Westward Expansion: Warm-up Day 6 (Lowman Essentials)

Acquired from Great Britain, helped U.S. achieve goal of Manifest Destiny

• 6th Amendment
• 8th Amendment
• Oregon Territory
• Urbanization

People move from rural farm areas to cities to work in factories, city populations explode

• 6th Amendment
• 8th Amendment
• Oregon Territory
• Urbanization

Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment

• 6th Amendment
• 8th Amendment
• Oregon Territory
• Urbanization

Right to trial by jury

• 6th Amendment
• 8th Amendment
• Oregon Territory
• Urbanization

The Mormons were often persecuted because of their religious beliefs. Which amendment does this violate?

• 1st Amendment
• 3rd Amendment
• 4th Amendment
• 10th Amendment

Which of the following were effects of the California Gold Rush? Select THREE correct answers.

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According to the excerpt below, the Gadsden Purchase was intended to -

• support settlement of U.S. territory gained through the U.S.- Mexican War
• encourage commerce among U.S. states formed from the Louisiana Purchase
• allow the United States and Mexico to share railroad construction costs
• encourage the sale of U.S. government land in Florida

What effect did the mining technique described in this excerpt have on the local environment?

• Rivers became filled with sediment.
• Reduced flooding led to an increased reliance on irrigation.
• Forests were clear-cut, and the timber was used to line tunnels and shafts.
• Farmland benefited from a change in soil composition.