Westward Expansion

What President was the biggest supporter of Manifest Destiny?

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

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Manifest destiny 
•  Monroe Doctrine 
•  Great Awakening 
• Louisiana Purchase

The US got Florida from

• France
• Great Britain
• Mexico
• Spain

How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?

• It led to war. 
• It doubled the nation's size.
• It limited trade opportunities.
• It led to the discovery of a water route across the country.

Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from?

• Spain
• France
• Great Britain
• Mexico

Texans fought for independence against what country?

• United States
• Mexico
• France
• Great Britain

A belief in manifest destiny, the Mexican - American War and the completion of the Transcontinental railroad are most closely associated with the

• rise of big business
• growth of the labor movement
• abolitionist movement
• expansion and settlement of the West

The primary goal of manifest destiny was

• End slavery in the new territories
• removal of European influence from South America
• expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
• secession of southern states from the nation

Which event listed below was most influenced by the principle of manifest destiny?

• acquisition of the Mexican Cession
• founding of Jamestown in 1607
• defeat of Britain in the Revolutionary War
• Adams-Onis Treaty in 1819 giving us Florida

What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846 have in common?

• They all brought about a war with Spain.
• They all increased the territory of the United States.
• They all resulted in territory being taken from the United States.
• They all involved land forcibly taken from Mexico.