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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
    George Catlin
    John William Waterhouse
    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?
    Shawnee
    Sauk
    Iroquois
    Cherokee
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  • What was Tecumseh's idea for combating American expansion?
    Flee west and abandon the land
    Make an alliance with other tribes to fight
    Surrender to the Americans
    Sell land before the fighting begins
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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
    American Discoverers on a Mission (ADM)
    Expedition Explorers
    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?
    Missouri River
    California
    Oregon
    St. Louis
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  • Which US President issued the Indian Removal Act?
    Thomas Jefferson
    Andrew Jackson
    James K. Polk
    James Monroe
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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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