Name: _______________________________
USVA History
Chapter 9.2 – Manifest Destiny
Main Idea – America moved ____________, energized by their belief in the rightful
__________________ of the United States from the Atlantic to the ___________________.
The Frontier draws settlers
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___________________________ Dreamed of the United States developing into an
"_____________________" with "enough room for our descendants to the
thousandth and thousandth generation"
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What previous events helped make this dream become a reality?
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How did the U.S. justify expansion?
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______________________________________(def)The belief that the United States' ____________ was to ____________________ to
the _____________________ and into ________________________ territory.
(They believed that this destiny was manifest, or _____________________)
Other reasons for westward migration
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The ______________________ led people west to search for new ________________
opportunities (_______________________)
Opportunity for ______________________ ownership
Easier access to __________________ and _______________ for ________________
escape _______________ persecution (_____________________)