AP US History: American & National Identity 3

Question 1

Manifest Destiny in the 1840s reflected a belief that the United States was

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Divinely ordained to expand across the continent

Answer

Manifest Destiny held that Americans were fated by God to spread across North America.

Question 2

The 14th Amendment fundamentally redefined national identity by

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Granting citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.

Answer

The 14th Amendment established birthright citizenship and equal protection under the law.

Question 3

Frederick Jackson Turner's 'Frontier Thesis' argued that American identity was shaped primarily by

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The experience of westward expansion and the frontier

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Turner claimed the frontier experience forged American democracy and individualism.

Question 4

The idea of the 'melting pot,' popularized in the early 1900s, suggested that immigrants would

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Blend together to form a unified American culture

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The melting pot metaphor envisioned diverse immigrants fusing into a single American identity.

Question 5

The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 expanded debate over American identity by demanding

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Equal rights and suffrage for women

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Seneca Falls produced the Declaration of Sentiments, demanding women's rights including suffrage.

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