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Knowledge of overland trails (Oregon and Santa Fe) was a ___________ factor that influenced westward movement.
a) economic
b) geographic
c) religious
d)

In the west, there was cheaper and faster _____________, such as rivers, canals (Erie Canal), and steamboats.
a) transportation
b) waterways
c) expansion
d)

Many people moved westward for __________, fertile land.
a) dry
b) cheap
c) occupied
d)

________________ opportunities such as gold (California Gold Rush), logging, farming, and freedom (runaway slaves) led to westward movement.
a) Geographic
b) Economic
c) Religious
d)

_______________ growth in the eastern states lead to westward movement.
a) Industrial
b) Agricultural
c) Population
d)

War with ____________ resulted in California and the southwest territory becoming part of the US.
a) Spain
b) Native Americans
c) Great Britain
d) Mexico

The Oregon Territory was divided by the US and ______________.
a) Native Americans
b) France
c) Great Britain
d) Spain

______________ was added to the US after it became an independent republic.
a) Louisiana
b) Florida
c) Texas
d) California

The Louisiana Purchase ____________ the size of the United States.
a) doubled
b) tripled
c) quadrupled
d)

Who gave Florida to the United States through a treaty?
a) France
b) Great Britain
c) Spain
d)

The idea that expansion was for the good of the country and was the right of the country was known as _____________________.
a) Devine Intervention
b) Manifest Destiny
c) Coincidence
d)

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