Westward Expansion and American History

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What was the main belief for the idea of Manifest Destiny?

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Stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

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What did the Lewis and Clark Expedition contribute to Americans' knowledge?

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Knowledge about American Indian tribes

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What were the differences in economic activities between the North and the South?

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The North had factories and small farms, and the South had large farms and plantations.

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How did Americans modify (change) the environment because of urbanization?

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Building roads

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Because of the increase in demand for cotton, the demand for what increased?

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Slavery

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In the 1800s, the majority of immigrants move to the United States to...

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Find jobs in factories in the North

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Who was most affected by the movement of people West during Manifest Destiny?

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Native Americans

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How did innovations (inventions) in transportation influence the U.S. during the 1st half of the 20th century?

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It allowed people to work farther from home.

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What has the biggest effect on the prices of goods in a free enterprise system?

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Competition among sellers

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What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?

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Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers, Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy, Polluted the air and the natural environment.