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The idea that the US should be a continental nation reaching from the Atlantic to the pacific oceans was called?
It was called Manifest Destiny.
The doctrine was supported by the success of the colonies along the Atlantic coast, and the subsequent expansion into the Louisiana Purchase and Texas. In the process, the US entered lands occupied by several Native American tribes, or by small numbers of settlers in lands only nominally claimed by Mexico or British Canada.
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Right to all land from the Atlantic to the Pacific?
The belief that the right to all the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific belonged to Americans is called manifest destiny. Manifest destiny was not a specific policy, but a general notion.
What was so significant about the historical event called the Lewis and Clark expedition?
They found the "Northwest Passage"; a trail going from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
What was the belief in the 19th century that the US would extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean?
This was called Manifest Destiny.manifest destinyThis belief was called "manifest destiny." Americans believed that it was their right, and America's inevitable future, to overtake all of North America.
What continental congress was called for peace and made preparations for war?
The First Continental Congress originally called for peace. When peace was not possible a declaration of war was issued and a declaration of independence.
Who called for a Resolution in the Second Continental Congress for Independence from Britain?
John Dickinson, a Founding Father, called for a resolution in the Second Continental Congress for Independence from Britain.
Why is the dividing line between the Atlantic and pacific watersheds?
The dividing line between the Atlantic and Pacific watersheds is called the Continental Divide. It begins at the Bering Strait and stretches to the Straight of Magellan. It is used to help designate the break between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
In North America the line that separates rivers which flow to the Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico from those which flow to the Pacific is called the what?
It is known as the Continental Divide.
What is the name of the ridge that separates rainfall that flows into the Pacific Ocean from rainfall that flows into the Atlantic Ocean?
It is called the Continental Divide.
What are the 3 largest oceans called?
The Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean.
Do typhoons happen in the pacific or Atlantic oceans?
In the Pacific. In the Atlantic they're called hurricanes.
Why is the Atlantic ocean called the Atlantic?
. . .because they already have a Pacific Ocean.
Why did population center move west?
To pan for gold and expand the US. They built railroads reaching from the Atlantic to the pacific oceans. It was called manifest destiny, and it provided new hope for the future.
What are the different names given to the cyclones in different parts of the world?
Cyclones in the North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific are called hurricanes, in the Northwest Pacific they are called typhoons, in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean they are called cyclones, and in the South Atlantic and southeastern South Pacific they are called tropical cyclones.
What is a water way that connects the Pacfic to the Atlantic called?
The Panama Canal connects the Pacific to the Atlantic.
What is the imaginary line that divides rivers flowing into the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
The imaginary line that divides rivers flowing into the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans is called the Continental Divide. It runs along the mountain ranges through North and South America, determining the direction in which water flows towards either ocean.
What 2 oceans meet at the tip of south America?
The Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic ocean meet at the SOUTHERN tip of South America.
What are the 5 oceans called?
Pacific,Indian,Atlantic,Arctic and Southern.
