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What is Manifest Destiny?

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The belief that it was America's destiny to settle all of North America, regardless of who already lived there.

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As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?

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They were forced to live in reservations.

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The purchase of Louisiana from France

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doubled the size of the United States

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The historical era of Manifest Destiny is best characterized by —

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westward movement

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What year did the most miners rush to California?

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1849

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What nickname was given to the forced removal of Cherokee from Georgia?

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The Trail of Tears

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Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans? NA could not get enough supplies and this led to poverty, NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated them from white pioneers, NA could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills, NA culture became widely accepted by white settlers

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NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated them from white pioneers

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Which was NOT one of the groups of people that helped remake the West? Miners, Ranchers, Farmers

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Factory People

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Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war between the United States and Mexico?

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo

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The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —

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a treaty was negotiated that divided U.S. and British claims to the land