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AP U.S. History Exam 1.22. Over time, what had the biggest impact on the environmental transformation and division of the larger Western territories shown on the map?
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[ musical flourish ]
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And here's your Shmoop du jour.
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Over time, what had the biggest impact on
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the environmental transformation and division of
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the larger Western territories shown on the map?
Full Transcript
- 00:13
Right here. Larger Western ones. Bigger ones. Yeah.
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And here are your potential answers.
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[ mumbles ]
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Okay, we think we got this one.
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Though the eastern half of the map looks relatively close
- 00:26
to the shape of our modern day states, much of the western portion
- 00:29
looks slightly bloated.
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Let's see how these states managed to get in shape.
- 00:34
Were the Western territories most impacted by the
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A - relocation of international immigrants to the area?
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Well, actually, a large portion of the people moving west
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were individuals relocating from another part of the United States.
- 00:47
It wasn't just international immigrants.
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Were the Western territories most affected by
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B - conflicts between Americans and American Indians over land?
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Well, by passing legislation that encouraged
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westward migration, the U.S. government
- 01:01
found itself in perpetual conflict with the American Indian
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over territory.
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In terms of transforming the West as a whole, though,
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this was only a small piece of the greater
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puzzle, which means that both B and D don't fit.
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So the factor with the biggest impact on the American West
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must have been C -
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the search for natural resources unique to the region.
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Well, thousands of people moved west searching for
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natural resources that could only be found in these newly acquired territories.
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That was what led to the eventual development and division of the land.
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So C is the correct answer.
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It's no wonder that so many people head west.
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It was a gold mine of natural resources.
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