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| What was important about the year 1803 when thinking about "Manifest Destiny"? |
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| America doubled in size by gaining a large amount of land. |
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| What did the legislation, Homestead Act do? |
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| It encouraged Westward expansion. |
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| Who said the Louisiana Purchase was a "necessary and proper clause" for the benefit of the country? |
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| President Thomas Jefferson |
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| How did the Mississippi River benefit the country economically? |
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| The river helped transport goods to other areas of the country. |
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| During 1804-1806, Lewis and Clark went to explore the new land. What 3 things did it do for America? |
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1. Mapped out the Northwest Territory
2. Discovered new plants and animal species
3. Found there was NOT a Northwest passage |
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| What group of people were forced to move to reservations and to assimilate a new culture? |
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| What did America do to protect the white settlers in the west from the Native Americans? |
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| The main reason for settling the West was for the ___________ ________ for farming. |
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| Why did farmers hate the buffalo roaming in the West? |
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| The buffalo would trample and ruin their crops, so the farmers shot them. |
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| President Polk was a strong believer in Manifest Destiny. Why did he irritate Mexico? |
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| He wanted to start a war and gain more land. |
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| What war did America gain a lot more land in the south west? Who did we fight? |
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| Mexican-American War; Mexico |
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| President Andrew Jackson was strongly against slavery. (TRUE or FALSE) |
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| Who believed that it was the state's responsibility to require children to attend school? |
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| What movement led to the desire to make society better, influenced abolitionism, and new religious denominations? |
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| The Second Great Awakening |
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| Why did the North embrace the Second Great Awakening but the South didn't like it? |
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The North was more open to new ideas and women had more freedoms.
The South needed slavery for economics and the movement was trying to get rid of slavery. |
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| What two movements relied on religious reform to impact social behaviors? |
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| The Second Great Awakening and the Temperance Movement. |
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| What event caused California become a state in 1850 because of all the people moving in? |
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| Many people moved to California for the Gold Rush. |
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| What was the 19th amendment about? |
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| It was about Women's Suffrage Movement. |
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| Which movement came about because they believed that God would no longer bless America because of the immoral behavior? |
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| The Second Great Awakening, Manifest Destiny and Industrial Revolution were all part of the ________ period in US history. |
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