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| Where in the United states did many Asian immigrants settle? | California -pacific coast
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| How did the Mexican cession influence westward expansion in the United states? | The territory gained became the southwestern United states
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| During which time period did the United states expand its territory the most? | Early 1800's
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| What was a major result of the Missouri compromise? | It helped keep the peace between the slave states (southern) and the non slave states (northern). Decreased sectionalism for a short period of time?
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| In what year did the United states purchase the Louisiana territory? | 1803
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| The main reason why the United states wanted the Louisiana territory was to gain access to what important port? | The port of New Orleans
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| How was texas added to the United states? | Annexation
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| The northwest ordinance of 1787 proved very important during the manifest destiny period, in what way was it important during this time period? | It established an orderly way that territories would develop into states
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| What was the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican war? | The treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo
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| What were three important provisions of the treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo? | 1 the rio grande is the permanent border between the U.S. and Mexico
2 Mexico recognizes that Texas is a part of the United states
3 the land from the Mexican cession
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| Why did the United states want the area of California to be part of the nation? | Because it would offer the United states many riches
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| The majority of the land gained during the manifest destiny era was west of what geographic feature? | The Mississippi river
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| President Polk's placement of troops on the Rio Grande contributed to the outbreak of the Mexican war due to the fact that this area was what? | The Rio Grande was disputed land between Mexico and Texas
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| The Gadsden purchase allowed american's moving west to avoid what geographic hazard found in the western lands? | The Rocky Mountians
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| What geographic feature hampered westward expansion of the American colonies during the late 1700's? Hint it's the only one found east of the Mississippi river | Appalachian mountains
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| What was the name of the belief that America was destined to control the land from the Atlantic ocean, to the Pacific Ocean? | Manifest destiny
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| How did many Americans act on the brief of manifest destiny | They moved west ignoring the people that were settled there (the Mexicans and Native American)
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| In what way did the admission of new states in the west contribute to sectionalism? | It upset the balance between the slave states (southern) and non slave states (northern)
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| What was the determining factor in a territory having the ability to seek statehood? | Population size
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| Many Americans acted on the belief of manifest destiny by doing what? | They moved west
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| Who painted "American Progress"? | John Gast
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