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Westward Expansion Flash Cards

Westward Expansion Flash Cards

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Flashcard

History

8th Grade

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Easy

8.6B

Standards-aligned

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Gabriela Perez

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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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Back

Manifest destiny 

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why did Mormons move from New York to the West in the early 1830s?

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Back

seek out religious freedom

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What territory first allowed the United States to reach the Pacific Ocean?

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Back

Oregon Treaty

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How did we acquire area 4?

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Back

Florida Cession

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What states were part of the Mexican Cession?

Back

California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Results of the U.S. Mexican War
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United  States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present­ day states.

Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?

Back

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Oregon Trail

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Back

a route used during the US migration westward

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