Standard 2.2

Manifest Destiny advanced the belief that

• new territory would lead to more slavery.
• God was on the side of American expansion.
• slavery should be abolished in the United States
• the Democratic Party would elect the next President.

According to this map, the Oregon territory

• remained in foreign control
• was purchased because of the Mexican War
• was part of the Texas Annexation of 1846
• was acquired from Britain

James K. Polk initiated a war with Mexico in order to

• win independence for Texas
• obtain the California territory.
• add a new slave state to the Union
• gain access to the Mississippi River.

 This cartoon refers to the Monroe Doctrine issued in 1823. The Monroe Doctrine was intended to prevent European expansion in

• China.
• southeast Asia
• South America
• north Africa

Which is an example of the concept of Manifest Destiny in action?

• the Missouri Compromise
• the Transatlantic Slave Trade
• the Compromise of 1850
• tthe annexation of Mexican territoryhe annexation of Mexican territory

Which treaty ended the United States' war with Mexico in 1848?

• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of Versailles
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• Treaty of Vera Cruz

 Which letter on the map is CLOSEST to the area which the U.S. acquired in 1853, effectively completing its Manifest Destiny?

• A
• B
• C
• D

The main idea behind the settling of western lands by Americans in the early-1800s was known as

• Women's Suffrage.
• Manifest Destiny.
• the Industrial Age
• the Abolition Movement

Which of these was the largest and most constant issue facing the United States during the era of "Manifest Destiny?"

• whether labor unions would be allowed to form
• whether states would allow women the right to vote
  
• whether Indians would be relocated to North Carolina
• whether slavery would spread across the United States

Whose Presidency was MOST concerned with fulfilling the country's Manifest Destiny?

• John Adams
• Abraham Lincoln
• James K. Polk
• Andrew Johnson