Exploration: Lewis and Clark to Manifest Destiny - Page 9

Questions
  • What movements in the late 1800s addressed urban problems?
  • What were some benefits of annexation of Texas?
  • To whom did the religious revivals of the 1820s and the 1830s appeal the most?
  • How significant was Manifest Destiny in shaping government policy and people's attitudes and actions between 1780 and 1860?
  • Where did most Americans live in the early 1800s?
  • Which factors indicate that there was an economic depression in the United States after the Revolutionary War?
  • What actions of Great Britain and France pushed the United States into fighting the War of 1812?
  • Why were farmers and settlers especially likely to support the war of 1812?
  • What country was California part of in 1840?
  • What happened in 1841 after President William Henry Harrison died in office and has continued to be the practice for filling a presidential vacancy ever since?
  • What was the western border of the American frontier in 1783?
  • What was the name of the first French colony in Texas?
  • How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States and its government?