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WorksheetsWestern Expansion
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America
The belief that their destiny was to manifest
A religious term used to explain how to be saved
Loyalty to a section of the country over the country as a whole
Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area over the interests of the entire country?
Sectionalism
Nationalism
Popular Sovereignty
Secession
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing (factories)?
The North
The South
The West
Which region of the country was based on agriculture?
The North
The South
The West
Which region of the country was based on trade & raw materials?
The North
The South
The West
This construction helped increase manufacturing in the Northeast by bring raw materials from the Midwest states (*hint: it is in New York)
Transcontinental Railroad
Steamboat
The Erie Canal
The Steal Plow
How did the development of the railroad impact the buffalo population?
the amount of buffalo did not change
the amount of buffalo decreased
the amount of buffalo increased
buffalo migrated east
What caused major tension over the expansion of slavery?
The balance of power in Congress
The treatment of slaves
The argument over war with Mexico
The problems of farming cash crops
