The correct answer for 1 is B. Settle land and spread
democracy
At first, the idea was that the United States were destined to make a free
democratic haven on earth that would span coast to coast. After that, when the
goal was fulfilled, the idea turned into a somewhat imperialistic idea that
they should also help other countries become democratic like them.
The correct answer for 2 is D. Oregon trail
It was historically famous because it was being used by
numerous migrants who were going to the Oregon area. It was also used a lot by
fur traders and hunters even in relatively early periods when there had not been
roads yet so they went with horses or on foot.
The correct answer for 3 is B. Gave huge land grants to
wealthy settlers.
They turned the land into huge ranches which were managed by vaqueros. Vaca is
a cow in Spanish which is important because the Vaqueros, the people who
managed the ranches, were the original cowboys, and this image was later used
for western movies.
The correct answer for 4 should be C. a sense of religious
freedom
Mormons were heavily prosecuted because their faith was deemed to blasphemous
so they were always on the move to avoid prosecution. This is how eventually
they ended up in the Utah area which is far away from New York.
The correct answer for 5 should be A. traders
The road was used for trading, mostly in horses because the
Natives wanted horses as it was a symbol of wealth so many traders and
merchants went there to trade with them and with others in the region, but it
was especially famous for its horse trade.
The correct answer for 6 should be D. Battle of San Jacinto
They didn’t win their independence yet at that time because the Mexican
government didn’t want to acknowledge them, but it was a battle that ensured
that they would run the state as they wanted. The previously mentioned battles
were losses, but Jacinto was won and forced the Mexicans out.
