STAAR Questions: Westward Expansion.

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Which of these characteristics also describes these two states below? Founded as work colonies for debtors., Former slave states., Were havens for religious dissenters., Former Spanish colonies.

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Former Spanish colonies.

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Which of the following best completes the diagram below? Options: Slaveholding state., Bordered by the Pacific., Formerly part of Mexico., Dependent on heavy industry.

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Formerly part of Mexico.

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Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram below? Options: Former Mexican territory., Dependent on slavery., Settled by Mormons., Large coal deposits.

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Former Mexican territory.

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The numbered river on this map below played a major role in?

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the exploration of new territory acquired from France.

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According to the excerpt below, the Gadsden Purchase was intended to —

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support settlement of U.S. territory gained through the U.S.-Mexican War.

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What effect did the mining technique described in this excerpt below have on the local environment?

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Rivers became filled with sediment.

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What was one reason James K. Polk won the presidential election of 1844?

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He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny.

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During the 1840s the factors in this diagram below contributed to widespread support for which of the following? The Kansas-Nebraska Act., Manifest Destiny, The American System, States’ Rights

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Manifest Destiny

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The bullet points in this list below would most likely be included in an essay about?

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the emergence of Manifest Destiny.

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This excerpt below provides evidence that in 1844 Democrats supported?

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making Manifest Destiny an official federal policy.