Westward Exp & Industrialization

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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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The primary goal of manifest destiny was: End slavery in the new territories, removal of European influence from South America, expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean, secession of southern states from the nation

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expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean

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What was the main reason Chinese immigrants came to America?

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to search for Gold in California

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The Homestead Act offered free land in hopes to encourage what?

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western settlement of the U.S.

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Manifest Destiny offered many people...

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Economic Opportunity

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Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?

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Jobs in factories

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Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States? 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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How did people's lives change because of the Industrial Revolution? Options: People bought more handmade goods than before, people worked mostly on farms, people bought factory made items and worked outside the home, people made a lot of money making homemade items

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people bought factory made items and worked outside the home

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Immigration changed during the Industrial Revolution because...

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factories offered jobs to incoming immigrants

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Cities began to grow around the industrial centers because...

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people had to live near the factory to be able to work there because of lack of transportion