Chapter 6 - Westward Expansion and American Indian Experience

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What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

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to protect the United States' independence by limiting European involvement in North and South America

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How does this first-hand account influence the historical interpretation of the Trail of Tears?

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It provides an eyewitness report of the inhumane treatment of the Cherokee people.

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What counterclaim might the European powers have in response to this portion of the Monroe Doctrine: “as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers . . .”?

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We have had control of parts of the American continents far longer than the United States has.

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This headline shows the effect of which foreign policy document?

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Monroe Doctrine

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Which of these statements would Pres. Jackson have given as a reason for Indian Removal? Removal will cause irreversible damage to the five tribes. Removal is necessary to save the five tribes from extinction. The United States must repair the damage done to Native cultures. The United States is responsible for the destruction of many Native cultures.

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Removal is necessary to save the five tribes from extinction.

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The Erie Canal linked the Great Lakes to the ________ by way of the Hudson River.

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Atlantic Ocean