TCI 17/18 Review (Manifest Destiny and the West)

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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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The United States acquired land in all of these ways except: through war, through treaties, through colonization, through inheritance.

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through inheritance

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After Haiti became independent, why did Napoleon want to sell the Louisiana Territory?

Back

France no longer needed the land to grow food to support its colonies.

Front

How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?

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It doubled the nation's size.

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What was one reason the United States wanted to acquire Florida from Spain?

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to end Seminole raids on Georgia farms

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Why did some northerners oppose the annexation of Texas?

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Texas allowed slavery.

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Which event occurred before Stephen F. Austin started a colony in Texas? Options: Texas won its independence., Mexico declared independence., General Santa Anna was captured., The battle at the Alamo was fought.

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Mexico declared independence.

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Why did the Tejanos resent the Americans colonizing Texas?

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They were settling illegally.

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Which of these was an incentive for colonists to travel to Oregon Country?
Options: gold deposits, fertile farmland, religious freedom, Canadian citizenship

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fertile farmland

Front

What was Mexico’s policy toward slavery in 1830?

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It was illegal.