3rd 6 weeks Test

What is Manifest Destiny?

• The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America
• The belief that their destiny was to manifest
• A religious term used to explain how to be saved

The war with Mexico BEGAN with

• California's rebellion
• a border dispute in Texas
• the Battle of Buena Vista
• a US invasion of Mexico City

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which of the following presidents purchased Louisiana?

• Washington
• Adams
• Jefferson
• Jackson

The purchase of Louisiana

• was a costly mistake
• was opposed by western farmers
• doubled the size of the United States
• led to war with Great Britain 

In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?

• 1803
• 1819
• 1845

As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?

• They agreed to give up their land.
• They were given their choice of where to live.
• They were forced to live in reservations.
• They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Patrick Henry

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

This American victory was the turning point in the war.

• Saratoga
• Yorktown
• Bunker Hill
• Lexington and Concord

This enslaved person wrote poems and plays supporting American independence.

• Harriet Tubman
• Benjamin Banneker
• Paul Revere
• Phillis Wheatley

Of the following events, which happened first? 

• Saratoga
• Yorktown
• Declaration of Independence
• Treaty of Paris of 1783