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Westward Expansion

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    Unit about Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion
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  • Manifest Destiny is the belief that the America has the God given right to stretch from...
    Ocean to Ocean
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  • Who was the artist behind the painting we analyzed for Manifest Destiny?
    Thomas Cole
    John William Waterhouse
    George Catlin
    John Gast
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  • What was the collective name for the area that would become the Midwestern States?
    Northwest Territory
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  • Which Native American Tribe was Tecumseh associated with?
    Iroquois
    Shawnee
    Sauk
    Cherokee
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  • What was Tecumseh's idea for combating American expansion?
    Sell land before the fighting begins
    Make an alliance with other tribes to fight
    Surrender to the Americans
    Flee west and abandon the land
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  • Which country was the Louisiana Purchase bought from?
    France
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  • Meriwether Lewis was picked for the expedition to use his map making skills. What is a map maker called?
    Cartographer
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  • What was the name of the group Lewis and Clark got together to go on their expedition?
    Corps of Discovery
    Expedition Explorers
    American Discoverers on a Mission (ADM)
    Manifest Destiny or Bust
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  • What was the name of the Native American woman who became a guide for Lewis and Clark?
    Sacagawea
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  • Which was NOT a place Lewis and Clark went to on their expedition?
    California
    St. Louis
    Oregon
    Missouri River
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  • Which US President issued the Indian Removal Act?
    Andrew Jackson
    James K. Polk
    James Monroe
    Thomas Jefferson
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  • Which Native American group made up the majority of the forcibly removed peoples on the Trail of Tears?
    Cherokee
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  • Which present day state were most Native Americans on the Trail of Tears forced to move to?
    Oklahoma
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  • What is the term that means "a society or country that has a well developed system of government and culture?"
    Civilized
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  • Who were the group of people from Illinois that moved west for religious reasons?
    Mormons
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  • The term to describe someone who moved west, probably built soddies, and had a high probability of death?
    Pioneer
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