Westward Expansion STAAR Released Tutoring

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What title best completes this list? Economic Motives for Passing the Northwest Ordinance, Reasons for Issuing the Monroe Doctrine, Economic Motives for Manifest Destiny Policies, Reasons for the Gadsden Purchase

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Economic Motives for Manifest Destiny Policies

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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 contributed to widespread support for?

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Manifest Destiny

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Which of these was a goal shared by many advocates of Manifest Destiny? Abolishing slavery throughout the United States, Occupying all of North America , Withdrawing from foreign affairs, Returning to an agrarian economy

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Occupying all of North America

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As a result of the Oregon Treaty, the United States achieved its goal of...

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Expanding westward to the Pacific Ocean

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Which of the following occurred as a result of these events?

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The United States acquired several territories from Mexico

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Which reason did the United States give for declaring war against Mexico in 1846?

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To defend US territory from Mexican aggression

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Which event on the timeline contributed most directly to the outbreak of the Mexican-American War?

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#4

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Which map shows the boundaries of the US after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? Options: A, B, C, D

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C

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The Compromise of 1850 allowed certain territories to use popular sovereignty to decide if the territory would be free or slave. This decision applied to much of the land gained from which war?

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US-Mexican War