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AA America, 1840–1895: Expansion and consolidation
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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