USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

MANIFEST DESTINY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
U.S. Secretary of War Jefferson Davis had sent Gadsden to negotiate with Santa Anna for the land. Davis valued it, as others did, as the perfect tract for the construction of the southern transcontinental railroad. The railroad line would connect western territories to the east and north, greatly increasing the accessibility of these new lands.According to the excerpt above, the Gadsden Purchase was intended to-
A
support development of the U.S. territory gained through the U.S.-Mexican War
B
encourage commerce among U.S. states formed from the Louisiana Purchase
C
allow the United States and Mexico to share railroad construction costs
D
encourage the sale of U.S. government land in Florida
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which pull factor accounted for much of Chinese immigration to the United States in the mid-1800s? A famine caused by the failure of a staple food crop.

Detailed explanation-2: -It stemmed from the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the U.S. in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River (the Mexican claim) or the Rio Grande (the U.S. claim).

Detailed explanation-3: -Knowing life without laws could prove catastrophic, colonist leaders created the Mayflower Compact to ensure a functioning social structure would prevail.

Detailed explanation-4: -’Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists unhappy about their lack of representation in were the British parliament? ‘He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people:” “For imposing Taxes on US without our Consent.

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