Manifest Destiny

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

Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase from?

• Spain
• France
• Great Britain
• Mexico

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. 

What territorial acquisition doubled the size of the United States?

• Florida Cession
• Mexican Cession
• Louisiana Purchase
• Oregon Treaty

Texans fought for independence against what country?

• United States
• Mexico
• France
• Great Britain

Who were the Mormons?

• 1848 when gold was found in California
• name given to members of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints
• Mexican General
• created by Congress in 1848 as an area that included present day Oregon

Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order to

• obey the Book of Mormon
• prosper in the fur trade
• seek out religious freedom
• gold

What year was the Louisiana Purchase?

• 1763
• 1803
• 1846
• 1776

Which ocean did Lewis and Clark reach on their expedition?

• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Arctic Ocean

What act allowed the national government to require Native Americans to give up their land?

• Indian Removal Act
• Civilization Act 
• Manifest Destiny Act
• Indian Territory Act