiny led to the displacement and forced removal of Native American tribes from their ancestral lands.