Manifest Destiny

What President was the biggest supporter of Manifest Destiny?

• James K. Polk
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Monroe
• George Washington

Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from?

• Spain
• France
• Great Britain
• Mexico

Texans fight for independence against what country?

• United States
• Mexico
• France
• Great Britain

Why does President Jackson refuse to let Texas join the U.S.?

• afraid of Mexico
• they speak Spanish
• too expensive
• slavery

What is the name of the Treaty that ends the Mexican-American war?

• Treaty of 1783
• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
• Adams-Onis Treaty

What is Manifest Destiny?

• The belief that it was America's destiny to conquer and civilize all of North America
• The belief that their destiny was to manifest
• A religious term used to explain Christ's second coming
• A belief that if someone prayed for a certain destiny that they would have it

List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.

• mountains
• crossing rivers
• the great plains
• all of the above

Why did some northerners oppose the annexation of Texas? 

• Texas allowed slavery. 
• Spain had a claim to Texas. 
• Texas was too large to be a state. 
• Spain demanded too high a price for Texas. 

Why did the United States want new acquisitions in the West?

• to have closer ties with Europe
• to protect the natural environment
• to study American Indian cultures
• to give people from the US more land to farm and live on

Why did Mexico give up the territory called the Mexican Cession?

• It received a large price
• It traded for other territory
• It had just lost a fierce war
• it did not want desert lands