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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What was the primary goal of manifest destiny?

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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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What contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

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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?

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People bought factory made items and worked outside the home.

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Why did immigration change during the Industrial Revolution?

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Factories offered jobs to incoming immigrants.

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Why did cities begin to grow around industrial centers?

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People had to live near the factory to be able to work there because of lack of transportation.