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
