Manifest Destiny

Which territory did Jefferson buy from France?

• Louisiana Purchase
• Florida 
• Oregon
• Northwest Territory

Which territory was gained as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

• Mexican Cession
• Texas
• Northwest Territory
• Florida

Which territory was acquired in order to finish the Southern Pacific Railroad?

• Gadsden Purchase
• 13 Colonies
• Texas
• Florida

This term means to give up territory.

• Cede
• Annex
• Border
• Cannibalism

This is a document that ends a war and states the requirements of the loser. It usually includes giving up land.

• Constitution
• Treating
• Resolution
• Treaty

As the country expanded west...

• The Native Americans were pushed further and further off their land.
• The American west became more populated with people seeking cheap land and riches.
• More divisions over slavery developed that would ultimately lead to the Civil War.
• All answers are correct.

What was the main reason the US wanted to acquire the Louisiana Territory?

• religious freedom
• to give the native Americans a place to live
• to gain control of the port of New Orleans
• so that slaves no longer had a place to run to

Several years after gaining its independence from Mexico, this area was admitted into the US.

• Florida
• Texas
• Oregon Country
• Louisiana Territory

Which of the following might have been a motive for moving West to Oregon?

• Escaping Debt
• Religion
• Manifest Destiny
• All of the above

What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?

• Length of the journey
• Disease
• Weather
• All of the above