Significance of the Missouri Compromise

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What was the main goal of the Missouri Compromise?

To maintain a balance of power between free and slave states (correct)

To abolish slavery in all states

To trigger immediate conflict over slavery

To declare Missouri as an independent nation

Why did Southern states desire the annexation of Texas?

To strengthen their political power through expanding slave territory (correct)

To establish a separate nation

To form an alliance with European powers

To promote industrial development

What belief fueled support for the annexation of Texas?

Imperialism

Manifest Destiny (correct)

International cooperation

Isolationism

What was a significant push factor that motivated people to move west?

Religious freedom Signup and view all the answers

Which factor attracted settlers with the promise of rich farmland and abundant resources?

Fertile land Signup and view all the answers

What pull factor triggered a massive migration in search of wealth?

Gold Rush Signup and view all the answers

Which factor was NOT a push factor for westward movement?

Adventure Signup and view all the answers

Which motivator enticed people with the promise of acquiring cheap or free land for farming?

The Homestead Act Signup and view all the answers

Which push factor was a key motivator for people seeking new economic opportunities in the West?

Land scarcity and debt in the East Signup and view all the answers

What was a major pull factor that attracted settlers to the West with the promise of acquiring cheap or free land?

The Homestead Act Signup and view all the answers

Which factor was a key push for some religious groups, like the Mormons, to migrate west?

Escaping persecution and establishing their own communities Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary pull factor that attracted settlers to the West with the promise of rich farmland and abundant resources?

Fertile land Signup and view all the answers

Which factor was a key motivator for the massive migration in search of wealth during the Gold Rush?

The discovery of gold in California Signup and view all the answers

Significance of the Missouri Compromise

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What was the main goal of the Missouri Compromise?

Why did Southern states desire the annexation of Texas?

What belief fueled support for the annexation of Texas?

What was a significant push factor that motivated people to move west?

Which factor attracted settlers with the promise of rich farmland and abundant resources?

What pull factor triggered a massive migration in search of wealth?

Which factor was NOT a push factor for westward movement?

Which motivator enticed people with the promise of acquiring cheap or free land for farming?

Which push factor was a key motivator for people seeking new economic opportunities in the West?

What was a major pull factor that attracted settlers to the West with the promise of acquiring cheap or free land?

Which factor was a key push for some religious groups, like the Mormons, to migrate west?

What was the primary pull factor that attracted settlers to the West with the promise of rich farmland and abundant resources?

Which factor was a key motivator for the massive migration in search of wealth during the Gold Rush?

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