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Unit5GRQsPart2

Chapter14:ManifestDestiny

Lesson1TheOregonCountry(Pages398402)
1. Fournations(Spain,GreatBritain,Russia,andtheU.S.)claimedtheareaof
landknownastheOregonCountryintheearly1800s.Whatactionsdidthe
U.S.governmenttaketoremovetheother3nationsfromthisland?

2. HowdidovertrappingaffectthephysicalenvironmentoftheWest?

3. Howdidthemountainmenplayavitalroleinwesternsettlement?

4. WhateconomicfactorscontributedtothesettlementoftheOregonCountry?

5. Explainwhatismeantbythephrasemanifestdestiny.

6. HowdidtheissueovertheOregonCountryaffecttheelectionof1844?

7. HowwastheissueovertheOregonCountryfinallysettled?

Lesson2StatehoodforFloridaandTexas(Pages403407)
1. WhydidplantersfromVirginia,Georgia,andtheCarolinasresettlein
Florida?

2. WhatfactorexplainedFloridassixyearwaittohaveitsrequestfor
statehoodapproved?

3. HowdidAmericanscometosettleinTexaswhenitwaspartofMexico?

4. WhydidtensionsdevelopbetweenMexicoandAmericansettlersinTexas?
Howdidthesetensionsleadtoviolentconflict?

5. HowdidthebattleattheAlamohelpthecauseofTexasindependence?

6. HowdidtheissueofslaveryaffecttheannexationofTexas?Howdidthis
changewhenJamesK.Polkbecamepresident?

Lesson3WarWithMexico(Pages410414)
1. WhydidtheU.S.becomeinterestedinannexingtheNewMexicoand
Californiaterritories?

2. WhydidsomeAmericansthinkthatmakingCaliforniapartoftheU.S.would
strengthenthesecurityofthenation?

3. WhatwasthedisputeovertheTexasMexicoborder?

4. HowcouldviolencewithMexicobeenavoided?

5. HowdidPolkforceMexicotogotowar?

6. WhatthreegoalsdidtheU.S.haveinthewarwithMexico?WastheU.S.
successfulinachievingthesegoals?

7. WhatwastheBearFlagRepublic?WhatactiondidtheU.S.taketoclaimitas
partoftheU.S.?

8. WhatwerethetermsoftheTreatyofGuadalupeHidalgo?

Lesson4CaliforniaandUtah(Pages415419)
1. HowdidtheGoldRushaffectCaliforniaspopulation?

2. Whydidntmanyfortyninersbecomerich?

3. WhydidmerchantsearnsuchlargeprofitsduringtheGoldRush?

4. HowdidtheGoldRushleadtotheexpansionofcities?

5. HowdidtheissueofslaverycauseproblemswhenCaliforniatriedjoiningthe
U.S.in1850?

6. Howdidthereligiousrevivalsofthe1830sand1840sleadtothe
establishmentofMormoncommunitiesinUtah?

7. HowdidtheMormonsmodifythephysicalenvironmentinUtahtocreate
thrivingcommunities?

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