Chapter 15 - Manifest Destiny and the Growing Nation

What is one reason the United States wanted to acquire Florida?

• They liked warm weather states.
• To end raids on Georgia Farms.
• The people there were nice.
• It just sounded like a good idea.

What is the name given to the right and duty to move west?

• Manifest Destiny
• Expansion
• Global warming
• Democracy

What is NOT one of the ways that the US acquired land during this time?

• treaties
• settlement
• annexation
• war

Before the early 1800s, what two countries claimed the Louisiana Territory?

• Mexico and England
• Germany and Spain
• France and England
• France and Spain

How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the size of the United States?

• doubled it
• no change
• tripled it
• decreased it by 25%

Why did some northerners oppose the annexation of Texas?

• It was too big.
• It cost too much.
• It was too far away from the rest of the country.
• They opposed slavery.

What event occurred BEFORE Stephen F. Austin started a colony in Texas?

• George Washington left office.
• The first night baseball game was played.
• The conflict known as the Alamo took place.
• Mexico declared its independence.

What was considered an incentive for settlers to travel to Oregon Country?

• fertile farmland
• friendly neighbors
• free housing
• pots of gold

What was one of the campaign slogans of President Polk's 1844 campaign?

• Hope and change
• Peachy Polk for President
• All of Oregon or none
• A chicken in every pot

Who are the Tejanos?

• The Texas NFL team
• A Southwest Indian Tribe
• Texans of Mexican decent
• Survivors of the Alamo