1. HOMEWORK 2/16/16
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1. Why did Americans call the area beyond the Great Plains the “frontier”?
2. Why didn’t people settle in the Great Plains in the early 1800’s?
3. Which country had claimed Alaska in the early1800’s?

3. 4. In the system of mercantilism, what are raw goods exchanged for?
5. What religion did Spanish missionaries spread in the southwest?
6. How were churches and missions an example of cultural blending in the southwest?

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7. What change did Mexico make towards trade when it won independence?
8. What happened to the Native American population in the Southwest by the 1850’s?

5. 9. Who is credited with coming up with the term “Manifest Destiny”?
10. Explain what you think Manifest Destiny means.