CA10 Westward Expansion and Immigration

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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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Territory acquired by the U.S. that started as a border dispute with Mexico and turned into a war.

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Mexican Cession

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The primary goal of manifest destiny was ...

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expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean

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In 1845 Congress made this independent territory a part of the United States? Options: Texas, Louisiana Purchase, Oregon Territory, Florida

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Texas

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The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —

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a treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the land

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The territory the U.S. acquired in 1846 that settled a boundary dispute at the 49th parallel with Britain identified in the picture? Options: Florida Purchase, Thirteen Colonies, Mexican Cession, Oregon County

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Oregon County

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All of the following are roots of Manifest Destiny, except ...

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Mercantilism

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This territory was purchased to complete the southern portion of the Transcontinental Railroad.

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Gadsden Purchase

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Early pioneers traveled by ox-wagon 2000 miles over the Rocky Mountains to reach this territory.

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Oregon Territory

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How did the U.S. acquire Oregon? Options: treaty with the British, war with England, purchased from the British, war with Mexico

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treaty with the British