Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion Test REVIEW

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Which of the following statements explains one of the motivations behind Manifest Destiny? “I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free. . . .”, “And that claim is by the right . . . to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us. . . .”, “That it is the duty of the women of this country to secure to themselves their sacred right to the elective franchise.”, “These are the times that try men’s souls: the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country. . . .”

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“And that claim is by the right . . . to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us. . . .”

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A history student would most likely find this image in a/an __________________________.

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academic presentation about Manifest Destiny

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Which title best completes the list:

• - The potential for new markets
• - An abundance of inexpensive farmland
• - Natural resources

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Economic Motives for Manifest Destiny Policies

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Mountain men made their living in the early 1800s by ________________________.

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trapping and trading furs on the western frontier

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Which area on the map did the United States acquire in 1846 after negotiations with Great Britain?

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F

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Which area on the map did the United States acquire from Spain in 1819?

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C

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_______________ became the capital of the Florida Territory in 1824.

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Tallahassee

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__________________ made up about half of the population of Florida in the 1830s.

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Enslaved African Americans

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Which of the following had to occur before Florida could become a state? The U.S. government purchased the land from Spain, The territory's population reached one million, Native American tribes completely left the region, A free state was admitted to maintain the balance in Congress

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A free state was admitted to maintain the balance in Congress

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________________ was one of the first Americans to settle in Texas.

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Stephen F. Austin