Manifest Destiny
What is "Manifest Destiny"?
Manifest Density was the ideology that the U.S was destined to expand westward.
What invention increased the practice of slavery?
The cotton gin increased the practice of slavery.
What president aimed to end this problem?
Abraham Lincoln aimed to end this during his presidency.
What groups were affected by Manifest Destiny?
Mexicans, Native Americans, and immigrants were affected by this.
What are one of the benefit of Manifest Destiny?
The United States will be able to increase their population greatly.
What were the two sides that argued over slavery?
The North and Southern states were the two sides.
What war started because of this problem?
The Civil War between the Northern and Southern states fought over this issue.
The Chinese, Germans, and Irish came to the United States.
What are one of the cons of Manifest Destiny?
Mexicans and Native Americans would be displaced.
Who benefited from slavery?
Rich White men who owned slaves benefited from them.
How did slaves try to resist their masters?
They pretended to be ill or avoid doing house chores.
What war occurred that helped boost the Manifest Destiny?
The Mexican-American war occurred in order to again more land.
Why did the government ignores the Native American's plead to stop this from happening?
They didn't care about them and believed they were savages.
Why did the Southern states supported slavery?
It supported their economy.
Who was a famous slave who supported astonishing slavery?
Harriet Tubman was a famous slave who advocated and helped others escape.
What are one of the benefits that push immigrants to move to the U.S?
There were more job opportunities in the United States than other countries.
What time period did it occur?
Why did the Northern states fight against slavery?
They believe it was unconstitutional.
What is one President who supported slavery?
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison all supported slavery.
What part of the United States did the Chinese tends to immigrant to?
They tend to immigrant towards the Western territories.