Question 1

A geographic and economic motivation for the Louisiana Purchase (1803) was the desire to

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control the port of New Orleans

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secure land for the Erie Canal

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annex California

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own all of the Great Lakes

Question 2

What effect did the Louisiana Purchase have on the United States?

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It doubled the size of the nation.

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It created an alliance between the United States and Great Britain.

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It brought Texas into the Union.

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It enabled the United States to use the port of San Francisco.

Question 3

The War of 1812 has been called the "Second War for American Independence" primarily because the

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British government had never fully respected the United States as a free nation

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United States continued to resist taxes imposed by Great Britain

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British blocked United States access to the port of New Orleans

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United States and Great Britain had not Signed a peace treaty after the Revolutionary War

Question 4

A major purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to

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limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere

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establish United States colonies in South America

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form military alliances with Latin American nations

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avoid involvement in Canadian conflicts

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