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Expansion and Division of the Nation

Expansion and Division of the Nation

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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MEREDITH WORMSLEY

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35 Slides • 15 Questions

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Multiple Choice

What was the goal of a missionary?

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to meet new people

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to spread Christianity

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to trade

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to create a new nation

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If you had the opportunity to move West during the mid/late 1800s, would you? Why or why not?

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Which reason would most likely influence you to move west?

Land

Money

Freedom

Transportation

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Open Ended

How did trade blend European and Native American cultures?

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Multiple Choice

Where did the Mormon's travel FROM coming out west?

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Mississippi

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Indiana

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Utah

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Illinois

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Poll

Would you rather have traveled the Oregon Trail or the Santa Fe Trail?

Oregon Trail

Santa Fe Trail

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Open Ended

What is a caravan?

Remember... we learned this last year!

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Multiple Choice

What is another name for the Missouri Compromise?

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The Great Compromise

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The Compromise of Missouri

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The Great Compromise of 1820

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The Compromise of 1820

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Dropdown

and ​
are the two individuals from Tennessee that helped Texas gain its independence and become a part of the United States.

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Multiple Choice

What president annexed Texas and made it apart of the United States?

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James K. Polk

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John Tyler

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Andrew Jackson

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Sam Houston

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The treaty of ​ ​
officially ended the Mexican American War.

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Multiple Choice

What was the main purpose of the Wilmont Proviso?

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to ban slavery in the north

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to ban slavery in the new territories

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to ban slavery in the west

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to ban slavery in the south

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Word Cloud

Name 1-2 words that describe the Gold Rush and its effects.

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Multiple Choice

What people group took the place of the Forty-Niners?

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Chinese Immigrants

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Mexican Immigrants

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Spanish Immigrants

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Canadian Immigrants

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