Why did most americans think the united states should extend to the pacific ocean?

they feared invasion by mexico.

they had already settled the lands of the great plains and needed more room.

they wanted to make sure great britain did not claim the land.

they believed it was their right to possess this land.

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What role did the alliance system play in preventing austria-hungary and serbia from coming to a compromise settlement?

Which of the following statements about the economic consequences of the civil war is not accurate. a. inflation caused prices to rise by 80% in the north. b. because southern farms cannot process enough food for everyone in the south the union navy allowed food shipments from britain. c. to pay for all of the food supplies and arrangements that were necessary for the union army congress instituted an income tax. d. business boomed in the north as factories and farms always had a market for their products.