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STAAR chap.13
United Sates History STAAR Review 2013 Chapter 13
Question | Answer |
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What drew people to the West? | Cheap Unclaimed land, Gold Rush, and Manifest destiny |
Who were the Mormons and why did they go West? | A Religious group from the church of Latter-Day Saints. They wanted to escape Humiliation. |
Why did Americans want to move to TEXAS? | Rich soil |
John O'Sullivan coined the term "Manifest Destiny", What does it mean? | the Belief that the U.S. was destined to strech across the continent from the Atlantic to the Paccific ocean |
How did the California Gold Rush get started and What was the impact? | James marshall built a saw mill on the American River then one day found gold in it. The news spread and Thousands of miners traveled west. |