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Westward Expansion Flashcard

Westward Expansion Flashcard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Westward Expansion

Back

The movement of settlers and the spread of U.S. territory westward across North America during the 19th century.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Manifest Destiny

Back

The idea that the U.S. had a divine right and duty to expand its territory across the North American continent.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was the Louisiana Purchase?

Back

A land deal in which the U.S. purchased territory from France, doubling the size of the country.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which president asked Congress to pay for a trailblazing expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory?

Back

Thomas Jefferson

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was The Oregon Trail?

Back

A historic route used by American pioneers to migrate westward to Oregon in the mid-1800s.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Reason people traveled to the Oregon Trail?

Back

All of the above (Cheap land and new opportunities in the West, Escaping religious persecution, seeking gold in California)

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why did the use of the Oregon Trail decline?

Back

The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 and other more convenient forms of transportation were created.

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