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Which of the following statements regarding westward expansion is most accurate?
President Franklin Pierce established the General Land Office in order to identify new lands that could
by acquired by the United States.
President John Tyler negotiated the Louisiana Purchase, which ceded Louisiana to France in exchange
for large tracts of land in Mexico.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led a group called the Corps of Discovery to record characteristics
of newly acquired territory.
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Explanation:
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson negotiated the Louisiana Purchase, buying hundreds of millions of
acres of land west of the Mississippi River for less than 3 cents per acre. The constitutionality of the
purchase was questionable, but the transaction went forward. Seeking to gain information about these
newly purchased lands, Jefferson commissioned explorers such as Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
to record characteristics of the region. Lewis and Clark led a group called the Corps of Discovery,
informing Native Americans of the purchase and gathering information. The acquisition of this territory
raised a number of issues for the federal government—chief among these whether each new state
carved out of the territory would be free or slave. In 1820, the Senate reached an agreement via the
Missouri Compromise, which admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state to preserve
the congressional balance of power.
Which of the following statements regarding the Spanish influence in Florida is most accurate?
Tensions between Spanish settlers and Anglo Americans were made worse by long-standing religious
differences between the groups.
General Jackson took advantage of good relations with the Seminoles to form an alliance to wage
guerilla warfare against the Spanish.
The Spanish were so concerned about the presence of the so-called Negro Fort that they poisoned
every occupant.
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Explanation:
Spanish settlers established themselves in Florida before there was a strong Anglo American presence
in the region. The coexistence of the Anglo and Spanish settlers led to numerous problems, which
stemmed in large part from cultural differences. Protestant Anglo Americans were suspicious of
Spanish settlers who came from a Catholic, monarchical tradition. In fact, Anglo Americans felt that
they were justified in driving Spanish settlers off the mainland. The result was considerable tension
and, at times, armed conflict.
Which of the following statements regarding U.S. expansion are true?
Check all that apply.
The final borders of the continental United States were set as the result of the Gadsden Purchase.
The United States tried to acquire Cuba as a part of the Louisiana Purchase, but France refused to
make the sale.
The doctrine of manifest destiny suggested that it was the divine mission of the United States to
expand across the continent.
The annexation of Texas was first suggested by President James Buchanan, who wanted to extend
slavery from coast to coast.
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Explanation:
In 1854, President Franklin Pierce signed the Gadsden Purchase, setting the final borders of the
continental United States by acquiring nearly 30,000 square miles of land, including the southern
portion of present-day Arizona and New Mexico as well as Puerto Rico. It was the culmination of a long
effort to expand U.S. borders. However, the nation expanded further beyond continental United States
by admitting the states of Alaska and Hawaii in 1959. The country also acquired new territories in
places such as Guam, Samoa, and the Philippines.
The concept of manifest destiny is rooted in values that place white American culture above others and
suggest that God gave humanity dominion over the world. Many in America held values such as these
and believed that Americans had a God-given right, as well as a duty, to expand from coast to coast.
Specifically, supporters of the idea of manifest destiny hoped to annex both Oregon and Texas.
Newspaper editor John Louis O’Sullivan was the first to describe this purported right using the
phrase
manifest destiny
, and the idea was a guiding force for white settlers and government officials
eager to gain from lands in the West.
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