Manifest Destiny

Manifest Destiny

by Thanos

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The belief that the United States was destined to stretch all the way across the continent of North America

• Manifest Destiny

• Bill of Rights

• Mexican-American War

• Gold Rush

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Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

• European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
• Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
• Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
• The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.

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The Adams-Onis Treaty gave what Spanish territory to the US?

• Florida

• California

• Texas

• Oregon

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Why did some Americans not want to add Texas as a state?

• Northerners did not want slavery expansion

• Southerners did not want slavery expansion

• Some Americans did not want to add a big state

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Which cause of the U.S.-Mexican War does this image represent

• Manifest Destiny
• Texas Annexation
• Border Dispute
• American blood spilled on American soil

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In the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• The US agreed to retreat and give up its claims to Texas.

• Mexico ceded land including California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming.

• The US and Mexico agreed to split Texas and California.

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Why was the US interested in the area of land known as the Gadsden Purchase?

• it was good farmland

• to build railroads

• for gold

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From which country did the US get the Oregon Territory from?

• Great Britain

• Mexico

• Spain

• France

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What group of Americans sought religious freedom in the West?

• Mormons
• mountain men
• Texans
• Tejanos

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Why did Mormons face persecution in several states?

• Mormon people were extremely unfriendly and intimidated outsiders

• Mormons were wealthy and people resented them for this

• Differences about religion, politics, and economics

• Competition for land and resources

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The expansion Westward and the addition of new states caused increasing division between the North and the South over the... 

• Expansion of Slavery

• Idea of Manifest Desitny

• The expansion of railroads

• The treatment of Native Americans