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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?