VAUS Geography

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What was the primary reason for the settlement of Virginia and the other Southern colonies?

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Seeking economic opportunities

Front

Who was authorized by Thomas Jefferson to explore the new territories west of the Mississippi River?

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Lewis and Clark

Front

What belief justified American territorial expansion from the Atlantic to the Pacific?

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Manifest Destiny

Front

Which act provided free public land in the western territories to settlers?

Back

Homestead Act of 1862

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What was one of the roles of the United States in Latin America following the Spanish-American War? Options: Annexation of Hawaii, Encouraging Panama’s independence from Colombia, Establishing trade with Japan, Building the Great Wall

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Encouraging Panama’s independence from Colombia

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What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?

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To urge all foreigners in China to obey Chinese law and observe fair competition

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Who was a key political leader of the United States during the European Theater in World War II?

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Which strategy did America and its allies follow in the European Theater?

Back

Defeat Hitler First

Front

What was the Axis strategy in the European Theater?

Back

Defeat the Soviet Union quickly and gain control of Soviet oil fields

Front

Who was a key leader of Japan during the Pacific Theater?

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Emperor Hirohito