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1 Your Answer: Correct Answer: Justification: The Homestead Act was used in order to: Promote settlement west of the Mississippi River. The Homestead Act, passed in 1862, gave a homestead' of 160 acres to every person who wished to settle in a new area and farm it west of the Mississippi River. It was used to encourage new settiement in the western half of the United States. 12 s R A i Sotrson Davia ittt B (e e o o ekl o s o e e e vt e Wisissppt 13 The fist permanent English Golony In North Amerca was Your Answer: Correct Answer: Jamestown Sustitontion: | Founiedin 1608 Fom a charergven by King dames,Jamestonn was et permanent gl e 14 ‘The American expanionist mentality is best summed up by the: S Correct Answer: Manifest Destiny sustifcation: Marest esti was e concept of continenta xpaneion, or‘soa 1 shiingsea tht reaty Inuenced earty Amercen oonialem and expansin. T 0 th Lousiana purchase, & wollas 10 the Lewis and Clark Expeditions and further acquisition of land in North America. 15 Which o e fallowng was ot gusranteed by the Bill of ights? S G Riht o become izen Sustifonton: | The B ofFghts i not guaraes ight foczenshi fo llpoole i the Urited Siafes. This was ‘addressed by the 14th Amendment.
16 Benjamin Frankiin was an American Inventor responsible for inventing the: Your Answer: | Correct Answer: Bifocals Justification: Ben Frankiin is well known for his invention of the bifocals, as well as the Franklin stove, lightning rod, ‘and odometer. 17 The first shot, and resulting batle, fought In the Civil war occurred at: Your Answer: | Correct Answer: Fort Sumter Justificatio The frst shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumer, in 1861, which was a Urion fort near Charloston, South Carolina. 18 The Gettysburg address was given In what year? Your Answer | Correct Answer: 1863 Justification: The Gettysburg address was given several months after the battle at Gettysburg in 1863, and was a fribute to those who had died in the batte. 19 At the end of the Mexican-American War, the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo was signed, primarily defining Your Answer: Correct Answer The border between Texas and Mexico. Justificatior This treaty ended the war between Mexico and the United States in 1847. This war, known in the US as the Mexican-American War, forced Mexico o recognize the Rio Grande as the border between Texas and Mexico. 20 ‘The Battle of San Jacinto, led by American General » was an 18 minute battle that ended the Texas Revolution. Your Answer: | Correct Answer: Sam Houston Justification: This was the batte that ended the Texan war for indspendence with Mexico. Though Mexico never recogrized Texasé independence, hostilies were haltod and Santa Anna retumed to Mexico.
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