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Flashcards on Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny
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What was the belief called that the United States was destined to expand westward?
Manifest Destiny
What was the period in the 19th century when the United States rapidly expanded its territory to the west?
Westward Expansion
Which doctrine claimed that the United States was granted the right to settle and govern any unclaimed territory?
Doctrine of Discovery
Which act encouraged settlers to move to the western territories by offering them 160 acres of land?
Homestead Act
What was the name of the trail that settlers used to travel from Missouri to Oregon during the 19th century?
Oregon Trail
What did the United States purchase from France in 1803, doubling its size?
Louisiana Purchase
Which war resulted in Mexico ceding over half of its territory to the United States?
Mexican-American War
What was the name of the idea that the United States should expand its territory from coast to coast?
Continentalism
What mountain range did pioneers encounter when traveling west?
Rocky Mountains
Which legislation allowed for the construction of a transcontinental railroad?
Pacific Railway Act
What was the name of the belief that the United States was destined to spread democracy and capitalism across the continent?
American Exceptionalism
Which territory did the United States acquire as a result of the Mexican-American War?
California
What was the nickname given to individuals who traveled to California in search of gold during the Gold Rush?
Forty-Niners
Which Native American tribes were displaced and faced conflict as a result of westward expansion?
Sioux, Apache, Navajo
Which state became part of the United States as a result of the Texas Revolution in 1836?
Texas
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What was the belief that the United States was destined to expand westward called?
Manifest Destiny
Trail of Tears
Mormon Migration
Lewis and Clark Expedition
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Which act offered 160 acres of land to settlers who agreed to improve the land?
Louisiana Purchase
Gadsden Purchase
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Homestead Act
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Which war resulted in the United States acquiring California and much of the Southwest?
American Civil War
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Spanish-American War
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What was the name of the pathway used by pioneers to travel westward?
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
California Trail
Old Spanish Trail
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Which mountain range did pioneers encounter when traveling west?
Rocky Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Cascade Range
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Which of the following territories was not acquired by the United States through westward expansion?
California
Hawaii
Texas
Alaska
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What was the nickname given to individuals who migrated to California in search of gold?
Pilgrims
Colonists
Eskimos
Forty-Niners
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Which of the following Native American tribes faced conflict and displacement as a result of westward expansion?
Sioux
Apache
Navajo
Cherokee
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What was the name of the belief that the United States was destined to spread democracy and capitalism across the continent?
Imperialism
American Exceptionalism
Isolationism
Economic Nationalism
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Which state became part of the United States as a result of the Texas Revolution?
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
Nevada
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