Manifest Destiny

Multiple Choice

This painting BEST relates what social philosophy?

• Gilded Age
  
• Great Awakening
  
• Manifest Destiny
  
• Women's Suffrage

Match

Match the following

• Purchased from France

• Ceded from Mexico.

• Annexed in 1845

• Belonged Britain and U.S.

• Taken from Spain with the Treaty of Adam-Onis.

Louisiana Territory

Mexican Cession

Texas

Oregon

Florida

• Louisiana Territory

• Mexican Cession

• Texas

• Oregon

• Florida

Multiple Choice

What does the concept of Manifest Destiny imply about American beliefs during the 19th century?

• A belief in American exceptionalism

• A rejection of expansionism

• A focus on isolationism

• A commitment to internationalism

Multiple Choice

Manifest Destiny is

• The law that made it legal to settle the West

• The idea that expansion was divine and man was meant to settle America

• State powers is better than the federal government

• the power govern to Congress to take the Northwest Territory

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of the Treaty of 1818 in relation to the Oregon Territory?

• It allowed for joint occupation by the U.S. and Britain

• It established the Oregon Trail

• It ended all disputes over the Oregon Territory

• It was a treaty that favored only the U.S.

Multiple Choice

When the U.S. acquired land area "A" it had reached it's goal of....

• Taking over all of Spain's Territory

• Taking over all of Mexico's Territory

• Pushing Great Britain out of North America

• Reaching the Pacific Ocean

Multiple Select

What were the main reasons for the rejection of the Lone Star Republic's admission into the union?

• Economic instability

• Slavery issue

• Mexican invasion

• Lack of support from the President

Multiple Choice

Abraham Lincoln introduced the Spot Resolutions (1847) in response to which of the following?

• President Polk’s claim that Mexico had invaded American territory

• The passage of the Wilmot Proviso in the House of Representatives

•  Southern demands for the immediate annexation of California

• Whig Party efforts to block funding for the Mexican-American War

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best reflects Thoreau’s argument in Civil Disobedience?

• Citizens should always obey the law to maintain social order.

• Individuals must resist unjust government actions through peaceful noncompliance.

• Violent revolution is necessary when governments abuse their power.

• Political parties are necessary to prevent governmental corruption.

Multiple Choice

What was the main argument against the war with Mexico according to the image?

• It was a moral duty to resist unjust laws

• Polk manufactured the conflict

• Bloodshed occurred on American soil

• It was a slave power conspiracy

Multiple Choice

The Mexican-American War most directly intensified sectional conflict over slavery because:

• Mexico demanded that any ceded land remain free territories.

• The Wilmot Proviso proposed banning slavery in land acquired from Mexico.

• Polk insisted all new territories be admitted as slave states.

• The Compromise of 1850 immediately abolished slavery in the Mexican Cession.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why the Mexican-American War played an important role in shaping the leadership of the Civil War?

• It provided future generals from both the Union and Confederacy with shared battlefield experience and training.

• It caused the immediate creation of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

•  It led to the promotion of only Southern officers to command positions.

•  It established a permanent joint command between the Army and Navy.

Multiple Choice

Based on the campaigns shown, which of the following pairs accurately matches the general with his contribution to the U.S. victory?

• Stephen Kearny — led the naval assault that captured Veracruz

• John C. Frémont — overthrew Mexican rule in California and helped create the Bear Flag Republic

• Winfield Scott — captured New Mexico and Los Angeles with fewer than 1,500 men

• Zachary Taylor — led the Bear Flag Revolt and seized northern California

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo signed on February 2, 1848?

• It ended the Mexican-American War

• It established the Rio Grande as the southern boundary

• It added 525,000 square miles to U.S. territory

• It recognized Mexico's claims to Texas

Multiple Choice

Which region represents the Gadsden Purchase?

• Region 6

• Region 7

• Region 8

• Region 9

Poll

How confident do you feel about this topic now?

• Very confident
• Somewhat confident
• Not confident

Open Ended

Explain the main motivations behind Manifest Destiny and how they influenced U.S. territorial expansion in the 1840s.