1.1 Expansion: Opportunities and Challenges

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    • What does the term "expansion" refer to in the context of the United States from 1840 to 1895?
      Territorial growth, especially westward
    • The issue of slavery intensified sectional tensions during westward expansion.

      True
    • Match the opportunity with its corresponding challenge during westward expansion:
      Economic Growth ↔️ Sectional Tensions
      Cheap Land ↔️ Displacement of Native Americans
      Natural Resources ↔️ Logistical Difficulties
    • What did the Louisiana Purchase provide for the United States in terms of expansion?
      Vast new territory
    • What was the Trail of Tears?
      Forced relocation of Cherokee
    • What was the Trail of Tears?
      Forced relocation of Cherokee
    • The displacement of Native Americans was a major challenge of westward expansion.

      True
    • Order the major challenges of westward expansion during 1840–1895.
      1️⃣ Intensifying sectional tensions over slavery
      2️⃣ Displacement of Native Americans
      3️⃣ Logistical difficulties in expanding infrastructure
    • What territory did the U.S. acquire from France in 1803?
      Louisiana Purchase
    • Match the opportunities and challenges of the Louisiana Purchase.
      Cheap or free land ↔️ Displacement of Native Americans
      Natural resources ↔️ Sectional tensions over slavery
    • What was the concept of Manifest Destiny?
      Belief in U.S. expansion
    • What was a major sectional tension caused by westward expansion?
      Slavery
    • Expanding infrastructure across new territories was easy and cost-free.
      False
    • Match the opportunity with its related challenge:
      Manifest Destiny ↔️ Displacement of Native Americans
      Louisiana Purchase ↔️ Sectional tensions over slavery
    • The Trail of Tears resulted in the deaths of approximately 4,000 Cherokee people.
      True
    • Order the challenges faced by Native Americans during westward expansion:
      1️⃣ Displacement from ancestral lands
      2️⃣ Violent conflicts with settlers
      3️⃣ Trail of Tears
    • Match the consequence of the Mexican-American War with its impact:
      Acquisition of New Territories ↔️ The U.S. gained control of California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico
      Intensification of Sectional Tensions ↔️ The debate over slavery in new territories divided the North and South
      Impact on Native Americans ↔️ Native populations in the acquired territories faced displacement and conflicts with settlers
    • Westward expansion during 1840–1895 led to economic growth, cheap land, and rich natural resources
    • What was one of the major challenges for Native Americans during westward expansion?
      Displacement from their lands
    • The concept of Manifest Destiny drove the belief that the United States was destined to expand across the North American continent
    • The displacement of Native Americans was a consequence of westward expansion.
      True
    • The Trail of Tears resulted in the deaths of approximately 4,000 Cherokee
    • The Trail of Tears resulted in the deaths of an estimated 4,000
    • Which Native American tribes resisted encroachment on their lands?
      Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek
    • Manifest Destiny was the belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across the North American continent.

      True
    • The displacement of Native Americans during westward expansion led to the loss of their ancestral lands.
    • The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States.

      True
    • The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States.
      True
    • Westward expansion led to the displacement of Native Americans
    • What year was the Louisiana Purchase made?
      1803
    • The most infamous example of Native American displacement was the Trail of Tears
    • What was the impact of westward expansion on Native American populations?
      Forced relocation
    • One consequence of the Mexican-American War was the acquisition of present-day California
    • The Trail of Tears was a result of westward migration and settlement patterns.

      True
    • What economic opportunities attracted Americans westward?
      Natural resources and markets
    • The Trail of Tears refers to the forced relocation of Native Americans to present-day Oklahoma.

      True
    • What was a major challenge of westward expansion regarding Native Americans?
      Forcible removal from lands
    • Westward expansion led to new markets and increased agricultural production
    • Building transportation networks across vast new territories was a major logistical challenge of westward expansion.

      True
    • What was the Louisiana Purchase and when did it occur?
      Acquisition of territory in 1803
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