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What was the primary belief behind Manifest Destiny?

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The United States should expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean

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The Indian Removal Act of 1830 resulted in which of the following? Native Americans gaining more territory, The Trail of Tears, Native Americans receiving U.S. citizenship, Peaceful resettlement of tribes

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The Trail of Tears

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Which two states were admitted to the Union under the Missouri Compromise?

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Maine and Missouri

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Why was Henry Clay considered the "Great Compromiser"?

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He played a key role in creating legislative compromises that eased tensions between the North and South.

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The Compromise of 1850 included all of the following EXCEPT: A. Abolition of slavery in all territories, B. California entered as a free state, C. Establishment of a territorial government in Utah

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Admission of Texas as a slave state

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What was a major outcome of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

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It resulted in "Bleeding Kansas" due to violent conflicts.

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How did Manifest Destiny affect Native American tribes?

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It resulted in forced relocation and loss of ancestral lands

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How did the 36°30' parallel, established by the Missouri Compromise, influence the political divisions of the United States and the expansion of slavery in the 19th century?

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It created a clear boundary between free and slave states, restricting the expansion of slavery into new territories.

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Popular sovereignty, introduced in the Kansas-Nebraska Act, meant:

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Residents of territories would vote on allowing slavery

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Which group most actively supported the concept of Manifest Destiny? Options: Native American tribes, Northern abolitionists, Democratic politicians and newspapers, Foreign immigrants

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Democratic politicians and newspapers