Unit 5 Final

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James K. Polk's belief in Manifest Destiny led to a war with Mexico.

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Mexico

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The purpose of the Underground Railroad was to help runaway slaves escape to freedom.

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Help runaway slaves escape to freedom.

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The Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850 settled conflicts over the admission of states to the Union.

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Admission of states to the Union

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Popular sovereignty allowed settlers in new territories to vote on the issue of slavery.

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Allow settlers in new territories to vote on the issue of slavery.

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The causes of the Mexican American War included the American desire for California and the annexation of Texas.

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American desire for California, U.S. annexation of Texas

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Scalawags were Southerners who supported or participated in the Reconstruction regimes.

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Southerners who supported or participated in the Reconstruction regimes.

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The significance of the Compromise of 1877 was that it ended Reconstruction.

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It ended Reconstruction.

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The goal of Manifest Destiny was to expand the United States territory to the Pacific Ocean.

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Expand the United States territory to the Pacific Ocean

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The immediate result of Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860 was that several southern states seceded from the Union.

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Several southern states seceded from the Union

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Lincoln's main goal for the nation in his first inaugural address was to preserve the Union.

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Preserve the Union